Suffolk Sinfonia rehearsal schedule

These rehearsals have already taken place. To see the current rehearsal schedule, please look at the Rehearsals page.

Deletions look like this, and additions look like this.

Date Rehearsal details Rehearsal venue
Rehearsal 2 Wednesday, 27 January, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 Saint-Saëns; Maskerade

South Lee School
Rehearsal 3 Wednesday, 3 February, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 BRASS SECTIONAL Copland.

7:50 FULL ORCHESTRA Saint-Saëns; Rachmaninov

South Lee School
Rehearsal 4 Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

Sectionals - details to be provided nearer the date. Probably more than one section involved.

South Lee School
Break Wednesday, 17 February, 2010 (All day)

Half term - no rehearsal

Rehearsal 5 Wednesday, 24 February, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 BRASS SECTIONAL Copland.

8:15 FULL ORCHESTRA Spartacus; Maskerade

South Lee School
Rehearsal 6 Wednesday, 3 March, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

Sectionals

South Lee School
Rehearsal 7 Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 STRINGS ONLY Tchaikovsky.

8:45 7:50 FULL ORCHESTRA Rachmaninov (with Birgitta); Maskerade.

8:30 The AGM will take place during the rehearsal break.

8:45 Rachmaninov (with Birgitta).

South Lee School
Rehearsal 8 Wednesday, 17 March, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 BRASS SECTIONAL Copland.

8:15 8:00 FULL ORCHESTRA Rachmaninov (with Birgitta); Saint-Saëns

South Lee School
Rehearsal 9 Saturday, 20 March, 2010 - 14:00 - 17:30

Rehearsal starts at 2:00pm.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Concert Saturday, 20 March, 2010 - 19:30 - 22:00

Concert - details at http://suffolkmusic.co.uk/node/177

St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Rehearsal 1 Wednesday, 21 April, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7:30 Full orchestra. First rehearsal with Niel Carlson. Vltava, Blue Danube, Emperor Waltz.

South Lee Schol
Rehearsal 2 Wednesday, 28 April, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Poet and Peasant.

South Lee School
Rehearsal 3 Wednesday, 5 May, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7.30 Vltava
8.45 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (orchestra only)

South Lee School
Rehearsal 4 Wednesday, 12 May, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7.30 Emperor Waltzes     
8.45 Radetsky March/Thunder & Lightning Polka

South Lee School
Rehearsal 5 Wednesday, 19 May, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7.30 Blue Danube       
8.45 Poet & Peasant Overture

South Lee School
Rehearsal 6 Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7.30 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Jamie

South Lee School
Rehearsal 7 Wednesday, 9 June, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7.30 Radetsky March/Vltava
8.45 Thunder & Lightning Polka/Poet & Peasant Overture

South Lee School
Rehearsal 8 Wednesday, 16 June, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7.30 Blue Danube/ Emperor Waltzes
8.45 Mendelssohn

South Lee School
Rehearsal 9 Wednesday, 23 June, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7.30 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
8.45 Mendelssohn/Vltava

South Lee School
Rehearsal 10 Sunday, 27 June, 2010 - 18:00

Afternoon rehearsal - ready to be seated at 5:15pm, baton down at 5:30pm. Starting with Mendelssohn 1 & 3, then top and tailing 2 and other works.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Concert Sunday, 27 June, 2010 - 21:00 - 23:00

8.00 Concert order:

Vltava
Violin Concerto

Interval
Poet & Peasant
Blue Danube
Radetsky March
Emperor Waltzes
Thunder & Lightning Polka

Concert details at http://suffolkmusic.co.uk/view/concerts

St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Rehearsal 1 Wednesday, 15 September, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7:30 - Full rehearsal with new conductor Robert Hodge http://www.roberthodge.sitebones.com/. Concert programme at http://suffolkmusic.co.uk/node/435.

South Lee School
Rehearsal 2 Wednesday, 22 September, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7:30 1st Mvt (Sym), Theme, no. 8 and Finale (Var)

South Lee School
Rehearsal 3 Wednesday, 29 September, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7:30 Overture, 2nd Mvt (Sym)
8:45 only 2 horns after break

7:30 3rd Mvt (Sym), 3, 4 +7 (Var) [no picc, contra, perc, tpt, trmb]

South Lee School
Rehearsal 4 Wednesday, 6 October, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7:30 Overture, 2nd Mvt (Sym)

8:45 only 2 horns after break

South Lee School
Rehearsal 5 Wednesday, 13 October, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7:30 4th Mvt (Sym), 2 + 6 (Var) [tutti]

South Lee School
Rehearsal 6 Wednesday, 20 October, 2010 - 20:30 - 22:45

7:30 Variations and Overture [more precise tbc]

South Lee School
Rehearsal 7 Wednesday, 3 November, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 Symphony 1st and 2nd mvts

South Lee School
Rehearsal 8 Wednesday, 10 November, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 Tutti; Overture, 3rd mvt and Variations

South Lee School
Rehearsal 9 Wednesday, 17 November, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 Tutti; Symphony 3rd and 1st and 4th mvts, and Overture

South Lee School
Rehearsal 10 Saturday, 20 November, 2010 - 14:30 - 17:00

2:30 - 3:45 Symphony (3, 2, 4, 1)

3:45 - 4:00 Overture

4:15 Variations

St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Concert Saturday, 20 November, 2010 - 19:30 - 21:45

Brahms - Tragic Overture
Brahms - Haydn Variations
Brahms - Symphony No.2 Op.73 in D major

Conductor: Robert Hodge

St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Rehearsal 1 Wednesday, 12 January, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 Please arrive early (7:00 onwards). As much as possible from the programme:

  • Walton - Crown Imperial
  • Mahler - Adagietto
  • Arnold - English Dances
  • Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique

This first rehearsal will be in the Apex. Please arrive in good time.The doors will be open from 6:45pm and most people will arrive from 7:00pm onwards.

There will be no refreshments provided at half time. Please bring your own.

You can park in the Cattle market/arc or Cattle market/arc lower level car park (off Parkway opposite the multiplex cinema) for free after 6pm.

The Apex or South Lee School (to be confirmed).
Rehearsal 2 Wednesday, 19 January, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30 No Brass. Please note Trumpets/Cornets are welcome to attend any of the Berlioz 1 rehearsals. Berlioz 2 + 1 + 3

South Lee School
Rehearsal 3 Wednesday, 26 January, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30: Strings only. Mahler.

8:45: Berlioz 2 + other bits. Requests in advance, please!

South Lee School
Rehearsal 4 Wednesday, 2 February, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30: Full orch. Walton

8:45: Arnold 1 + 2, Berlioz 4 + 5.

South Lee School
Rehearsal 5 Wednesday, 9 February, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30: No brass. Please note Trumpets/Cornets are welcome to attend any of the Berlioz 1 rehearsals. Berlioz 2 + 1.

8:45: Berlioz 3, Mahler

South Lee School
Rehearsal 6 Wednesday, 16 February, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

This rehearsal will be in the Apex. Please arrive in good time.Most people will arrive from 7:00pm onwards.

There will be no refreshments provided at half time. Please bring your own.

You can park in the Cattle market/arc or Cattle market/arc lower level car park (off Parkway opposite the multiplex cinema) for free after 6pm.

 

7:30: Full orch. Walton, Arnold 4 + 3

8:45: Berlioz 4 + 5

The Apex
Break Wednesday, 23 February, 2011 (All day)

Half term - no rehearsal.

Rehearsal 7 Wednesday, 2 March, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30: Full orch. Berlioz 4 + 5

8:45: Berlioz 3, Arnold (complete), Walton

South Lee School
Rehearsal 8 Wednesday, 9 March, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30: No brass or wind until 8:00. Mahler.

