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| Orchestra | Conductor | Leader | Rehearsal Venue/Times | Contact(s) |
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![[link]](./gif/notelink.gif) Abergavenny Symphony Orchestra | Brian Weir | Adrian Cook | The Angel Hotel, Abergavenny, Sunday, 6.30pm - 9.00pm | Clare Fisher |
| We are a community orchestra with members of all ages from 15 to 80+ who come from a 40 mile radius! We play interesting programmes and enjoy our rehearsals which are focussed towards performing our 3 concerts per year as musically as possible. Rehearsals always include a break to make a welcome visit to the bar. New members are always welcome, particularly in the upper strings. We generally require a standard equivalent to at least Grade 6 but do not hold auditions. Contact us if you are interested in playing. | ||||
| Brecon Town Band | Dave Jones | Monday between 7 and 9pm in ""The Studio"", Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Wharf, Brecon | Dave Jones 07779-390954 | |
| The Band continues to flourish and is proud that in the past ten years, 10 of its younger musicians have continued their musical education at University level, many with the use of high quality Band instruments. We welcome all woodwind, brass and percussion players. We have a number of vacancies and have some instruments available. | ||||
| Cardiff Concert Orchestra | Phillip Roberts | Julia Thomas | Christchurch, Lake Road North, Cardiff, CF23 5QN. Sunday Afternoon 2:15pm - 4:30pm. | |
| The orchestra plays the light classical repertoire; dances overtures, suites, and show selections and some of the shorter Symphonies. We are always looking for new members so please get in touch! | ||||
| Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra | Michael Bell | Jill Francis-Williams | Friday evenings during school terms, in Cardiff | Arthur Parkes (Administrator) |
| CPO performs an average of fifteen concerts each season. There are no auditions to join CPO, however there are rarely vacancies in the woodwind or brass sections. | ||||
| City of Cardiff Symphony Orchestra | Martin McHale | Denise Richardson | Whitchurch, Cardiff on Monday evenings 7:30-9:30pm | Katherine Fry |
| We perform regularly at Llandaff Cathedral and have also appeared in Cwmbran, Ystrad Mynach, Newport and Porthcawl. New members are always welcome, particularly in the string sections | ||||
| Cerddorfa Dinas Powys Orchestra | Antony Tarlton | Kay Marshall | Sunday afternoons from 3pm - 5.30pm, at The Lee Hall, Dinas Powys | Simon Moore |
| Cerddorfa Dinas Powys Orchestra is a community orchestra which provides a place for local musicians to use their talents in an orchestral setting. Under the professional and expert eye of our musical director, Mr Antony Tarlton, Cerddorfa Dinas Powys consists of professional, student, and dedicated amateur musicians from within the Vale of Glamorgan and its outlying areas, with members from ages sixteen to sixty. | ||||
| Lampeter Chamber Orchestra | Elaine Parker | Approximately 5 concerts per year, 4 rehearsals in Lampeter for each concert. | Elaine Parker 01558 650606 | |
| An orchestra of good amateurs and semi-professionals/retired professionals. Players must be good readers, grade 7 and upwards. Most concerts in Lampeter and environs. Repertoire mostly classical, some C20th repertoire, future season's concerts to include Beethoven Emperor piano concert with world-renowned pianist Angela Brownridge; Poulenc Concerto for Organ, strings and timpani with Prof Malcolm Smith FRCO - ex Cambridge Organ Scholar. Orchestra particularly in need of good woodwind players. | ||||
| Monmouth Concert Orchestra | David Davies | Mike Warmington | Fortnightly, 7 to 9 pm Fridays at Monmouth Comprehensive School. See website for details | Mike Warmington 0777195 6553 |
| A 40-strong self-funding community group formed with considerable support from our local Music Support Services. Continually looking for new players particularly viola, cello, double bass, a third trumpet and horn players, we suggest a playing level of around Grade 5 but would recommend coming along and having ago. No auditions necessary. | ||||
| New Titley Phil | David Hatcher | 2.15 on a Monday afternoon in Titley Village Hall (near Kington, Herefords.) | Annie Nethercott 01547 560369 | |
| Our conductor is period instrumentalist and renowned Viola da Gamba player, David Hatcher. We play mostly 17th and 18th music - increasingly with baroque bows on gut strings. | ||||
| Newport Orchestra | Clare Bailey | George Prentice | Monday night from 7:30pm until 9:30pm at St Paul’s Church, Commercial Street, Newport. | Newport Orchestra |
| Newport Orchestra is proud to be over 100 years old with a large library of its own accumulated over the years consisting of waltzes, marches and selections from musical shows to overtures, suites and symphonies. Please see website for details of sectional vacancies. | ||||
