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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of Rehearsal Schedule for the season.
| 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.