Orchestra Rehearsals

Normal reahearsal times and venues:

Tuesday rehearsals: 19.15 - 21.45hrs
     the main school hall (Eaton Grove) at Norwich High School, Newmarket Road, Norwich. (NHS in the list below)
Details of rehearsal venue are on the rehearsal venues map
Friday rehearsals (the week of the concert only): 19.15 - 21.45hrs
    for orchestral concerts: the main school hall (Eaton Grove) at Norwich High School
    for choral concerts: St Andrew’s Hall
Saturday rehearsals (day of concert only):14.15 – 17.15hrs, in St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich (SAH in the list below)
Concerts: 19.30hrs in St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich

Members are expected to be available for all the relevant dates listed below, unless a special arrangement is made with your section leader.
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 Rob Barnes (01508 521029) or Mike Nutt (01603 503718)or another member known to be coming to the rehearsal.

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Date Time Venue Players required
Tuesday 29th September 19:15pm NHS Full
Tuesday 6th October 19:15pm NHS Strings, woodwind + horns (sectionals)
Tuesday 13th October 19:15pm NHS Strings, woodwind, horns
Tuesday 20th October 19:15pm NHS Full (NB this is the first full rehearsal for Rachmaninov 2nd Symphony - concert 5th Dec)
Tuesday 27th October     (no rehearsal - school half term week)
Tuesday 3rd November 19:15pm HSH Full (note venue Hewett South Hall, directions here)
7:15pm: orchestra only
8:30pm: orchestra + choir.
Friday 6th November 19:15pm SAH Full
7:15pm: orchestra only
8:30pm: orchestra + choir
Sunday 8th November 10:30am SAH 10:30-11am:      Strings only (Vaughan Williams) followed by 2 minutes' silence.
11:02-12:30pm: Full orchestra
12:30-1:15pm:   Orchestra + choir (Ledger)

Sunday 8th November

3pm

SAH

Concert (Vaughan Williams, Ledger, Britten, Elgar, Parry, Butterworth)

       
Tuesday 10th November 19:15pm NHS Full (NB the first full rehearsal for this concert is on 20th October, see above)
Tuesday 17th November 19:15pm NHS, Drama Studio Strings, woodwind, horns (NB sectionals are now on 24th November)
Tuesday 24th November 19:15pm NHS Strings sectional, and woodwind+horns sectional (NB both these have changed from the original date of 17th November)
Tuesday 1st December 19:15pm NHS Full
Friday 4th December 19:15pm NHS Full
Saturday 5th December 2:15pm SAH Full

Saturday 5th December

7:30pm

SAH

Concert (Bruch, Rachmaninov, Sibelius)

       
(The Orchestra are NOT playing in the Christmas Concert on Tuesday 22nd December this year)
       
Tuesday 12th January 19:15pm NHS, Drama Studio Full (note change of venue - altered on 12/01/2010)
Tuesday 19th January 19:15pm NHS Main Hall and Drama Studio Strings, woodwind+horns (sectionals)
Tuesday 26th January 19:15pm NHS Strings, woodwind, horns
Tuesday 2nd February 19:15pm NHS Full
7:15pm Petrushka
8:30pm Elgar
9:00pm Tintagel
Tuesday 9th February 19:15pm NHS Full
7:15pm Debussy
8:00pm Petrushka - detailed rehearsal (incl. pianist, 4th trumpet, contrabassoon, celeste - ie, everyone except harp 2)
Friday 12th February 19:15pm NHS, Drama Studio (note change of venue - altered on 12/01/2010)
Full
7:15pm Elgar
8:00pm Bax
9:00pm Petrushka (no need for 'extras' or oboe 4)
Saturday 13th February 2:15pm SAH Full
2:15pm: Debussy
2:45pm: Petrushka
3:45pm: Bax
4:30pm: Elgar

Saturday 13th February

7:30pm

SAH

Concert (order: Bax, Elgar, Interval, Debussy, Stravinsky)

       
Tuesday 23rd February 19:15pm NHS Full (NB there is NO rehearsal on 16th Feb - school half term week)
Norwich City are playing at home on the evening of 23rd Feb - please make allowances for traffic delays.
Tuesday 2nd March 19:15pm NHS Strings, woodwind+horns (sectionals)
Tuesday 9th March 19:15pm NHS Strings, woodwind, horns
Tuesday 16th March 19:15pm HSH Full (note venue altered on 3/03/2010 to Hewett South Hall, directions here)
Friday 19th March 19:15pm SAH Full
Saturday 20th March 2:15pm SAH Full

Saturday 20th March

7:30pm

SAH

Concert (Verdi Requiem)

There is a Party in Blackfriars Hall after the concert. Tickets £7.50 to include 1st drink.
For number purposes, please let Sally West-Lindell () know if you are coming by Friday 12th March. Tickets can then be purchased at the joint rehearsal on March 16th

 

Make a note in your diary for the 2010-2011 season concert dates: 6th Nov, 4th Dec, 21st Dec, 5th Feb, 19th Mar.