SUMMER 2026
Repertoire (in concert order)
Shostakovich, Festive Overture
3333 – 4331 – timps+4 – strings
Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto (with Fenella)
2222 – 4200 – timps – strings
Interval
Movie Night With Stratford Symphony, e.g.:
- Hans Zimmer, Gladiator
- Klaus Badelt, Pirates of the Caribbean
- Nino Rota, The Godfather
- James Horner, Titanic
- James Bond Medley
- Encore:
- Mikis Theodorakis: Zorba The Greek
Rehearsal Schedule
| Sept 11th | Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky with Phil |
| Sept 18th | Pirates, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky mvt 3 |
| Sept 25th | Gladiator, Bond, Titanic, Godfather, Zorba |
| Oct 2nd | Tchaikovsky only |
| Oct 9th | Sectionals. Strings with Phil at Memorial Hall (7:45 start), Woodwind/Brass with Dan at St Andrews (7:30 start) |
| Oct 16th | Shostakovich, Pirates, Gladiator |
| Oct 23rd (inc AGM) | Titanic, Bond, Godfather, Zorba |
| Oct 30th | Half term – no rehearsal |
| Nov 6th | Tchaikovsky only |
| Nov 13th | A bit of everything as required |
| Nov 20th | Tchaikovsky with Fenella |
Nov 22nd Concert day, Performance starts at 2:30pm at the ArtsHouse
- 10:00 – 11:00 Tchaikovsky
- break
- 11:15 – 12:30 Pirates, Gladiator, Godfather, Titanic, Bond, Zorba, Shost
Bowing
Violin bowing from Phil can be found here
Cello bowing is here
Future Diary Dates
Autumn 2026 Nov 22nd, Stratford ArtsHouse (afternoon concert, first rehearsal Sept 11th, half term 30th Oct)
Playday 2027 28th Feb, SGGS
Spring 2027 March 14th, Stratford ArtsHouse (afternoon concert)
Summer 2027 4th July, Greig Hall (evening concert)
Autumn 2027 14th Nov TBC, Stratford ArtsHouse (afternoon concert)
Playday 2028 5th March, TBC SGGS
Spring 2028 26th March TBC, Stratford ArtsHouse (afternoon concert)
Summer 2028 2nd July. Greig Hall (evening concert)
Link to our Music Library
Link to past Concert Programmes
Listening Project recordings from Autumn 2020 & Spring/Summer 2021
We ran “The listening project” with Dan on a Friday evening using Zoom. Some of the session involved playing along (on mute) and Dan’s talks were recorded and can be accessed from the links below if you didn’t make it live:
- Round 1 – Opera
- Round 2 – Belioz
- Round 3 – English contemporary music
- Round 4 – Tchaikowsky pathetique symphony
- Round 5 – Tempo
- Round 6 – Nielson – the 4 temperaments
- Round 7 (3rd Dec) – Play-along to the Nutcracker
- 8th Jan – Play-along to Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
- 15th Jan – Play-along to Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
- 22nd Jan – Play along to Host’s A Somerset Rhapsody
- 29th Jan – Bartok – Dance suite & Concerto for orchestra
- 5th Feb – Play-along to Smetana Bartered Bride
- 12th Feb – Igor Stravinsky
- 19th Feb – Half term
- 26th Feb – Play along to Bizet’s Carmen suites
- 5th March – Desert Island Discs
- 12th March – Play Along to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
- 23rd April – Desert Island Discs with Jon Maynard
- 30th April – Listening project – Messiaen v les six
- 7th May – Play-along tour of Brahms Symphonies
- 14th May – Members contributions night
- 4th July – Recorded performance of summer 2021 sectional rehearsals