“Mad about Music“, this programme showcases the different sections of the Phil orchestra, separately and together. A fun family concert to bring our successful 2012-13 season to a close.

Buxtehude – Suite for Antiphonal Brass Mozart – Serenade No 10. K361 “Gran Partita” (4 movements only) Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 4 Kurt Weill – Overture, Tango & Mack the Knife (from the “Threepenny Opera”) Mendelssohn – “Ruy Blas” Overture Sibelius – Symphonic Poem “Finlandia” Sousa – The Liberty Bell March (theme music from Monty Python’s Flying ..read more

A very warm welcome  to the Phil’s 2012-13 concert season.   To begin with we’ve still “Part 2” of our 150thAnniversary celebrations, having originally been founded as a distinct orchestral entity in 1862, and once again we have an exciting schedule of classical music to look forward to under the baton of our Principal Conductor Nicholas Smith together with our Leader Mary Barber.   At least twenty different composers are being featured.

In addition to the details outlined here of the five concert ..read more

We are always keen to receive applications from players interested in joining the Phil’s orchestra. Come and join us for a unique opportunity experience to play in an orchestra celebrating its 150th Anniversary!

In particular we are currently, Autumn 2012, especially interested in hearing from string section players in the following disciplines:

Violins – First (forward desks), and also Second. Ideally we would like to build both sections up to full compliment of 16 players each.

Viola’s

Double Basses (ideally to ..read more