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Newbury Symphony Orchestra
One of the oldest non-professional orchestras in England, the Newbury Symphony Orchestra is now enjoying its 130th season. NSO comprises sixty to seventy enthusiastic amateur musicians and draws its members and audience from four counties. Our resident professional conductor is Chris Dawe and our professional leader is Mike Jones.
A major objective of NSO 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 cultural environment of Newbury and locality. In addition to performing two major concerts a year, 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 double basses.
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.
Since its foundation in 1879 the orchestra has had a proud history of enriching the cultural life of Newbury and its environs, some of which is recounted here.
Latest constitution of the orchestra
Registered Charity No. 277308
A major objective of NSO 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 cultural environment of Newbury and locality. In addition to performing two major concerts a year, 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 double basses.
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.
Since its foundation in 1879 the orchestra has had a proud history of enriching the cultural life of Newbury and its environs, some of which is recounted here.
Latest constitution of the orchestra
Registered Charity No. 277308
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