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The second oldest non-professional orchestra in England, the
Newbury Symphony Orchestra is now enjoying its 127th season. It comprises sixty
to seventy enthusiastic amateur musicians and draws its members and audience
from four counties. Its resident conductor is Chris Dawe.
A major objective of the orchestra is to encourage young and up-and-coming
soloists by inviting them to perform concertos. Such is the reputation of the
NSO that there is no shortage of applicants to conduct and play with us. The
orchestra owes much to Adrian Brown who conducted the orchestra for twenty-three
years. Soloists John Lill and Barry Tuckwell have gone on to achieve
international acclaim after performing with the Newbury Symphony Orchestra.
Recent popular soloists have been Lucy Jeal, violin and Daniel Grimwood, piano
and Lawrence Power, Viola..
The orchestra continues to make a vital and valuable contribution to the local
cultural environment. It regularly takes part in the Newbury Spring Festival,
one of the major Arts festivals in the country. Another regular commitment is to
the Hungerford and District Community Arts Festival.
New players are always
welcome, and there are opportunities in every section for enthusiastic amateur
musicians. At present we especially need french horns, double basses and a
regular timpanist. Just come along to a rehearsal or
click
here to email us.
The Newbury Symphony Orchestra is affiliated to
Making
Music, which
represents and supports amateur
performing societies throughout the UK.
The orchestra is grateful for the financial support provided by the
Greenham Common Trust.
We would also like to acknowledge the generous support of
Appleprint
and
Maxx Design.
Latest constitution of the orchestra.
Registered Charity No. 277308
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