Northwood String Orchestra
Rehearsals
We meet each Monday evening during Hampshire term time, from 7.30 to 9.30pm at The Friends' Meeting House, 1a Ordnance Road, Southampton, SO15 2AZ, with a short social break during the rehearsal.
Our repertoire is normally any string orchestra music we think we can manage from Corelli to Bartok, and occasionally beyond. The emphasis is on shaping performances which give pleasure, stimulus and satisfaction mainly to the players themselves, but a couple of times a year we also hope similarly to engage our audiences.
Membership
We invite you to join us for some introductory rehearsals, free of charge, whilst you try some of our repertoire and get to know us. We will probably ask you to sit at the front of the section for part of one rehearsal. If you would then like to consider becoming a member of the orchestra, we will discuss with you whether your skills are a good fit for our current balance of string players.
As a member, we ask for subs of £120 per year (or two payments of £60 in September and March), to cover hall hire, music costs etc, and for a commitment to participate in two concerts a year.
Do please get in touch if you'd like to try us out!
2024-2025 Season Calendar
Rehearsal dates for the first session of the 2024-2025 season are shown below.
Rehearsal Schedule
| Date | Repertoire | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9th September 2024 | ||
| 16th September 2024 | Mozart remainder of 1st movement, Nielsen | |
| 23rd September 2024 | Mozard 3rd vovement, Nielsen 2nd/3rd movements | |
| 30th September 2024 | Nielsen 2nd/3rd movements | |
| 7th October 2024 | ||
| 14th October 2024 | Vivaldi | |
| 21st October 2024 | Nielsen, Vivaldi last movement, Mozart first movement | |
| 28th October 2024 | NO REHEARSAL | Half Term |
| 4th November 2024 | Nielsen, Vivaldi | |
| 11th November 2024 | Mozart, Nielsen II and III | |
| 18th November 2024 | Mainly Mozart - but also Nielsen and last movement Vivaldi if time. | |
| 25th November 2024 | ||
| Saturday 30th November 2024 | Concert | St James Church, West End |
| 2nd December 2024 | Possibly no rehearsal - to be decided | |
| 9th December 2024 | ||
| 16th December 2024 | ||
| 23rd December 2024 | NO REHEARSAL Christmas/New Year break | |
| 30th December 2024 | NO REHEARSAL Christmas/New Year break |
Music Library
Here is a link to a listing of the contents of the music library.
Northwood Music Library