Members
Our Next Concert
Saturday 16 May 2026 at 7:30pm
Burns Recital Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
Conductor: Richard Laing
Leader: Dan Kent
Piano: Sofiia Usmanova
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture to Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.21
12'
2222 2200 timp str
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K.414
25'
0200 2000 str
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, Op.55 - 'Eroica'
40'
2222 3200 timp str
Concert Dress
Women: all black, Men: all black, no bow-ties
Tickets
Tickets are available now from
The Royal Hospital School Box Office
The Royal Hospital School Box Office
Adults £15, Children / Full-time Students £3
Rehearsal Details
Sunday 3 May 2026
Waldringfield Village Hall
Waldringfield
IP12 4QP
10:30 - 11:45
Beethoven I and III
11:45 - 12:00
Tea break
12:00 - 13:30
Beethoven II and IV
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 15:45
Mendelssohn (plus possibly some Beethoven).
15:45 - 16:30
Mozart
Sunday 10 May 2026
Burns Recital Hall
Royal Hospital School
Holbrook
Ipswich
IP9 2RX
10:30 - 11:45
String sectional
11:45 - 12:00
Tea break
12:00 - 13:00
Piano Concerto with soloist
13:00 - 13:30
Mendelssohn
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 16:30
Beethoven
Saturday 16 May 2026
14:30 - 17:30
Burns Recital Hall
Royal Hospital School
Holbrook
Ipswich
IP9 2RX
Waldringfield Village Hall, Waldringfield
Burns Recital Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
Committee
- Jonathan Armitage
- Chris Herbert (Treasurer)
- Graham Jones (Secretary)
- Andrew Pettit
- Catherine Pipe
- Rob Rogers (Chairperson)
- Alex Sharpe
- Dave Smith
- Susan Smith
Subs
Subscriptions are £30 per concert and preferably should be paid online before each concert using your name and the words "subs" as a reference.Players who have not played with the orchestra before are exempt from paying, and full-time students pay £15 per concert.
Please ask a committee member if you are unsure about the Wolsey Orchestra bank details.
Future Concerts
Saturday 10 Oct 2026 at 7:30pm
Greenwich Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
Conductor: Dexter Drown
Leader: Dan Kent
Arturo Márquez
Danzón No.2
10'
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Jean Sibelius
Finlandia, Op.26
8'
2222 4331 timp+1 str
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34
18'
3222 4231 timp+5 hp str
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39
38'
2222 4332 timp+2 hp str
Saturday 6 Feb 2027 at 7:30pm
The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
Conductor: Richard Laing
Leader: Dan Kent
Violin: Zoë Beyers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Overture - The Wasps
9'
2[1.2/pic]222 4200 timp+2 hp str
Benjamin Britten
Violin concerto No.1, Op.15
31'
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64
44'
3222 4231 timp + opt cymbal str
Saturday 15 May 2027 at 7:30pm
Venue to be confirmed
Leader: Dan Kent
Programme to be confirmed.
Saturday 9 Oct 2027 at 7:30pm
Corn Exchange, Ipswich
Leader: Dan Kent
Programme to be confirmed.
Saturday 5 Feb 2028 at 7:30pm
The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
Leader: Dan Kent
Programme to be confirmed.