Summer term 2021 Arrangements

We hope to manage a return to playing music together in person starting off with sectional rehearsals as soon as the Covid situation allows (after May 17th). Strings will be playing one week and woodwind/brass/percussion the next.  Instead of an end of term concert we will be recording two end-of-term performances in Shottery memorial hall on July 4th without audience and subsequently sharing the video’s on this website.

We have done an SSO Covid-19 rehearsal-risk-assessment and a resultant SSO Covid-19 rehearsal procedure June 2021 which all players must follow.

Also here for completeness are the Shottery Memorial Hall Covid-19 Risk Assessment v3 and Shottery Memorial Hall hirers covid agreement.

Due to the limited number of players that can be safely accommodated in the Memorial Hall with 2m social distancing (24 plus Dan) and to ensure we can pre-allocate seating positions, it will be necessary for players to pre-register for rehearsals using the link below. This link will become active 14 days before the rehearsal date and close 1 day before the rehearsal with places allocated on a first come first served basis.

Until then we will continue with “The listening project” with Dan on a Friday evening on Zoom.  Some of the session involve playing along (on mute) and Dan’s talks are recorded and will be accessible from links below after the event if you don’t make it live:

21st May – Wind/Brass & perc

  • Mendelssohn
  • Beethoven
  • Strauss

28th May – Strings

  • Warlock
  • Alabaster
  • Tchaikovsky

4th June – Half Term

11th June – Wind/Brass & perc

  • Mendelssohn
  • Beethoven
  • Strauss

18th June – Strings

  • Tchaikovsky
  • Alabaster
  • Mahler
  • Warlock

25th June – Wind/Brass & perc

  • Mendelssohn
  • Beethoven
  • Strauss

July 2nd – Strings (Jon Maynard conducting)

  • Tchaikovsky
  • Mahler

July 4th – Recording Day at Shottery Memorial Hall

2.00 – 4.30 Strings – all repertoire
6.30 – 9.00 Winds – all repertoire

Summer term 2020 Music

The links below are for download of sheet music for those that want an advanced view. Printed music will also be provided at the rehearsal.

Strings Repertoire

Warlock, Capriol Suite
10 mins

Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings (4th movement)
8 mins

Mahler, Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
11 mins

Alabaster, The Elements for Strings (4th movement)
5 mins

Wind, Perc and Brass Repertoire

Mendelssohn, Overture for Winds – C major, op.24
2[1.pic] 2 4[2cl, 2Eb] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 2 3 1[oph] – 2 basset horns – 4perc[sd, bd, cym]
10 mins

R. Strauss, Serenade – Eb major, op.7/TrV 106
2 2 2 3[1.2.cbn (or tuba)] – 4 0 0 0
10 mins

Beethoven, Zapfenstreich March
1[pic] 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] – 2 2 0 0 – 4perc[bd, field dr, tri, cym]
Please note Dan would like all Flutes and Horns to play (doubling piccolo and 2 horns)
4 mins

Autumn 2020/ Spring 2021 Listening Project Schedule & Recordings

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: