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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!
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!
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!