Programme for 2026/27
10 October 2026 at St Michaels Bedford Park W4 (6 rehearsals starting 1 September]
- Nielsen: Helios Overture [3222/4331/T stgs]
- Grieg: Holberg Suite [stgs]
- Sibelius: Symphony no 2 [2222/4331/T stgs]
Friday 6 November 2026 “Cloudbusting” at Cadogan Hall SW1 (rehearsal on Friday 23 October)
21 November 2026 at St Michaels Bedford Park W4 (6 rehearsals starting 13 October, incl Friday 20 November)
- Rossini: Overture to “The Barber of Seville” [2(p)222/2230/T 3p stgs]
- Stravinsky: Jeu de Cartes [2(p)2(ca)22/4231/T 1p stgs]
- Weber: Andante e Rondo Ungarese for Bassoon and Orchestra [2202/2200/T stgs] soloist Glyn Williams
- Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber [3(p) 3(ca) 3(bcl) 3(cta)/4231/T 4p stgs]
6 February 2027 at St Barnabas Pitshanger Lane W5 (rehearsals – 24 November, 1 December, then from 5 January)
- Rautavaara: Angels and Visitations [3333/4+4wtba.441/T Hp Hp cel stgs]
- Bruckner: Symphony no 9 [3333/8(4wtba) 331/T p stgs]
13 March 2027 at St Anne’s Kew TW9 (5 rehearsals from 9 February)
- Beethoven: Symphony no 2 [2222/2200/Ts tgs]
- Ruth Gipps: Seascape [22(ca)22/2000]
- Schoenberg Notturno for Harp, Violin & Strings [stgs and harp, solo violin]
- Arnold: Serenade for small orchestra [2(p)222/2200/T stgs]
22 May 2027 – “Cloudbusting” at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
29 May 2027 at St Barnabas Pitshanger Lane W5 (8 rehearsals from 6 April)
- Brahms: Academic Festival Overture [3(p)223(cta/4331/T 3p stgs]
- Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no 1 [stgs and tpt stgs]
- Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 [3(p)3(ca)3(bcl)2/4331/T 3p stgs]
Friday 4 June 2027 “Cloudbusting” at Cadogan Hall SW1
5 June 2027 “Cloudbusting” at The Anvil, Basingstoke
10 July 2027 at St John’s Mattock Lane W13 (6 rehearsals starting 1 June)
- Mel Bonis: Le Songe de Cleopatre [33(ca)22/4231/T cym 2 Hp stgs]
- Bloch: Schelomo [3(p)3(ca)3(bcl)3(cfg)/4331/ T p cel 2Hp stgs]
- Elgar: Symphony no 3 (ed Payne) [3(p)3(ca)3(bcl)3(cfg)/4331/ T p 2Hp stgs]
