Previous Concerts

Conductor: Tim Harrison Leader: Bob Pinniger Soloists: Jane Foister & Gareth Williams Programme: Karl Jenkins - Palladio (1st movement) Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Flutes in C Major, RV533 J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G Major, BWV 1048 Barber - Adagio for Strings, Op 11. Suk - Serenade for Strings in E flat Major, Op 6. Advance tickets available from orchestra members or by calling 01275 392344 £12.00 on the door, £10.00 in advance, £5.00 for students, free for children

Conductor: Tim Harrison Leader: Bob Pinniger Soloist: Lucy Keeley (Oboe) Programme: Purcell: Abdelazer Suite Elgar: Chanson de Matin et Nuit Parry: Lady Radnor Suite Dvorak: Slavonic Dances from op 46 Polka and Furiant Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor Mozart: Divertimento in F

Conductor: Tim Harrison Leader: Bob Pinniger Soloist: Lucy Keeley (Oboe) Programme: Purcell: Abdelazer Suite Elgar: Chanson de Matin et Nuit Parry: Lady Radnor Suite Dvorak: Slavonic Dances from op 46 Polka and Furiant Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor Mozart: Divertimento in F £9 in advance, £11 on the door, (Students £5, Children Free) Includes refreshments. Contact Number 0117 9562106

Conductor: Tim Harrison Leader: Lisa Orton   Programme: Weber: Overture: Peter Schmoll Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major (Soloist Nicholas Shipman) Mozart: March of the Priestsfrom Die Zauberflöte Beethoven: Symphony No 8 Tickets £15.00 on the door £12.00 in advance £5.00 for students free for children Advance tickets available from orchestra members or by calling 01275 392344 Nicholas Shipman began to play the clarinet aged 14. Initially self-taught, he made rapid progress and at age 15 was spotted by a clarinettist in the Hallé Orchestra who advised him to join an intensive specialist training course for gifted young musicians at Leicestershire School of Music, where he received inspirational lessons from eminent clarinettists including Jack Brymer OBE. At 17 he won a place at the Guildhall School of Music, where his teachers included Dame Thea King, and where in due course he gained his BMus (Hons). He then spent two years at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague (Netherlands). Back in London in 1999, he began to build his career as a professional soloist and chamber musician. Winning the Croydon Symphony Orchestra Soloist Award (1999) resulted in numerous performances with that orchestra and thence to concerts and recitals in London (Wigmore Hall debut in 2005) and throughout the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He continues to appear with many orchestras and chamber groups, performing music by a wide range of composers both classical and contemporary. Local venues where he has played include the Guildhall, Bath, and St George’s Bristol. "...Shipman was the star of the evening...virtuoso dexterity and agility of mind, lungs, lips and fingers...compelling..."  The Times "...A musician capable of everything required both musically and technically..."  Sjef Douwes, Principal Clarinet, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Tim Harrison Leader: Lisa Orton Soloist: Leah Leong Programme: Walters: Allegro vivace Händel: Concerto Grosso in B minor op 6 no 12 Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Grieg: Elegiac Melodies Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Advance tickets available from orchestra members or by calling 0117 9688549 £15.00 on the door, £12.00 in advance, £5.00 for students, free for children  

Conductor: Stefan Hofkes Leader: Lisa Orton   Mendelssohn - String Symphony No.8 Vaughan Williams - Charterhouse suite A. Dvorak - 2 Waltzes, Opus 54 Vivaldi - Concerto grosso op. 3 no. 8 in A minor for two violins. Grainger - Molly on the Shore   Tickets £15 on the door £12 in advance £5 for students Free for children Interval drink included Tickets available from orchestra members or Contact 0117 9562106