Marlborough Concert Orchestra

24/12/2024

Wishing all our players and supporters a lovely festive season and a happy 2025!
Thanks for all your support & enthusiasm in 2024

12/12/2024

Another fantastic looking concert in Marlborough this coming Saturday from Marlborough Choral Society

Less than 2 weeks until our Christmas Concert. We have some beautiful choral works, including "On Christmas Night" by Bob Chilcott. We have 3 excellent soloists, sopranos Emma Pooley, who many of you will know, and Emma Watson (no, not that one!) and bass Simon Wells. We have our usual superb organist, Ian Crabbe. Tickets are £12 and available from Sound Knowledge in Hughenden Yard, online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlborough-choral-society or on the door.
Do join us for what promises to be a lovely festive evening.

08/12/2024

We just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who braved storm Darragh last night to come to our concert – it was amazing to share the music with such a full house despite the weather and we were pleased none of our contingency plans for playing during a power cut were needed!

This term we have been grateful for our orchestra members and guest players embracing an ambitious programme with such commitment, enthusiasm and good humour. Thanks go as always to our conductor Philip Singleton for continuing to stretch our capabilities and enabling us to put together such an impressive evening. This term we were also lucky to have a fabulous soprano soloist in the lovely Emma Pooley with whom we enjoyed working with immensely.

Thanks also to our committee and helpers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to run the orchestra alongside our front of house volunteers and friends of the orchestra. Thanks as always for the invaluable support of Marlborough College, St. Mary's Church Marlborough, Sound Knowledge, Making Music and The Performing Arts Service of the Wiltshire Library.

Our next concert will be at St. Mary's at 7:30pm on Saturday 29th March 2025. We hope to see lots of you there.

08/12/2024

An excellent concert from Marlborough Concert Orchestra last night. Almost a full-house despite the weather! Emma Pooley did a fantastic job as their guest soprano soloist. Now we are looking forward to our own concert on Saturday. Some lovely Christmas music and another chance to see Emma perform, along with our other soloists. Tickets available online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlborough-choral-society or from Sound Knowledge.

07/12/2024

It's warm and dry in St. Mary's and the orchestra are sounding fabulous. Definitely worth coming out for! A few tickets available on the door (cash or card).

07/12/2024

Just to confirm our concert this evening is still going ahead. Due to the disruption caused by storm Darragh, please travel safely including allowing extra travel time and check your route before setting off. We have plans in place in the case of power cuts to the church but wrap up warmly just in case. Hope to see lots of our followers there!

03/12/2024

Counting down the days to our concert this coming Saturday (7th December) where we are delighted to be joined by soprano soloist Emma Pooley.

Emma sings a wide variety of solo repertoire from Mozart to Mahler, Vivaldi to Verdi and joins us on Saturday to sing three sumptuous Strauss songs and the final movement of Mahler symphony no. 4. Emma studied music at Royal Holloway College. Having achieved a first-class music degree she went on to complete a Master’s degree in Music Theory & Analysis at King’s College, London. Emma runs a successful teaching practice in Marlborough.

Tickets for our concert are available at Sound Knowledge, Hughenden Yard, on the door (cash or card) or online https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlborough-concert-orchestra/marlborough-concert-orchestra-winter-concert-2024/e-megemq

28/11/2024

Our fast approaching concert on 7th December includes Humperdinck's overture to Hansel and Gretel. The opening to this piece features our 5 strong French horn section in a beautiful chorale. A sound not to be missed, tickets are available at Sound Knowledge, Hughenden Yard, on the door (cash or card) or online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlborough-concert-orchestra/marlborough-concert-orchestra-winter-concert-2024/e-megemq

25/11/2024

Some of our members went to see the wonderful Ensemble Renard when they came to Marlborough last year and reported back that they were an amazing ensemble. We are so lucky this wonderful group are coming back to . Peter's Marlborough. Tickets available in the link below - some of our wind section have been looking forward to this for weeks!

Produced by Matt Jolly on behalf of Britten Pears Arts, March 2024

11/11/2024

If you can't wait until our next concert on 7th December to experience live classical music,you could pop over to Chippenham this coming Saturday (16th Nov) to hear North Wiltshire Symphony - it's a great programme and would make a lovely evening out https://www.facebook.com/100031704386597/posts/1226899408376860/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

North Wiltshire Symphony Orchestra presents: Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major S.49 (Soloist: Paul Bosworth, Principal Trumpet with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) Conductor: Alex Arkwright Leader: Sara Stagg Sa...

02/11/2024

For all those interested in music education. Deadline for input is 22nd November

Help shape the future of music education! The Department for Education is reviewing England's curriculum, and now's your chance to make your voice heard. Whether you're a teacher, parent, or passionate about music, share your thoughts in the survey. Together, we can ensure music has a central place in education!

Learn more and contribute here: https://www.makingmusic.org.uk/news/full-review-of-music-education-curriculum-england

30/10/2024

Another opportunity to hear classical music in Marlborough. This time it's solo pinao at St Peter's Marlborough. Looks like it will be a great concert.

This Sunday Ingmar Lazar returns to St Peter’s! Tickets on sale and more information via our website.

https://stpetersmarlborough.org.uk/event/brilliant-international-musicians-series-ingmar-lazar-solo-piano

Sunday 3rd November, 19:00.

30/10/2024

In 20 months, 20 years will have passed since our inaugural concert! The committee are busy hatching some exciting and ambitious plans for our 20th season including new works and some big classics. In order to bring some of these plans to fruition, we are looking for more grade 7+ string players to join for regular rehearsals on Tuesday evenings in Marlborough. If this might be you, please get in touch.

25/10/2024

Rehearsals for this have been going well. Definitely a date for your diaries if it isn't already in there!