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2025

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11 JANUARY 2025, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP

Rachmaninov           Piano Concerto No. 2
Vaughan Williams    Fanfare - 'My Kingdom for a Horse': Richard III
Vaughan Williams    Henry V Overture
Walton                       Henry V (arr. Mathieson)
Nicolai                        The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
J. Strauss I                  Radetzky March

Simon Callaghan, piano
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra



14 JANUARY 2025, 7.45PM
TEMPLEWOOD HALL, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Dvořák                      Symphony No. 6
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra

29 JANUARY 2025, 7PM
ST JOSEPH'S HALL, LONDON
Ethel Smyth             Serenade in D
London Repertoire Orchestra

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22 FEBRUARY 2025, 7.30PM
ST GABRIEL'S CHURCH, PIMLICO, LONDON

Berwald                     Elfenspiel
Liszt                            Liebesträume No. 3 (orch. Tobani)
Clara Schumann      Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky              Symphony No. 3, Polish

Clíodna Shanahan, piano
Drury Symphony Orchestra of London


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1 MARCH 2025, 7.30PM
HASLEMERE HALL

Haydn                        Insanae et vanae curae
Dvořak                       Symphony No. 5
Bruch                         Kol Nidrei
Schubert                   Mass in G
John Hughes            Calon Lân

Anna Hunt, 'cello
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
SOLD OUT



5 MARCH 2025, 2.15PM AND 2.30PM
QUEEN'S HALL, CRANBROOK

Vaughan Williams        'My Kingdom for a Horse': Richard III
Vaughan Williams        Stratford Suite
Vaughan Williams        Henry IV Part 2 Suite
Sibelius                          Pelléas and Mélisande
Vaughan Williams        The Lark Ascending
Vaughan Williams        The Wasps Overture
Elgar                               The Wand of Youth: Suite No. 2, and Nursery Suite
Richard Strauss            Der Rosenkavalier Suite

Kent Sinfonia; Christian Halstead, violin

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8 MARCH 2025, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP

Smyth                      The Wreckers: Prelude to Act II - On The Cliffs of Cornwall
Elgar                         Sea Pictures
Rimsky-Korsakov   Scheherazade

Olivia Hamblyn, mezzo-soprano
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

Concert in partnership with Sidcup Rotary Club.
SOLD OUT


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12 MARCH 2025, 11AM and 5PM
HACETTEPE STATE CONSERVATOIRE CONCERT HALL, ANKARA

Stamitz                Viola Concerto in D, Op. 1
Hoffmeister        Viola Concerto in D
Boran Mert         Medhal for Viola and Orchestra (winner of the 7th ADK-DER Composition Competition): first performance

Finalists of the 2025 Ruşen Güneş International Viola Competition:
Arda Aykut, Denizsu Polat and Arcan Isenkul
Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra


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15 MARCH 2025, 7.30PM
ST FRANCIS'S CHURCH, WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Mendelssohn          Trumpet Overture
Schumann               Violin Concerto
Vaughan WIlliams  'A Kingdom for a Horse': RIchard III
Vaughan Williams  Henry V Overture
Elgar                         Three Part Songs: Weary Wind of the West; Evening Scene; The Prince of Sleep
Elgar                         From The Bavarian Highlands

Sara Trickey, violin
Crispin Lewis, chorus master
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus
Concert supported by The Elgar Society



2 APRIL 2025, 7PM
ST JOSEPH'S HALL, LONDON

Stanford          Irish Rhapsody No. 1
Parry                Symphonic Variations

London Repertoire Orchestra

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5 APRIL 2025, 7.30PM
ST MARY'S CHURCH, BRIDGNORTH

Borodin             Overture: Prince Igor
Borodin             In the Steppes of Central Asia
Elgar                   Romance for Bassoon
Dukas                 Villanelle for Horn and Orchestra
Dvořák               Symphony No. 6

Felicity Stubbs, bassoon; Stephen Otter, horn
Bridgnorth Sinfonia


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17 APRIL 2025, 7PM
BRITISH EMBASSY BALLROOM, ANKARA
'Shakespeare and Music': works by Purcell and Vaughan Williams

Purcell                       Overture: The Fairy Queen
Vaughan Williams    The Willow Song (Othello)
Vaughan Williams    Richard III Fanfare
Vaughan Williams    Stratford Suite
Vaughan Williams    Three Shakespeare Songs
Vaughan Williams    Dirge for Fidele (Cymbeline)
Vaughan Williams    Henry IV Part 2 Suite

Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra
Büte Noyanalpan, mezzo-soprano
Members of Hacettepe State Conservatoire drama department


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3 MAY 2025, 7.30PM
HASLEMERE HALL: Shakeseare and Music

Mendelssohn            Wedding March: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Nicolai                        Overture: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shearing                    Shakespeare Songs and Sonnets
Prokofiev                   Suite No. 2: Romeo and Juliet
Vaughan Williams    ‘My Kingdom for a Horse’: Fanfare – Richard III and  Henry V Overture
Chausson                   Incidental Music: The Tempest
Vaughan Williams     In Windsor Forest
Vaughan Williams     ‘Gloria tibi’: Henry IV Part 2

Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Haslemere Thesbians
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10 MAY 2025 (postponed to 28 FEBRUARY 2026)
ST ANNE'S, LIMEHOUSE, LONDON E14 8HH

Tchaikovsky     Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Prokofiev          Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 19
Poulenc            Les Animaux modèles (Suite)
Ravel                 La Valse

Madeleine Mitchell, violin
Drury Symphony Orchestra of London


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17 MAY 2025, 4PM
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP

Fučík                 Entry of the Gladiators March
Dvořák              Carnival Overture
Suk                    Fantastic Scherzo
Chausson         Soir de fête
Khachaturian  Masquerade Suite
Grofé                Mardi Gras: Mississippi Suite
Offenbach        Overture: Orpheus in the Underworld

Sidcup Symphony Orchestra
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18 MAY 2025, 4PM
TEMPLEWOOD HALL, WELWYN GARDEN CITY: Children's Concert

Vaughan Williams   'My Kingdom for a Horse': Richard III Fanfare
Richard Strauss       Serenade for Winds
Grieg                         Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
John Williams           Star Wars March
Coates                      Three Bears Phantasy
Copland                    'Hoe Down': Rodeo
Richard Strauss       Der Rosenkavalier Suite

Welwyn Garden City Orchestra


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19 MAY 2025, 7.30PM
HASLEMERE HALL: Haslemere Festival
Josef Haydn: Journey to The Creation

Symphony No. 6, 'Le Matin'
Symphony No. 7, 'Le Midi'
Symphony No. 41
Symphony No. 80
Symphony No. 104, London
Scenes from The Creation

Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Will Unwin, tenor
Thomas Lydon, baritone and chorus director
Clive Osgood, piano


7 JUNE 2025, 10.30 AM and 2 PM
CASTLE HALL, BRIDGNORTH

Arenskii                        Variations on a theme by Tchaikovsky, Op.25
Tchaikovsky                 Serenade for Strings

von Dittersdorf             Sinfonias after Ovid's Metamorphoses: No.4 ,'Die Rettung der Andromeda durch Perseus'
Haydn                            Symphony, No. 20 in C

Haydn                            Symphony No. 43 in E-flat, 'Mercury'
Haydn                            Symphony No. 46 in B
Haydn                            Symphony No. 47 in G
Mozart                          
Symphony, No.29 in A,  K.201

Bridgnorth Sinfonia

18 JUNE 2025, 7PM
ST JOSEPH'S HALL, LONDON

Ireland                  The Forgotten Rite
Dohnányi              Suite in F-sharp minor, Op. 19: Suite romantique

London Repertoire Orchestra

28 JUNE 2025, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Grieg                        Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Richard Strauss      Serenade for Winds
Coates                     Three Bears Phantasy
Copland                   'Hoe Down': Rodeo
Richard Strauss      Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Verdi                        Anvil Chorus: Il trovatore
Rossini                     Villagers' Chorus: Guillaume Tell
Puccini                     Humming Chorus: Madame Butterfly
Purcell                     Final Chorus: Dido and Aeneas
Handel                    Chorus of Enchanted Islanders: Alcina
Verdi                       Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves: Nabucco

Crispin Lewis, chorus master
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus

1 JULY 2025, 7.45PM
TEMPLEWOOD HALL, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Welyn Garden City Orchestra

5 JULY 2025
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP

Bruckner              Overture in G minor
Schubert              Rosamunde: Incidental Music
Weber                  Concertino for Horn and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 45
Beethoven           Symphony No. 5

Sidcup Symphony Orchestra
Kirsten Gustafson, horn

12 JULY 2025, 7.30PM
ST MARY'S CHURCH, BRIDGNORTH

Vaughan Williams     'My Kingdom for a Horse': Richard III
Vaughan Williams     Richard II (arr. Nathaniel Lew)
Mahler                        Blumine
Tchaikovsky               Romeo and Juliet
Shostakovich             Symphony No. 9

Bridgnorth Sinfonia

27 SEPTEMBER 2025, 7.30PM
ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, CHELTENHAM

Glinka            Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
Duparc          Aux Êtoiles
Borodin         Symphony No. 3
Sibelius          Symphony No. 3

Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra

11 OCTOBER 2025, 7.30PM
ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH, HASLEMERE
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra

19 OCTOBER 2025, 5.30PM
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
To include:
Dvořák        Symphony No. 6
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra

25 OCTOBER 2025, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

6 DECEMBER 2025, 7.30PM
HASLEMERE HALL
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

13 DECEMBER 2025, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
To include:
Nielsen                    Aladdin (tbc)
Cecilia McDowall   Christus Natus Est
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus

20 DECEMBER 2025, 3.30PM
ST MARY'S CHURCH, BRIDGNORTH
To include:
Franck     Le Chasseur maudit
Dukas      The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Bridgnorth Sinfonia

2026

10 JANUARY 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

13 JANUARY 2026, 7.30PM
TEMPLEWOOD HALL, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra

28 FEBRUARY 2026, 7.30PM
ST ANNE'S, LIMEHOUSE, LONDON E14 8HH

Tchaikovsky     Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Prokofiev          Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 19
Poulenc            Les Animaux modèles (Suite)
Ravel                 La Valse

Madeleine Mitchell, violin
Drury Symphony Orchestra of London

7 MARCH 2026, 7,30PM
HASLEMERE HALL, HASLEMERE
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

14 MARCH 2026 (tbc)
Bridgenorth Sinfonia

21 MARCH 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
Sidcup Symphony Orchsetra

28 MARCH 2026, 7.30PM
ST FRANCIS'S OR ST JOHN'S CHURCH, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
To include:
Handel        Coronation Anthems: Zadok the Priest; The King Shall Rejoice

Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus

16 MAY 2026, 7.30PM
HASLEMERE HALL, HASLEMERE
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

23 MAY 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

27 JUNE 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
To include:
Dvořák      'Cello Concerto
Stanford   Songs of The Fleet

Ellen Baumring-Gledhill, 'cello
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus

4 JULY 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

11 JULY 2026, 7.30PM (tbc)
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, BRIDGNORTH
Bridgnorth Sinfonia

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