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

Wagner          Prelude to Act I: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Delius             The Walk to 'The Paradise Garden'
Grieg              Scenes from Peer Gynt
Wagner          The Ride of the Valyries (Die Walküre Act III)
Busoni            Tanzvalzer
Binge              Sailing By
J. Strauss II     Accelerations Waltz
J. Strauss I      Radetzky March

Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

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13 JANUARY 2026, 7.30PM
TEMPLEWOOD HALL, WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Tchaikovsky         Symphony No. 3, Polish

Welwyn Garden City Orchestra


28 JANUARY 2026, 7PM
ST JOSEPH'S HALL, LONDON
Haydn               Symphony No. 74
Schubert           Symphony No. 5
London Repertoire Orchestra

22 FEBRUARY 2026, 12-5PM
I CREATE FOR U STUDIO, WATALLA, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

Schubert                   Symphony No. 4
Victor Rathnayake   Sanda Kan Wasilaa (orch. Darshana Amarasinghe)

Gustav Mahler Society of Colombo Orchestra

28 FEBRUARY 2026, 7.30PM: postponed
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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7 MARCH 2026, 7,30PM
HASLEMERE HALL

Arensky                  Otche Nas (Our Father)
Tchaikovsky           Symphony No. 5
Kerensa Briggs      A Tender Shoot
Catherine Olver    When Christ was born of Mary free
Ireland                    The Forgotten Rite: Prelude for Orchestra
Rutter                     The Sprig of Thyme

Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
​Catherine Olver, chorus director

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14 MARCH 2026
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, BRIDGNORTH

Glinka                     Overture: Ruslan and Ludmila
Dvořák                    'Cello Concerto
Tchaikovsky           Symphony No. 5

Ellen Baumring-Gledhill, 'cello
Bridgnorth Sinfonia

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

Dukas            The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Franck           Symphonic Variations
Berlioz           Symphonie fantastique

Robert Markham, piano
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

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25 MARCH 2025, 7PM
ST JOSEPH'S HALL, LONDON

Rimsky-Korsakov      Overture on Russian Themes
Bax                              Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
Tchaikovsky               The Voyevoda: Symphonic Ballad

London Repertoire Orchestra

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28 MARCH 2026, 7.30PM
ST FRANCIS'S CHURCH, PARKWAY, WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Handel                        Coronation Anthem: Zadok the Priest
Brahms                       'Wie Lieblich sind...’: German Requiem
William Alwyn            Suite of Scottish Dances
Kodály                         Dances of Galanta
Elgar                            Nursery Suite
Pearsall                       Light of my Soul
Randall Thompson   Alleluia
Handel                        Coronation Anthem: The King Shall Rejoice
 
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus
Crispin Lewis, chorus master

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6 MAY 2026, 7PM
ST JOSEPH'S HALL, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON
Suppé          Overture: Poet and Peasant
Wagner        Overture: Rienzi
London Repertoire Orchestra

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16 MAY 2026, 7.30PM
HASLEMERE HALL, HASLEMERE

Grainger                  Country Gardens
Coates                      London Suite
Richford                   Down in Yonder Forest there stands a Hall
Osgood                     I heard the Voice of Jesus say
Vaughan Williams   Richard II: Concert Fantasy
Elgar                          The Black Knight

Catherine Olver, chorus director
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

20 MAY 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOSEPH'S HALL, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON
Vaughan Williams        Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony
London Repertoire Orchestra

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23 MAY 2026, 4PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP

Berlioz                Overture: Le Corsaire
Walter Leigh      Jolly Roger Overture
Lalo Shifrin        Mission Impossible: Light the Fuse (arr. Kostis Paterakis)
Klaus Badelt      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (arr. Ted Ricketts)
John Williams    Harry Potter: Symphonic Suite (arr. Jerry Brubeker)
Tchaikovsky       Swan Lake: scenes
Stravinsky          Infernal Dance, Berceuse and Finale: The Firebird
Dukas                 The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

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27 JUNE 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Dvořák         'Cello Concerto
Amy Beach  Peace I leave you
Barber          Sure on This Shining Night
Ansell            Plymouth Hoe: A Nautical Overture
Stanford       Songs of The Fleet

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


30 JUNE 2026, 7.45PM
TEMPLWOOD HALL, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Sibelius         Symphony No. 2
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra

1 JULY 2026, 7PM
ST JOSEPH'S HALL, LONDON
Beethoven      Violin Concerto
Leora Cohen, violin
London Repertoire Orchestra
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4 JULY 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP

Fibich              Overture: Noc na Karlštejně (A Night at Karlstein), Op. 26
Saint-Saëns    Violin Concerto No. 3
Dvořák            Symphony No. 9, From The New World
Sousa              Liberty Bell March

Yuliya Ostapchuk, violin
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra


11 JULY 2026, 7.30PM
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, BRIDGNORTH

Salzedo           Divertimento, Op. 40
Duparc            L'Invitation au voyage
Wagner           Prelude to Act III and Midsummer Scene: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Mahler            Symphony No. 4

Sarah Westwood, soprano
Bridgnorth Sinfonia

18 OCTOBER 2026, 5.30PM
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra

24 OCTOBER 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
Beethoven       Fidelio Overture
Brahms            Double Concerto for Violin and 'Cello
Beethoven       Symphony No. 7

Ezo Sarıcı, violin; Kosta Popović, 'cello
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

7 NOVEMBER 2026, 7.30PM
ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH, HASLEMERE
To include:
Mozart        Horn Concerto No. 4
Roger Doulton, horn
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra

5 DECEMBER 2026, 7.30PM
HASLEMERE HALL
To include:
Brahms        A German Requiem
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

12 DECEMBER 2026, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S OR ST FRANCIS CHURCH, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
To include:
Vaughan Williams         Serenade to Music
Finzi                                 In Terra Pax
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus

19 DECEMBER 2026, 3.30PM (time tbc)
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, BRIDGNORTH
Bridgnorth Sinfonia

2027

9 JANUARY 2027, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
To include:
Arnold          Tam O'Shanter Overture
Walton         Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
New Year's Concert
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

6 MARCH 2027, 7.30PM
HASLEMERE HALL
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

13 MARCH 2027, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
To include:
Rachmaninov      Symphony No. 2
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

20 MARCH 2027, 7.30PM
ST FRANCIS or ST JOHN'S CHURCH, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
To include:
Duruflé       Reqiuem
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus
 
10 APRIL 2027, 7.30PM
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, BRIDGNORTH
Bridgnorth Sinfonia

15 MAY 2027, 7.30PM
HASLEMERE HALL
Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

22 MAY 2027, time tbc
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

26 JUNE 2027, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S OR ST. FRANCIS' CHURCH, WELWYN GARDEN CITY (tbc)
To include:
Rutter        The Sprig of Thyme
Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus

3 JULY 2027, 7.30PM
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SIDCUP
To include:
Beethoven       Symphony No. 8
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra

10 JULY 2027, 7.30PM (tbc)
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, BRIDGNORTH
Bridgnorth Sinfonia

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