Rehearsal schedule 2011 – 2012

We rehearse on Wednesdays 7:30 – 9:30 pm at
St James's Church, Sherriff Rd, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP unless otherwise stated. We occasionally use an alternative church nearby and the November concert is held in St John's Wood. Please see detailed schedule below.
The church is opposite West Hampstead tube and within easy walking distance of the Overground and Thameslink stations.
Go to this term's rehearsal schedule.


2011 – 2012 Season

This season's repertoire and concert dates:

• 5 Nov 2011 Charity Concert
  Read about the background to this concert in the Horn Thoughts blog.
  Schubert – Rosamunde Overture (2222 4230 T str)
  Tchaikovsky – Sérénade Mélancolique (2222 4000 str), violin soloist Joanna West
  R Strauss – Horn Concerto No.1 (2222 2200 T str), soloist Jonathan West
  Bruckner – Symphony No.4, The Romantic (2222 4331 T str)
• 16 December 2011 (Friday): Christmas Concert
  Chabrier – España (3223 4431 tmp+4 2hp str)
  Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (str only)
  Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty Suite (3322 4431 T+3 hp str)
  Rimsky-Korsakov – Christmas Eve Suite (3232 4331 T+4 hp str)
  Anderson – Sleigh Ride (2222 4331 T+2 str), of course, no Xmas concert is complete without it!
  Interspersed with carols (Willcocks)
• 31 March 2012, “Pictures”
  Rachmaninov – The Isle of the Dead (3333 6331 T+2 hp str)
  Martinů – The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca (4333 4331 T+3 hp str)
  Mussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition (3332 4331 T+5 hp pno str)
• 16 June 2012 “The London Olympics”
  John Williams – Olympic Fanfare (3333 4441 T+2 hp pno str)
  Elgar – Cockaigne, In London Town (3223 4431 T+4 str)
  Eric Coates – Knightsbridge (2332 4330 t+4 hp str)
  Phyllis Tate – London Fields (2222 4231 T+3 hp cel str)
  Michael Torke – Javelin (3342 4331 T+3 hp str)
  Vaughan Williams – Symphony No.2, A London Symphony (3333 4531 T+5 hp str)
• Play-through repertoire
Wagner – to include The Ride of the Valkyries
Shostakovich – Symphony No.10 (3333 4331 T+4 str)

2011– 2012 Rehearsal Dates
Next season's rehearsal dates are as follows. Please note, rehearsals will run all Wednesdays between these dates with NO breaks for half term. There are only 8 two-hour rehearsals per concert (5 for the Christmas concert). We expect you to come to most, if not all rehearsals, including repertoire play-through rehearsals.

• Autumn: 14 September – 2 November (8 weeks, concert)
• Christmas: 16 November – 10 December (5 weeks, concert)
• Spring: 8 February – 4 April (8 weeks, concert, then 1 play-through rehearsal see below)
• Summer: 25 April – 27 June (8 weeks, concert, then 2 play-through rehearsals see below)

Download the latest version of the schedule in PDF format here.

 

Sept 14 7:30 Schubert (NO TUBA), 7:45 Brucker (TUBA)
Sept 21 Brucker IV, III, Schubert (Allegro), Strauss, Tchaik (if time)

Sept 28 Brucker I, II, Schubert (Allegro), Tchaik

Oct 5 Bruckner IV, III, Strauss

Oct 12 Sectionals, NO TUBA/TROMBONES

Oct 19 7:15 (Please note earlier start time) Strauss with soloist, 7:45 Bruckner FULL ORCHESTRA, 9:00 Annual General Meeting

Oct 26 FULL ORCHESTRA, 9:00 Tchaik with soloist

Nov 2 FULL ORCHESTRA 7:30 Strauss, 8:15 Bruckner II, 8:45 Break, 9:00 – 9:45 Other Bruckner bits

Sat Nov 5 Concert at St John's Wood Church, Lord's Roundabout, NW8 7NE

Dress rehearsal 2:00 – 5:00 Schubert, 2.20 Bruckner, 3.20 Break, 3.35 More Bruckner, 4.15 Strauss, 4.45 Tchaikovsky. Please note earlier start time.

7:00 Concert; please note earlier start time.

Nov 9 NO REHEARSAL

Christmas Concert

Nov 16

23 | 30 7:30 Bach, 8:00 everyone (no trombones and tuba)

Dec 7 | 14 7:30 Bach, 8:00 full orchestra with trombones and tuba

Dec 14 7:15 Strings, 7:45 Everyone. Rehearsal ends 9:45; please note times

Fri Dec 16 Concert at St James's Church, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP

5:00 – 6:35 Dress rehearsal at venue; please note later start time. Very approximate timings:

5.00 Chabrier

5.15 Tchaik

5.40 R-K

6.05 Anderson

6.10 Carols

6.20 Bach

6:30 brass

7:45 Concert

Spring Concert, “Pictures”

Feb 8 | 15 | 22 | 29

March 7 | 14 | 21 | 28

Sat Mar 31 Concert at St James's Church, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP

2:30 – 5:30 Dress rehearsal at venue

7:30 Concert

April 4 Repertoire rehearsal: Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries etc, exact repertoire tba. Please note this rehearsal will be at the alternative venue: St Mary's Church, 134a Abbey Road, Kilburn, NW6 4SN. Nearest station is Kilburn High Road, otherwise it's less than 10 minutes' walk from West Hampstead tube. View map

Summer Concert “The London Olympics”

April 25

May 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30

June 6 |13

Sat Jun 16 Concert at St James's Church, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP

2:30 – 5:30 Dress rehearsal at venue

7:30 Concert

We haven't finished yet! There are still two repertoire rehearsals to go (see below) and a night out.

June 20 | 27 Play-through repertoire, Shostakovich 10.

July 4 Night out

Repertoire play-through rehearsals

Just for fun and sight-reading practice (although we often end up playing the works in concert at some point).

April 4 Wagner – The Ride of the Valkyries etc, exact repertoire tba.
June 20 | 27 Shostakovich – Symphony No.10 (3333 4331 T+4 str)

Guest players are welcome at these sessions, please contact us if you're interested in taking part info001@brentso.org.uk