Members of the Orchestra

Our Next Concert

Here are the details for our next concert:

Saturday 17th May 2025 at 7:30pm
Burns Recital Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Ipswich IP9 2RX
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

Rehearsal Details

The detailed rehearsal schedule is as follows:

Sunday 4th May 2025
Waldringfield Village Hall, Waldringfield, IP12 4QP
10:30 - 11:40 Brahms (mvmt I & II)
11:40 - 12:00 Brahms (mvmt III)
12:00 - 12:15 Coffee Break
12:15 - 13:00 Brahms (mvmt IV)
13:00 - 13:30 Weber
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 16:30 Dvořák (mvmt I & IV, then II & III)
 
Sunday 11th May 2025
Waldringfield Village Hall, Waldringfield, IP12 4QP
10:30 - 12:00 String Sectional
12:00 - 12:15 Coffee Break
12:15 - 13:30 Brahms (mvmt I & II)
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 15:15 Brahms (mvmt III & IV)
15:15 - 15:45 Weber
15:45 - 16:30 Dvořák
 
Saturday 17th May 2025
Burns Recital Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook IP9 2RX
14:30 - 17:30 Order tbc
 
The concert will start at 19:30, and should end around 21:30
Gents: Open-necked black shirts & black trousers; no jackets, no bow tie
Ladies: All Black


Tickets

Tickets are available now from the Royal Hospital School Box Office
Adults £15.00, Children / Full-time Students £3.00


Future Concerts

The programme details for our last concert in 2025 are as follows:

Saturday 11th October 2025 at 7:30pm
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!


And after that

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!

Committee Members