Woodbridge Orchestral Society

Monday evenings at 7.30 p. m.

from September 14th, 2009

The Methodist Church

St John's Street,

Woodbridge IP12 1ED

Click below for rehearsal plan for Autumn 2009

. Spring 2010 The orchestra is now essentially complete in all sections. However this does not necessarily mean that we cannot take one or two more if you are really interested. Our main focus for this term is on the orchestral concert that we shall be presenting on Sunday afternoon February 28^th at 2.30 in the Woodbridge Community Hall. This concert will include Grieg - Piano Concerto played by John Paul Ekin and Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals for two pianos. Tickets are available from Lesley Silvester 01379-586191 After the concert, we shall also be continuing with Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony No. 6 culminating in a play-through before the end of term. We might however delay the play-through until after Easter. We meet every Monday at least until March 29th, including the half-term week. Click on Spring 2010 above for more details. Neville Reeder, Music Director NevilleReeder@aol.com 01473-240737 Updated 4^th January 2010
History of the Orchestra updated 15/05/09	To make contact with the orchestra please use the following e-mail address NevilleReeder@aol.com	RECENT PAST CONCERTS (click on date to see content)all 4
		At-home (Kyson primary school)	30^th March 2009
		At-home (Kyson primary school)	17^th March 2008
		Centenary (Seckford Theatre)	4^th February 2007
		Public (Community Hall)	2^nd April 2006
		Suffolk Coastal in concert (Snape)	12^th February 2005
		Public (Community Hall)	4^th April 2004

The objective of the Society over its 100 year history has been to gather musicians of widely varying abilities to play Classical Music.

Instruments include

·      violin, viola, cello, double-bass,

·      flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,

·      horn, trumpet, trombone,

·      percussion and keyboard.

If you are familiar with any of these instruments, please contact us, whatever your ability. If you play another instrument, please send an E-mail, and we should be able to accommodate you. We are a friendly, informal group and no auditions for membership are required.

For some of the music we use special arrangements for amateur orchestras. However we do like to play authentic versions of the music when possible, creating simplified parts for certain instruments when necessary. This is a fairly painless process as most of the main scores are held on computer. So you should be able to enjoy your favourite musical classics, whatever your standard.

The orchestra has a long history, as you will find if you delve into pages reserved for “The History of the Orchestra”. For the orchestra to survive, however, it must be infused with new blood, and therefore we will be looking for ways to attract “Young Musicians” into the Group.