Orchestra Rehearsals

Normal reahearsal times and venues:

Tuesday rehearsals: 19.00 - 21.30hrs in the main school hall (Eaton Grove) at Norwich High School, Newmarket Road, Norwich. (NHS in the list below)

Due to the St Andrew’s Hall refurbishment work, venues and times for final rehearsals and concerts will vary. Please refer to the list below for further details.
Venue key: SAH=St Andrew's Hall. KCEN=King's Centre NR1 1PH. CATH=Norwich Cathedral. SHGR=Norfolk Showground, NR5 0TT

Members are expected to be available for all the relevant dates listed below, unless a special arrangement is made with your section leader (strings and wind: Chris Elston, brass: Laurence Thistlewood, percussion: Andy Newman).
In addition, please inform your section leader if there is a last-minute problem about getting to a rehearsal. Only if you fail to make contact by this method should you try to phone Chris Elston (07957 314857) or Catrina Nixon 07952 468363) or another member known to be coming to the rehearsal.
You can check the instrumentation for all the 2024-25 works at the bottom of this page.

(rehearsal schedule below last updated 3:00pm, 29 Jul 2024)
PLEASE NOTE the players required, repertoire and venues may be subject to future changes. Such changes are always posted here as soon as possible after they are announced.

Date Venue Time Players required
Tuesday 17th September NHS 19:00pm Full: Repertoire night:
Lars-Erik Larsson Symphony No.3 (2222/4231/tmp/str)
Tuesday 24th September NHS 19:00pm (Creation) FULL
Tuesday 1st October NHS 19:00pm (Creation) 2 sectionals : Strings: NHS Main Hall, WW/Hns: NHS Drama Studio
Tuesday 8th October NHS 19:00pm (Creation) Strings, woodwind, horns
Tuesday 15th October NHS 19:00pm (Mahler 4) FULL in the NHS Main Hall (updated 12/10/24)
Tuesday 22nd October NHS 19:00pm (Mahler) Strings, woodwind, horns
Tuesday 29th October     (no rehearsal - school half term week)
Tuesday 5th November NHS 19:00pm (Creation) FULL
Friday 8th November CATH 19:15pm FULL - Note start time
Saturday 9th November CATH 14:00pm FULL

Saturday 9th November

CATH

19:30pm

Haydn: The Creation
Tuesday 12th November NHS 19:00pm (Sibelius and Holst) FULL
Tuesday 19th November NHS 19:00pm 3 sectionals: NHS Main Hall(Upper Strings), NHS Stafford House(Lower Strings), NHS Drama Studio(WW/Hns)
NB Lower strings rehearsal in Stafford House will finish early to clear by 21:15.
Stafford House access if parking on Albermarle Road (closer for large instruments)
Stafford House access if parking in School grounds
Tuesday 26th November NHS 19:00pm (Mahler) Strings, woodwind, horns
Tuesday 3rd December NHS 19:00pm (Sib, Holst, Mahler) FULL
Friday 6th December NHS 19:15pm FULL - note venue
Saturday 7th December KCEN 14:00pm FULL

Saturday 7th December

KCEN

19:30pm

Holst:Indra, Sibelius:Pohjola's Daughter, Mahler:Symphony No.4
       
Tuesday 10th December NHS 19:00pm (Xmas) FULL
Monday 16th December SHGR 19:15pm (Xmas) FULL

Tuesday 17th December

SHGR

19:30pm

The Orchestra WILL be playing in the Christmas Concert this year.

       
Tuesday 7th January NHS 19:00pm (RoS) FULL
Tuesday 14th January NHS 19:00pm (RoS) Strings, woodwind, horns
Sunday 19th January City
Academy		 14:00-18:00 (RoS) NB Date and Venue. 4 Sectionals followed by FULL - Sectional locations tbc:
Upper Strings:New East Hall, Lower Strings:Dance Studio 1
WW/Hns:Interactive Studio, Brass+Percussion: Atrium
Tuesday 21st January NHS 19:00pm (RoS) FULL
Tuesday 28th January NHS 19:00pm (American) FULL - American in Paris + Rhapsody in Blue ONLY
Tuesday 4th February NHS 19:00pm (RoS) FULL
Tuesday 11th February NHS 19:00pm (RoS) FULL
Friday 14th February SHGR 19:15pm (RoS) FULL
Saturday 15th February SHGR 10:30am (RoS) FULL

Saturday 15th February

SHGR

19:30

Borodin: Polovstian Dances, Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake, Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
       
Tuesday 18th February     (no rehearsal - school half term week)
Tuesday 25th February NHS 19:00pm (American) FULL
Tuesday 4th March NHS 19:00pm
 (American) 2 Sectionals: Strings: NHS Main Hall, Woodwind, Saxes, Hns, Brass: NHS Drama Studio
Tuesday 11th March NHS 19:00pm
 (Kids) Strings, woodwind, horns
Tuesday 18th March NHS 19:00pm
 (Kids) FULL
Friday 21st March NHS 19:15pm (Kids) FULL - note venue
Saturday 22nd March KCEN 10am FULL

Saturday 22nd March

KCEN

14:30pm and 16:30pm

Children's Concert: (Gaspard's Foxtrot etc)
       
Tuesday 25th March NHS 19:00pm (American) FULL
Tuesday 1st April NHS 19:00pm (American) FULL
Friday 4th April SHGR 19:15pm (American) FULL
Saturday 5th April SHGR 14:00pm (American) FULL

Saturday 5th April

SHGR

19:30pm

Concert: American Concert: Gershwin:An American in Paris, Lambert:Rio Grande, Gershwin:Rhapsody in Blue, Rutter: Feel the Spirit, Marquez:Danson No.2
       

Instrumentation for 2024-25 works

Concert Works Instrumentation
Tuesday 17th September
(Repertoire night)
Norwich High School		 Lars-Erik Larsson: Symphony No.3 2222/4231/Tmp/Str
Saturday 9th November
Norwich Cathedral 		 Haydn: The Creation 109' 2223/2230/T/Str
Saturday 7th  December
King's Centre 		 Holst: Indra 15'
Sibelius: Pohjola’s Daughter     17'
Mahler: Symphony No. 4    54'
 3333/4431/T3P/Hp/Str
3333/4431/T3P/Hp/Str
4333/4300/T4P/Hp/Str
Tuesday 17th  December
(Christmas Concert)
NEC Showground		 Repertoire tbc  
Saturday 15th February
NEC Showground		 Borodin: Polovtsian Dances 14'
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite 36'
Stravinsky    Rite of Spring    33'		 3222/4231/T5P/Hp/Str
3222/4431/T3P/Hp/Str
5555/8532/2T4P/Str
Saturday 22nd March
(Children's Concert)
King's Centre		 To include Dove: Gaspard's Foxtrot
rest of repertoire tbc		  
Saturday 5th  April
(American Concert)
NEC Showground		 Gershwin: An American in Paris 16'
Lambert: Rio Grande 15'
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue 16'
Rutter: Feel the Spirit 30'
Marquez: Danson No.2 10'		 3332/3Sax/4331/T4P/Cel/Str
0000/0431/T4P/Str
2232/3sax/3331/T3P/Str
2232/4331/T2P/Hp/Str
2222/4231/T3P/Pf/Str

 

Dates for thel 2025-2026 season concert dates have not yet been finalised. They will be posted here in due course.