8:00: Berlioz 1 + 2 + 3

9:15: AGM

South Lee School
Rehearsal 9 Wednesday, 16 March, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

7:30: Berlioz 3rd movement
7.50: Berlioz 5th movement (run)
8.10: Arnold 1st and 4th movements
8.30: Break
8.50: Berlioz 1st movement
9.20: Mahler (strings only)

South Lee School
Rehearsal 10 Saturday, 19 March, 2011 - 14:30 - 17:30

2.30: Walton
2.45: Arnold
3.10: Berlioz 4th movement
3.25: Berlioz 5th movement
3.50: Break
4.10: Berlioz 1st movement
4.30: Berlioz 3rd   movement
4.55: Berloz 2nd  movement
5.15: Mahler (strings)

This rehearsal will be in the Apex. Please arrive in good time. You can park in the Cattle market/arc or Cattle market/arc lower level car park (off Parkway opposite the multiplex cinema) for £1.50 (up to 1 hour), £2.00 (up to 2 hours), £2.50 (up to 3 hours) or £3.00 (up to 4 hours maximum), pay and display. Parking is free after 6pm.

The Apex
Concert Saturday, 19 March, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45
  • Walton - Crown Imperial
  • Mahler - Adagietto
  • Arnold - English Dances
  • Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique
The Apex
Rehearsal 1 Wednesday, 27 April, 2011 - 19:30

19.30 Carmen Suite Nos 1, 1a, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11

20.45 Copland Rodeo complete

South Lee School
Rehearsal 2 Wednesday, 4 May, 2011 - 19:30

19.30 Strings only rehearsal

19.00 Brass – Copland Fanfare

South Lee School
Rehearsal 3 Wednesday, 11 May, 2011 - 19:30

19.30 Chabrier - Joyeuse Marche, Copland - Buckaroo Holiday, Hoe-Down

20.45 Strauss Horn Concerto -without soloist

South Lee School
Rehearsal 4 Wednesday, 18 May, 2011 - 19:30

19.30 Carmen – Nos 2 ,3, 4, 7, 8

19.30 Joyeuse Marche, Carmen – Nos 1, 1a, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11

20.45 Copland Corral Nocturne, Saturday Night Waltz

20.45 Copland -  Buckaroo Holiday Hoe-Down

South Lee School
Rehearsal 5 Wednesday, 25 May, 2011 - 19:30

19.30 Joyeuse Marche, Carmen – Nos 1, 1a, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11

19.30 Carmen – Nos 2 ,3, 4, 7, 8

20.45 Copland -  Buckaroo Holiday Hoe-Down

20.45 Copland Corral Nocturne, Saturday Night Waltz

South Lee School
Rehearsal 6 Wednesday, 8 June, 2011 - 19:30

19.30 Strauss Horn Concerto – without soloist

20.45 Carmen – Nos 10 ,6 ,8

South Lee School
Rehearsal 7 Wednesday, 15 June, 2011 - 19:30

19.30 Strauss Horn Concert (with soloist - Kay Dawson)

20.45 Copland – Rodeo

South Lee School
Rehearsal 8 Wednesday, 22 June, 2011 - 19:30

19.30 Run concert programme (without Strauss)

The Apex
Rehearsal 9 Sunday, 26 June, 2011 - 15:30 - 17:30

3:00 onwards - setting up.

3:30 - 5:30 Rehearsal.

The Apex
Concert Sunday, 26 June, 2011 - 19:30 - 22:00
  • Strauss - Horn Concerto No 1
  • Copland – Rodeo (Dance Episodes) & Ceremonial Fanfare
  • Bizet – Carmen Suites No 1 & 2
  • Chabrier – Joyeuse March

 

The Apex
Rehearsal 1 Wednesday, 7 September, 2011 - 19:30

Fisrt rehearsal, starts 7:30.

  • Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No.1
  • Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
  • Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 in F minor Op.36

Conductor - Khac Uyen Nguyen

Soloist - Helen Goodall

South Lee School
Rehearsal 2 Wednesday, 14 September, 2011 - 19:30

7:30. Tchaikovsky: 1st and 2nd movements, perhaps some details of the 4th that we missed in the first rehearsal.

 

South Lee School
Rehearsal 3 Wednesday, 21 September, 2011 - 19:30

19:30 Tchaik mov 1, 4, 3

21:25 The Lark

South Lee School
Rehearsal 4 Wednesday, 28 September, 2011 - 19:30

19:30 Tchaik mov 4, 1 , Grieg (sectionals to be confirmed)

20:45 Tutti Tchaik & Grieg

South Lee School
Rehearsal 5 Wednesday, 5 October, 2011 - 19:30

19:30 Tutti: Tchaik mov 1, 4 , 3. Grieg mov 4
Tutti without trombones: Grieg mov 1, Tchaik mov 2.
21:25 The Lark

South Lee School
Rehearsal 6 Wednesday, 12 October, 2011 - 19:30

19:30 Every bit involving brass: Tchaik mov 4, 1, 3, 2, Grieg
21:25 The Lark

South Lee School
Rehearsal 7 Wednesday, 19 October, 2011 - 19:30

19:30 Tchaik and Grieg

First half sectional, 2nd tutti run through (to be confirmed)

South Lee School
Rehearsal 8 Wednesday, 2 November, 2011 - 19:30

19:30 Tchaik complete, Grieg complete.

No brass. Piccolo and percussion are optional.

South Lee School
Rehearsal 9 Wednesday, 9 November, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:45

Please be seated and tuned by 7:20. Access will be via the front door from 7pm.
19:30 Run through complete program: Tchaik, The Lark, Grieg.

Piccolo and percussion required. No Brass needed. Full Brass now required.

Running order:

Tchaikovsky 4,1,3; Grieg 4, 1; Tchaikovsky 2; Lark; Grieg 3,2.

The Apex
Rehearsal 10 Saturday, 12 November, 2011 - 14:30

Access via the back for unloading. Also front doors are open.

2:30 -5:30, please be seated and tuned by 2:20. Running order:

2:30pm (strings)
Grieg: 2nd
Grieg: 3nd (+ triangle)
3:00 (2 1 2 2 - 2 0 0 0  Triangle Strings)
The Lark
3:20 (2 2 2 2 - 4 2 0 0 Tmp Strings)
Tchaik: 2nd
3:45 Break
4:00 (tutti 3 2 2 2 - 4 2 3 1 Tmp Perc Strings)
Tchaik: 4th, 1st, 3rd
Grieg: 4th
Rehearsal ends at 5:30pm

The Apex
Concert Saturday, 12 November, 2011 - 19:30
  • Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No.1
  • Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending – Solo violin
  • Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 in F minor Op.36

Conductor - Khac Uyen Nguyen

Soloist - Helen Goodall

The Apex
Rehearsal 1 Wednesday, 11 January, 2012 - 19:30 - 21:30

Finish 9.30
Symphony (Read-Through)

South Lee School
Rehearsal 2 Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 - 19:30 - 21:30

Finish 9.30
Rhapsody – Overture – Walking the Dog  (Read-Through)

South Lee School
Rehearsal 3 Wednesday, 25 January, 2012 - 19:30 - 21:30

7:30 - 8:25 Symphony 1st Mvt
8:30 - 9.30 Adagio (Strings only)

South Lee School
Rehearsal 4 Wednesday, 1 February, 2012 - 19:30 - 21:30

7:30 - 8:25 Rhapsody - Overture
8:30 - 9:30 Symphony 3rd Mvt

South Lee School
Rehearsal 5 Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 - 19:30 - 21:00

NB Finish 9pm
7:30 - 8:15 Symphony 2nd Mvt
8:15 - 9:00 Symphony 4th Mvt

South Lee School