Rehearsal schedule 2010 – 2011
We rehearse on Wednesdays 7:30 – 9:30 pm at
St James's Church, Sherriff Rd, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP.
The church is opposite West Hampstead tube and within easy walking distance of the Overground and Thameslink stations.
2010 – 2011 Season
Have a look at next season's repertoire and concert dates:
- 6 Nov 2010 Charity Concert
Dvořák– The Noonday Witch (3232 4231 T+3 str)
Elgar – Enigma Variations (2223 4331 T+3 org str)
Brahms – Symphony No.1 (2223 4230 T str) - 10 December 2010 (Friday): Christmas Concert
Heuberger – Der Opernball
Waldteufel – Les Patineurs (2222 4231 T+4 str)
Suppé – Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna (2222 4230 T+2 str)
Sibelius – Night Ride and Sunrise (3233 4231 T+3 str)
Prokofiev – Lieutenant Kijé Suite (3222 4331 tsx 3perc pno/cel str)
Anderson – Sleigh Ride (2222 4331 T+2 str), of course, no Xmas concert is complete without it!
Willcocks – Carols - 19 March 2011, Centenary Concert
Stravinsky – Greeting Prelude (2222 4331 T+1 pno str)
Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture (2223 4230 T str)
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto (2202 2200 T str), soloist Ian Balmain
Mahler – Symphony No.1 (4443 7431 2T+3 hp str) - 25 June 2011 "The Sea"
Mendelssohn – Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage (3223 2301 T str)
Britten – Four Sea Interludes (2223 4331 T+2 hp str)
Ravel – Shéhérazade (3322 4231 T+3 2hp cel str), soprano soloist Anett Jobbágy
Debussy – La Mer (3324 4531 T+3 2hp str)
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: 15 September – 10 December (13 weeks, 2 concerts)
- Spring: 26 January – 30 March (8 weeks, concert, then 2 play-through rehearsals see below)
- Summer: 4 May – 6 July (8 weeks, concert, then 2 play-through rehearsals)
A downloadable version of the schedule will follow shortly.
- Autumn Charity Concert
- Sep 15
Sep 22 Annual General Meeting (2nd half of rehearsal)
Sep 29 - Oct 6 | 13 | 20 | 27
- Nov 3
- Sat Nov 6 Concert at St John's Wood Church, Lord's Roundabout, NW8 7NE
- 2:30 – 5:30 Dress rehearsal at venue
- 7:30 Concert
- Christmas Concert
- Nov 10 |17 | 24
- Dec 1 | 8
- Fri Dec 10 Concert at St James's Church, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP (please note day of week!)
- 4:30 – 6:00 Dress rehearsal at venue, time TBC
- 7:30 Concert
- Spring Centenary Concert
- Jan 26
- Feb 2 | 9 | 16 | 23
- Mar 2 | 9 | 16
- Sat Mar 19 Concert at St James's Church, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP
- 2:30 – 5:30 Dress rehearsal at venue
7:30 Concert- Mar 23 | 30 Play-through repertoire
- Summer Concert "The Sea"
- May 4 | 11 | 18 | 25
- June 1 | 8 | 15 | 22
- Sat Jun 25 Concert at St James's Church, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP
- 2:30 – 5:30 Dress rehearsal at venue
- 7:30 Concert
- But we haven't finished yet! There are still two repertoire rehearsals to go (see below) and a night out.
- Jun 29 Play-through repertoire
- Jul 6 Play-through repertoire
- Jul 13 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).
- Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique (2224 4432 4T+2 2hp str)
- Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances (3333 4331 T+5 hp pno asx str)
- Richard Rodney Bennett – Concerto for Stan Getz (T str solo tsx)
- Dates: March 23 | 30, June 29, July 6, exact programming TBC.
- Guest players are welcome at these sessions, please contact us if you're interested in taking part info001@brentso.org.uk