| Orchestre Y Ffiniau | Tuesday evening at 7.30pm @ The Scout Hut, Broughton, Deeside. Nr Chester | | ||
| We would particularly welcome all Strings Sections. 4/5 Concerts per year. | ||||
| Philomusica of Aberystwyth | Dr David Russell Hulme | Philip Mortlock | Wednesdays, 7.30 - 10.00 p.m. at The Old Drill Hall, Glyndwr Road, Aberystwyth. | David Russell Hulme 01970 622685 |
| Closely associated with the University of Wales at Aberystwyth, anyone interested in joining should contact the Director of Music | ||||
| The Preseli Orchestra | Sue Howley | Weekly during School terms 6.45 - 9 pm at Prendergast Junior School, Haverfordwest. | Karen Bowman (chair) Enquiries: 0845 4584057 | |
| Usually one concert each term, plus fund-raising playing events and social events. We are always interested in new string players, and woodwind, brass and percussion players when there are vacancies | ||||
| Rhondda Symphony Orchestra | Donal Bannister | Joanna Walters | Thursday evenings 7.30 - 9.30 at Y Pant School, Pontyclun, South Wales. | Mark Wells |
| RSO was formed in Tonypandy in 1968. Our players include a whole range of enthusiastic amateurs, schoolchildren and students, many music teachers, and some of the original orchestra members. It draws musicians from across South Wales and performs between 4 and 6 concerts annually in venues across Rhonnda Cynon Taf and surrounding counties. | ||||
| St Edward’s Chamber Orchestra | Alison Dite | Diana Painter | At St Edward’s Church, Blenheim Road, Roath, Cardiff. Monday evenings 7.00-9.00pm. | Alison Dite 02920-400975 |
| We normally give three concerts a year. New players welcome, especially in the strings. Orchestra has a large library. St Edward’s Chamber orchestra performs many symphonies from the late 18th/early 19th centuries. We also hold regular concerts where our members are given the opportunity to perform solos or chamber music, as well as some members performing concerti with us. We rehearse and perform in St Edward’s Church which has a marvellous acoustic. | ||||
| St Edward’s String Orchestra | Alison Dite | Alison Dite | At St Edward’s Church, Blenheim Road, Roath, Cardiff. Wednesday mornings 11.00am-12.30pm | Alison Dite 029 20400975 |
| St Edward’s String Orchestra rehearses 11am-1pm on Wednesday mornings. We have a large music library including all concerti grossi by Handel, Scarlatti, Geminiani and Corelli, and also 19th and 20th Century music for strings. We give performances about three times per year, sometimes with the Church choir. There is no audition, and all standards of string players are welcome. | ||||
| Swansea Community Orchestra | Andrew George | Jan Osman | Monday 7-9pm, Brangwyn Hall | |
| A symphony orchestra made up from local amateur players around the Swansea area. visit our website for more details. | ||||
| City of Swansea Concert Band | John Price | Monday and Wednesday in the Rhyddings Church Hall, Brynmill, Swansea, from 19.30 to 21.00 | John Price | |
| The City of Swansea Concert Band was founded in 1968. We welcome new players of wind or percussion instruments, particularly Bassoon and French Horn players | ||||
| Symphonica Tywi | Michael Cottam | Rhys Watkins | Sunday in the Llangadog Community Hall. 7.45 to 9.30 pm | Michael Cottam 01550 777604 |
| Formed in 1993 for players of all ages, amateur and professional, to express their talent on their varied instruments and to experience the pleasure of orchestral performance. It aims to provide for audiences in the Towy Valley programmes of music that they might otherwise not be able to hear in live performance. Subject of a BBC4 documentary series, November 2006 | ||||
| Teifi Chamber Orchestra / Cerddorfa Siambr Teifi | Nicola Thomas | Angharad Williams | Tuesdays 6.3-8.30 pm Neudadd-y-Dderwen, Rhosygilwen, Nr Cardigan | Lesley Robinia 01239 621446 |
| A group of 22-30 musicians, we perform 2-4 concerts a year with a professional music director. Minimum level of experience should be grade 7 and upwards any age. Currently seeking experienced cellists and viola players who can attend regularly. | ||||
| Welsh Philharmonic Orchestra | Michael Rafferty | Sunday mornings from 10am - 1pm in the Welsh National Opera building in Cardiff | Jeff Tarr 01873 810051 | |
| We welcome enquiries from all musicians of an acceptable standard (especially string players). We tour regularly to west Wales. | ||||
| Wrexham Symphony Orchestra | Guest conductors | Guest leaders | Wednesday evenings between 7:15 and 9:30 at NEWI William Aston Hall, Wrexham | |
| We are always happy to hear from any players who are interested in becoming new members of the orchestra. The sections which we would particularly like to expand are violas, cellos, double basses, percussion and harp | ||||
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