2026–27 Season Schedule
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Concert 1 — , St John’s Waterloo
| Elgar — Cockaigne | 17 min | 2+1 2 2 3 : 4 2+2 3 1 : T Perc (Org) Str |
| Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 21 (soloist: t.b.a.) | 29 min | 1 2 0 2 : 2 2 0 0 : T Str |
| Bartók — The Miraculous Mandarin (complete) | 18 min | 3/2 3/1 3/2 3/1 : 4 3 3 1 : T 4P Hp Pno Cel Org Str Choir |
| Full rehearsal |
| Strings only |
| Full rehearsal |
| Full rehearsal |
| Full rehearsal |
| Dress rehearsal 2:30–5:30pm; Concert 7:30pm |
Concert 2 — , St John’s Waterloo
| Britten — Five Courtly Dances from Gloriana | 10 min | 1 1 2 1 : 2 2 3 0 : T P Pf Str |
| R. Strauss — An Alpine Symphony | 53 min | *2 *2 *3 *3 : 4(+8) 4(+2) 4(+2) 6 : 2T 4P 2Hp Org Heckl Cel Str |
| Full rehearsal |
| Sectionals (wind & brass in separate room) |
| Full rehearsal |
| Full rehearsal |
| Full rehearsal |
| Dress rehearsal 2:30–5:30pm; Concert 7:30pm |
Concert 3 — , St John’s Waterloo
| Korngold — Suite: The Sea Hawk | 17 min | 3/2 2/1 3/2 3xSax 3/1 : 4 3 4 1 : T 3P 2Hp Cel Pno Str |
| Dvořák — Violin Concerto (soloist: t.b.a.) | 32 min | 2 2 2 2 : 4 2 0 0 : T Str |
| Rimsky-Korsakov — Scheherazade | 45 min | 2+1 2/1 2 2 : 4 2 3 1 : T 5P Hp Str |
| Full rehearsal |
| Strings only |
| Full rehearsal |
| Full rehearsal |
| Full rehearsal |
| Dress rehearsal 2:30–5:30pm; Concert 7:30pm |
Concert 4 — , St Mildred’s, Addiscombe, Croydon
Organ soloist Richard Mander
| Handel/Elgar — Overture in D minor | 6 mins | 3/1 2+1 2+1 2+1 : 4 3 3 1 : T 2P Organ & Strings |
| Hackbridge-Johnson — Organ Concerto (World Premiere) | TBA | TBA |
| Parry — Blest Pair of Sirens | 11 mins | 2 2 2 2 : 4 2 3 1 : T Organ & Strings |
| Saint-Saëns — Symphony No. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony" | 38 mins | 3/1 2+1 2+1 2+1 : 4 3 3 1 : T 2P Piano Duet, Organ & Strings |
| Full rehearsal |
| Full rehearsal |
| Full rehearsal |
| Full rehearsal |
| Dress rehearsal 2:30–5:30pm; Concert 7:30pm |
Concert 5 — , St John’s Waterloo
| Glinka — Overture: Ruslan and Ludmilla | 5 mins | 2 2 2 2+1 : 4 2 3 0 : T Str |
| Saint-Saëns — Cello Concerto No. 1 (soloist: t.b.a.) | 19 min | 2 2 2 2 : 2 2 0 0 : T Str |
| Shostakovich — Symphony No. 11 | 60 min | *3 *3 3 3 : 4 3 3 1 : T Perc Hp Str |
| Full rehearsal |
| Strings only |
| Sessions 10:30am–1:30pm and 2:30–5:30pm (double session to avoid bank holiday) |
| Full rehearsal |
| Dress rehearsal 2:30–5:30pm; Concert 7:30pm |
Havering Concert — , Langton’s Lakeside, Havering
Summer concert (to be confirmed).
| Sessions 10:30am–1:30pm and 2:30–5:30pm |
| Dress rehearsal 10:30am–1:30pm; Concert 3:00pm |
