Here are the details for our next concert:
| Saturday 11th October 2025 at 7:30pm | |||
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| The Corn Exchange, King Street, Ipswich IP1 1DH | |||
| 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 |
Rehearsals will take place on Sunday 28th September 2025 at Waldringfield Village Hall, School Road, Waldringfield IP12 4QP, on Sunday 5th October 2025 in the Great School Concert Hall, Ipswich School IP1 3SG and on the afternoon of the concert itself at the Corn Exchange, King Street, Ipswich IP1 1DH.
A detailed rehearsal schedule will be available nearer the time.
Tickets are available now from the
Ipswich Theatres Box Office
Adults £18.00/16.00, Children / Full-time Students £4.00
The programme details for the remaining concerts in our 2025-26 season are as follows:
| Saturday 7th February 2026 at 7:30pm | |||
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| The APEX, Charter Square, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3FD | |||
| (Rehearsals on Sunday 25th January 2026 and Sunday 1st February 2026) | |||
| Conductor - Andrew Morley | |||
| Leader - Dan Kent | |||
| Tchaikovsky: | Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture | 19' | 2+pic 2+cor 22 4231 T+2P Hp Str |
| Prokofiev: | Selection from Romeo & Juliet Suites 1 & 2, Op.64 | 24' | 2+pic 2+cor 2+bass 2+contra Tsax 4331 T+4P Hp Pno/Cel Str |
| Saint-Saëns: | Symphony No.3 "Organ", Op.78 | 35' | 3/pic 2+cor 2+bass 2+contra 4331 T+2P Organ Pno (4 hands) Str |
| Saturday 16th May 2026 at 7:30pm | |||
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| Burns Recital Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, IP9 2RX | |||
| (Rehearsals on Sunday 3rd May 2026 and Sunday 10th May 2026) | |||
| Conductor - Richard Laing | |||
| Leader - Dan Kent | |||
| Piano - Sofiia Usmanova | |||
| Mendelssohn: | Overture to Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.21 | 12' | 2222 2200 T Str |
| Mozart: | Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K.414 | 25' | 0200 2000 Str |
| Beethoven: | Symphony No.3 "Eroica", Op.55 | 40' | 2222 3200 T Str |
Please put these concert and rehearsal dates in your diary now!
Looking beyond the 2025-26 season, the following concert dates/venues have been agreed:
| 10th October 2026 | Corn Exchange, Ipswich |
| 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!
The Wolsey Orchestra is a member of the Ipswich Arts Association which aims to promote the work of its members and of the arts in general, both in and around Ipswich
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