Here are the details for our next concert:
| Saturday 8th February 2025 at 7:30pm | |||
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| The APEX, Charter Square, Bury St. Edmunds IP33 3FD | |||
| Conductor - Richard Laing | |||
| Leader - Dan Kent | |||
| Wagner: | Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral (from Lohengrin) |
4' | 3222 4231 T Str |
| Bizet: | Carmen Suites No.1 & 2 | 31' | 2/pic 2/cor 22 4231 T+4P Hp Str |
| Rimsky-Korsakov: | Scheherazade, Op.35 | 43' | 2/pic+pic 2/cor 22 4231 T+4P Hp Str |
The detailed rehearsal schedule is as follows:
| Sunday 26th January 2025 | |
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| Waldringfield Village Hall, Waldringfield, IP12 4QP | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Wagner |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Rimsky-Korsakov (mvmt I & II) |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Coffee Break |
| 12:20 - 13:30 | Rimsky-Korsakov (mvmt III & IV) |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Bizet |
| Sunday 2nd February 2025 | |
| Waldringfield Village Hall, Waldringfield, IP12 4QP | |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | String Sectional |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Coffee Break |
| 12:20 - 13:30 | Bizet |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Rimsky-Korsakov |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Wagner |
| Saturday 8th February 2025 | |
| The APEX, Charter Square, Bury St. Edmunds IP33 3FD | |
| 14:30 - 17:30 | Order tbc |
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| 19.30 | Concert |
| Gents: DJs, Ladies: All Black | |
Tickets are available now from the
APEX Box Office,
1 Charter Square, Bury St. Edmunds IP33 3FD (Tel: 01284 758000)
Adults £17, Children / Full-time Students £5
(a booking fee of £2 is included in these ticket prices)
The programme details for the remaining concerts in 2025 are as follows:
| Saturday 17th May 2025 at 7:30pm | |||
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| Burns Recital Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Ipswich IP9 2RX | |||
| (Rehearsals on Sunday 4th May 2025 and Sunday 11th May 2025) | |||
| Conductor - Harry Sever | |||
| Leader - Dan Kent | |||
| Weber: | Overture - Der Freischütz | 10' | 2222 4230 T Str |
| Dvořák: | Serenade for Wind, Op.44 | 24' | 0222+contra 3000 cello & double bass |
| Brahms: | Symphony No.4 in E minor | 39' | 2/pic 222+contra 4230 T+P Str |
| Saturday 11th October 2025 at 7:30pm | |||
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| The Corn Exchange, King Street, Ipswich IP1 1DH | |||
| (Rehearsals on Sunday 28th September 2025 and Sunday 5th October 2025) | |||
| Conductor - Dexter Drown | |||
| Leader - Dan Kent | |||
| Stravinsky: | Petrushka (1947 Version) | 34' | 3/pic 2+cor 3/bass 2+contra 4331 T+3P Hp Cel Pno Str |
| John Williams: | Harry Potter Symphonic Suite | 6' | 2/pic 2/cor 3 2 4331 T+3P Hp Cel Str |
| Mussorgsky: | Picture at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) | 35' | 3/2pic 3/cor 2+bass 2+contra 4331 alto sax T+5P Cel Hp Str |
Please put these concert and rehearsal dates in your diary now!
Looking beyond October 2025, the following concert dates/venues have been agreed:
| 7th February 2026 | The APEX, Bury St. Edmunds |
| 16th May 2026 | Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Ipswich |
| 10th October 2026 | Venue tbc |
| 6th February 2027 | The APEX, Bury St. Edmunds |
All-day rehearsals will take place on the two Sundays prior to the concert day.
Please put these concert and rehearsal dates in your diary now!
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