Information for players

Winter 2025

Sunday 9 February 2025 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Joe Davies

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Overture and Incidental Music
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams"

Mendelssohn:

• Overture (Op.21, Berlioz version) 2+pc222 4231 T 14'
• Intermezzo (Op.61 No.5) 2222 2000 T 5'
• Scherzo (Op.61 No.1): 2222 2200 5'
• Nocturne (Op 61 No.7): 2222 2000 T 7'
• Wedding March (Op.61 No.9): 2222 2331 6'
• A Dance of Clowns (Op.61 No.11) 2222 4031 (originally 2001) 3'

Tchaikovsky: 2+pc222 4231 T perc 45'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 16 January 7:30-10pm: Tchaikovsky and MND Overture and Scherzo
• Thursday 23 January 7:30-10pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 30 January 7:30-10pm: MND Overture; Tchaik mvt4; MND; more Tchaik
• Thursday 6 February 7:30-10pm: as above
• Sunday 9 February 1-3pm: rehearsal Tchaik then MND; concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

April 2025 Phoenix Singers

Saturday 5 April 2025 at 7:30 pm at St Edburg's Church, Bicester
Conductor: Justin Lavender

Bach - B Minor Mass

In collaboration with the Phoenix Singers

Bach - 2302 1300 T about 2hrs
Note: 3^rd oboe only in Sanctus, horn and 2^nd bassoon only in Quoniam

Rehearsals

Note all timings to be confirmed

• Thursday 27 March 7:30-10:00pm: orchestra (strings only)
• Thursday 3 April 7:30-10:00pm: orchestra (tutti)
• Saturday 5 April 2:30-5:30pm; concert at 7:30

Spring 2025

Sunday 18 May 2025 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Sam Laughton

Arnold - Four Scottish Dances
Bruch - Scottish Fantasy (violin soloist Jordan Brooks)
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

Arnold 2222 4230 hp T 1perc 10' [Picc 1 plus Flt doubling Picc 2]
Bruch 2222 4231 hp T perc 30'
Mendelssohn 2222 4200 T 40'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 24 April 7:30-10:00pm: complete run through
• Thursday 1 May 7:30-10:00pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 8 May 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Thursday 15 May 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Sunday 18 May 1:00-3:00pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Summer 2025

Sunday 13 July 2025 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Benedict Goodall

Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Barber - Adagio for Strings
Delius - Florida Suite
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

Copland 0000 4331 2perc 3'
Barber strings only 7'
Delius 3/pc2+ca2+bc2 4231 T 3perc hp 38'
Dvorak 2222 4231 T 1perc 40'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 12 June 7:30-10:00pm: complete run through
• Thursday 19 June 7:30-10:00pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 3 July 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Thursday 10 July 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Sunday 13 July 1-3:00pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Autumn 2025

Sunday 16 November 2025 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Sam Laughton

Programme to be announced.

 

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 23 October 7:30-10:00pm: complete run through
• Thursday 30 October May 7:30-10:00pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 6 November 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Thursday 13 November 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Sunday 16 November 1-3:00pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm