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Rehearsals

Michaelmas Term 2020

Rehearsals are currently cancelled due to Covid-19, and will resume no earlier than January 2021. We might hold some online activites instead. Join our mailing list for the latest updates.

Easter Term 2020

No rehearsals due to Covid-19.

Lent Term 2020

All rehearsals take place in St Giles' Church, Castle Street from 7:30 pm - 10 pm unless otherwise indicated. A contingent usually heads up the road to the Castle Inn at the end of each rehearsal.

Week 3 - 05/02/2020

7:30 - 8:40: Rosie (Jurassic Park, Strauss)
8:40 - 8:55: Tea and biscuits
8:55 - 10:00: Rosie (Jurassic Park, Strauss)

Michaelmas Term 2019

All rehearsals take place in St Giles' Church, Castle Street from 7:30 pm - 10 pm unless otherwise indicated. A contingent usually heads up the road to the Castle Inn at the end of each rehearsal.

Week 1 - 16/10/2019

7:30 - 8:30: Polar Express with Rebecca
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with biscuits!)
8:45 - 10:00: Christmas Eve Suite with Rebecca

​Week 0 - 09/10/2019

7:30 - 8:30: Blue Danube with Sasha
​8:30 - 8:45: Break (with biscuits!)
​8:45 - 10:00: Radetsky March with Rebecca

Easter Term 2019

All rehearsals take place in St Giles' Church, Castle Street from 7:30 pm - 10 pm unless otherwise indicated. A contingent usually heads up the road to the Castle Inn at the end of each rehearsal.

Concert Day - 20/06/2019

1:30: Arrive at St Giles' to set up (PLEASE BRING A MUSIC STAND)
2:00 - 3:00: Sasha
3:00 - 4:30: Rebecca (no lower brass needed!)
4:30 - 5:00: Sasha
5:00: Rehearsal ends
7:40: Back to St Giles'
8:00 - 10:00: CONCERT!
10:00: Tidy up

Week 8 - 19/06/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Haydn / Sarasate with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Haydn / Sarasate with Rebecca

Week 7 - 12/06/2019

7:30 - 8:45: LOTR / Tchaikovsky with Sasha
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: LOTR / Tchaikovsky with Sasha

Week 6 - 05/06/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Sarasate with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Haydn with Rebecca

Week 5 - 29/05/2019


7:30 - 8:45: Tchaikovsky and LOTR with Sasha
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Tchaikovsky and LOTR with Sasha


Week 4 - 22/05/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Sarasate and Haydn with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Tchaikovksy and LOTR with Sasha

Week 3 - 15/05/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Tchaikovsky and LOTR with Sasha
8:55 - 9:10: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:10 - 10:00: Sarasate and Haydn with Rebecca

Week 2 - 08/05/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Sarasate with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Haydn with Tom
​10:00: Pub!

Week 1 - 01/05/2019

7:30 - 8:30: Tchaikovsky and LOTR with Sasha
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
8:45 - 10:00: Haydn with Sasha
​10:00: Pub!

Week 0 - 24/04/2019

7:30 - 8:30: Sarasate with Rebecca
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
8:45 - 10:00: LOTR and Tchaikovsky with Sasha
​10:00: Pub!

Lent Term 2019

All rehearsals take place in St Giles' Church, Castle Street from 7:30 pm - 10 pm unless otherwise indicated. A contingent usually heads up the road to the Castle Inn at the end of each rehearsal.

Concert Day - 14/03/2019 (Little St Mary's Church)

1:30 - 2:00: Set up!
2:00 - 3:00: Sibelius with Sasha
3:00 - 4:00: Mayer with Tom
4:00 - 5:00: Bizet with Rebecca
By 7:45: Arrive ready for concert in concert dress (all black)
8:00 - 10:00: Concert!
10:00: Clear away

Week 8 - 13/03/2019

7:30 - 8:10: STRINGS ONLY - Mayer with Tom
8:10 - 8:45: EVERYONE - Mayer with Tom
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Sibelius with Sasha
10:00: Pub!

Week 7 - 06/03/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Bizet with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Mayer with Tom
10:00: Pub!

Week 6 - 27/02/2019


7:30 - 7:40: AGM
7:40 - 8:45: Bizet with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Sibelius with Sasha
10:00: Pub!

Week 5 - 20/02/2019

7:30 - 8:30: Mayer with Tom
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
8:45 - 10:00: Sibelius with Sasha

Week 4 - 13/02/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Bizet with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Mayer with Tom

Week 3 - 06/02/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Bizet with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Sibelius with Sasha
10:00: Pub!

Week 2 - 30/01/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Sibelius with Sasha
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Mayer with Tom
10:00: Pub!

Week 1 - 23/01/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Bizet with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Mayer with Tom
10:00: Pub!

Week 0 - 16/01/2019

7:30 - 8:45: Bizet, Symphony in C with Rebecca
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: TBC with Sasha
10:00: Pub!

Bizet, Symphony in C instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Timpani, Strings

Please bring along a stand if you have one! If you don't own a stand, don't worry - there are usually enough to share.

Michaelmas Term 2018

All rehearsals take place in St Giles' Church, Castle Street from 7:30 pm - 10 pm unless otherwise indicated. A contingent usually heads up the road to the Castle Inn at the end of each rehearsal.

Week 4 - 31/10/2018

7:30 - 8:15: Tchaikovsky with Oliver
8:15 - 8:30: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
8:30 - 10:00: Neilson Second Movement with Matthew
10:00: Pub!

Week 3 - 24/10/2018


7:30 - 8:45: Rehearse
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Rehearse
10:00: Pub!

Week 2 - 17/10/2018

7:30 - 8:45: Rehearse
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Rehearse
​10:00: Pub!

Week 1 - 10/10/2018

7:30 - 8:30: Ravel with Oliver
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
8:45 - 10:00: Nielsen (first movement) with Matthew
​10:00: Pub!

Week 0 - 03/10/2018

7:30 - 8:30: Les Miserables with Oliver
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
8:45 - 10:00: Slavonic dance op. 46 no. 1 and the Nielsen Flute Concerto mvt.  1 with Matthew
​10:00: Pub!

Easter Term 2018

All rehearsals take place in St Giles' Church, Castle Street from 7:30 pm - 10 pm unless otherwise indicated. A contingent usually heads up the road to the Castle Inn at the end of each rehearsal.

Concert Day - 21/06/2018 (Queens' College Chapel)

1:30 - 2:00: Set up
2:00 - 3:00: Brahms with soloists (Steve)
3:00 - 5:00: Mendelssohn and Beethoven (Matthew)
7:30: Arrive ready to play
​8:00 - 10:00: Concert

Week 8 - 20/06/2018

7:30 - 8:45: Brahms / Mendelssohn (Steve)
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Brahms / Mendelssohn (Steve)
10:00: Pub!

Week 7 - 13/06/2018

7:30 - 8:45: Brahms - with soloists! (Steve)
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Beethoven and Mendelssohn (Matthew)
10:00: Pub! 

Week 6 - 06/06/2018


7:30 - 9:00: Beethoven (auditioning conductors)
9:00 - 9:15: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:15 - 10:00: Brahms (Steve)
10:00: Pub!

Week 5 - 30/05/2018

Rehearsal cancelled

Week 4 - 23/05/2018

7:30 - 8:30: Brahms (Steve)
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
8:45 - 10:00: Brahms (Steve)
10:00: Pub!

Week 3 - 16/05/2018

7:30 - 8:30: Mendelssohn and Beethoven (Matthew)
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
8:45 - 10:00: Brahms (Steve)
10:00: Pub!

Week 2 - 09/05/2018

7:30 - 8:30: Brahms (Steve)
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with tea and biscuits!
8:45 - 10:00: Mendelssohn (Matthew)
10:00: Pub!

Week 1 - 02/05/2018

7:30 - 8:10: String Sectional - Brahms (Steve)
8:10 - 8:30: Full Orchestra - Brahms (Steve)
8:30 - 8:45: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
8:45 - 10:00: Full Orchestra - Beethoven and Mendelssohn (Matthew)
10:00: Pub!

Week 0 - 25/04/2018

7:30 - 8:30: Stephen - Brahms
8:30 - 8:45: Break with tea and biscuits!
8:45 - 10:00: Matthew - Beethoven
10:00: Pub!

Lent Term 2018

All rehearsals take place in St Giles' Church, Castle Street from 7:30 pm - 10 pm unless otherwise indicated. A contingent usually heads up the road to the Castle Inn at the end of each rehearsal.

Concert Day - 15/03/2018
Concert dress is all black

2:00 - 2:40: Matthew - Borodin
2:40 - 3:20: Laura - Beethoven
3:20 - 3:40: Break
3:40 - 4:30: Laura - Beethoven
4:30 - 5:00: Steve - Schubert
7:30: Arrive at St Giles'
8:00 - 10:00: Concert
10:30: After party!

Week 8 - 14/03/2018

7:30 - 8:20: Steve - Schubert
8:20 - 8:45: Laura - Beethoven
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Laura - Beethoven
10:00: Pub!

Week 7 - 07/03/2018

7:30 - 7:45: AGM
7:45 - 8:45: Laura - Beethoven
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 9:25: Laura - Beethoven
9:25 - 10:00: Matthew - Borodin
​10:00: Pub!

Week 6 - 28/02/2018

7:30 - 8:30: Matthew - Borodin
8:30 - 8:45: AGM
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Matthew - Schubert and/or Beethoven
10:00: Pub!

Week 5 - 21/02/2018

7:30 - 8:20: Steve - Schubert
8:20 - 8:45: Laura - Beethoven
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Laura - Beethoven
​10:00: Pub!

Week 4 - 14/02/2018

7:30 - 8:20: Steve - Schubert
8:20 - 8:45: Laura - Beethoven
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Laura - Beethoven
10:00: Pub!

Week 3 - 07/02/2018

7:30 - 8:45: Steve - Schubert
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Laura - Beethoven
​10:00: Pub!

Week 2 - 31/01/2018

7:30 - 8:10: Steve - Schubert with STRINGS ONLY
8:10 - 8:50: Steve - Schubert with EVERYONE
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Matthew - Borodin
​10:00: Pub!

Week 1 - 24/01/2018

7:30 - 8:45: Matthew - Borodin
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Laura - Beethoven
​10:00: Pub!

Week 0 - 17/01/2018

7:30 - 8:45: Steve - Schubert
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Laura - Beethoven
10:00: Pub!

Michaelmas Term 2017

All rehearsals take place in St Giles' Church, Castle Street from 7:30 pm - 10 pm unless otherwise indicated. A contingent usually heads up the road to the Castle Inn at the end of each rehearsal.

Week 0 - 04/10/2017

7:30 - 8:45: Rehearsal with Karol
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Rehearsal with Laura
10:00: Pub!

Easter Term 2017


Concert Day - 22/06/2017 (Trinity College Chapel)

14:00 - 17:00: Rehearsal
19:30: Arrive in concert dress
20:00 - 22:00: Concert
22:00: After party!

Week 8 - 21/06/2017

7:30 - 8:45: Rehearsal
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Rehearsal

Week 7 - 14/06/2017

7:30 - 8:45: Brahms (Karol)
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
9:00 - 10:00: Beethoven (Laura)

Week 6 - 07/06/2017

7:30 - 8:45: Mahler (James and baritone soloist Ian Cheung)
8:45 - 9:00: Break (with tea and biscuits!)
​9:00 - 10:00: Beethoven (Laura)
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