Woodbridge Orchestral Society

Monday evenings at 7.30 p. m.

from September 5th, 2011

The Methodist Church

St John's Street,

Woodbridge IP12 1ED

Click below for rehearsal plan for Autumn 2011

. Autumn  2011

If you are living in the Woodbridge area, and are searching for an opportunity to play in an orchestra, please contact our Membership Secretary. Historically we have always been an inclusive orchestra. By this we mean that there is no audition for entry, and we believe we are a friendly group. However if you are a woodwind player, you may have to be put on a waiting list.

We have just completed our study of Dvorak Symphony No. 7, having played it through on Monday, December 12th. The plan for our Spring term will be available in the New Year.

Neville Reeder, Music Director

NevilleReeder@aol.com

01473-240737

Updated December 18th, 2011

 

 

History of the Orchestra

updated April 2011

 

To make contact with the orchestra please use the following e-mail address

 

Reidy_Mary@yahoo.com

Membership Secretary

or

NevilleReeder@aol.com

Director

 

 

 

RECENT PAST CONCERTS

(click on date to see content)all 4

 

 

At-home

(Methodist Church)

4th April 2011

Public

(Community Concert)

28th February 2010

At-home

(Kyson primary school)

30th March 2009

At-home

(Kyson primary school)

17th March 2008

Centenary

(Seckford Theatre)

4th February 2007

Public

(Community Hall)

2nd April 2006

Suffolk Coastal in concert (Snape)

12th February 2005

 

 

Public

(Community Hall)

4th 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, and

·      percussion

If you are familiar with any of these instruments, please contact us, whatever your ability.  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.