Rehearsals

All rehearsals (unless otherwise announced) are at Applecroft School, Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL8 6JZ, from 7.30pm to 10.00pm.

All concerts (unless otherwise announced) start at 7.30pm and are preceded by a final rehearsal, at the concert venue, 2.30pm-5.30pm.

It is usually possible to remain in the venue between the rehearsal and the concert.

 

Concert dress all black

Saturday 30th November 2024

Conductor: Anton Kalisch-Smith

with Sir John Lawes Secondary School Chamber Choir

Orchestration

Coleridge Taylor: Christmas Overture
2, 2, 2, 2: 2,2,3,0    timp, perc

Hely-Hutchinson: Carol Symphony
3 (pic), 2 (cor), 3 (bass), 3 (contra): 4,3,3,1 timp, perc (piano)

Sibelius: Finlandia
2, 2, 2, 2: 4,3,3,1 timp, perc

Faure: Cantique De Jean Racine
2, 2, 2, 2: 2,0,0,0 harp (piano)

Date/Time Venue Details
Thu 14th November 2024 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 21st November 2024 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 28th November 2024 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Sat 30th November 2024 2:30pm - 5:30pm High Street Methodist Church Harpenden

Concert Day

Saturday 15th March 2025

Director/Leader: Martin Smith

Orchestration

Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending
2, 2, 2, 2: 2,0,0,0 perc

Mozart: Symphony No 40
1, 2, 2, 2:2,0,0,0

Haydn: Symphony TBC

Barber: Adagio for strings

Wind Octet TBC

Date/Time Venue Details
Thu 6th February 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 13th February 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 20th February 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City

No rehearsal – Half Term

Thu 27th February 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 6th March 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 13th March 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Sat 15th March 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm St Mary’s Church Potters Bar

Concert Day

Saturday 14th June2025

Conductor: Edward Longstaff
Soloist: Milda Daunoraite

Orchestration

Borodin: Prince Igor Overture
2+pic, 2, 2, 2: 4,2,3,1 timp

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1
2, 2, 2, 2: 4,2,3,0 timp

Brahms: Symphony No 2
2, 2, 2, 2: 4,2,3,1 timp

Date/Time Venue Details
Thu 8th May 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 15th May 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 22nd May 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 29th May 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City

No rehearsal – Half Term

Thu 5th June 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Thu 12th June 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City
Sat 14th June 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm St Mary’s Church Potters Bar

Concert Day