Dates for 2025 - 2026 Season
Autumn Concerts - Whitchurch - Market Hall - WEDNESDAY 19th November at 7:30pm
- Alington Hall - SUNDAY 23rd November at 3pm
Spring Concert - Alington Hall - WEDNESDAY 25th March 2026
Summer Concert - Christ Church, Bayston Hill - WEDNESDAY 24th June 2026
Pre-Castle Concert at Whitchurch - Tuesday 14th July
Castle Concert - Wednesday 15th July 7pm start
Dates for 2026 - 2027 Season
Autumn rehearsals start on 8th September 2026
Autumn concert - SUNDAY 22nd November 2026 3pm Alington Hall
Rehearsals for 2025 - 2026
All rehearsals are on term-time Tuesday evenings from 7.15 - 9.30pm at Christ Church, Glebe Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury SY3 0PZ. Please try to arrive so that you are ready to play at 7:15pm.
We do try to keep the playing area well-ventilated, with windows open, so please be prepared to wrap up warmly.
Summer 2026
F Mendelssohn - Overture in C, Shostakovitch 2nd Violin Concerto, Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
5th May
7:15 Scheherazade - Full
8:45 Shostakovich
12th May
7:15 Scheherazade - Full
8:45 Overture / Shostakovich
19th May - Sectionals for entire evening...
Woodwind and Horns in the Memorial Hall with Dougie Mitchell
Strings with Alex at Christchurch
26th May - Half Term no rehearsal
2nd June
7:15 Scheherazade - Full
8:45 Shostakovich / Overture
9th June
7:15 Scheherazade - Full
8:45 Shostakovich / Overture
16th June
7:15 Scheherazade - Full
8:45 Shostakovich
21st June - Sunday - Christ Church 7pm-9pm
23rd June Dress Rehearsal - Christchurch 7pm-10pm
Summer Concert - Wednesday 24th June 2026 - Christ Church, Bayston Hill at 7:30pm
30th June
7th July
Pre-Castle Concert at Whitchurch - Tuesday 14th July
Castle Concert - Wednesday 15th July 7pm start
Please do be punctual to rehearsals.
Please do write markings in if needed.
Please do come prepared having done at least some work on your part relevant to the rehearsal.
Be inventive and thoughtful with your practise. Slow practise yields huge benefits, as does trying to play difficult passages in a variety of ways. Alex and I are always happy to suggest ideas for passages you might be finding tricky.
Please acquaint yourselves with recordings of the repertoire.