Saturday 5th April 2025 @ Duke’s Hall

Saturday 5th April 2025, 7.00pm
Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music
Conducted by Rebecca Miller

Elgar – In the South (Alassio)
Machonchy – Bassoon Concertino (Amy Harman)
Holst – The Planets

Sunday 15th June 2025 @ Duke’s Hall

Sunday 15th June 2025, 7.00pm
Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music
Conducted by Rebecca Miller

Gabriella Lena Frank Dances
Sibelius Violin Concerto (Ben Nabarro)
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

Saturday 5th April 2025 @ Duke’s Hall

Saturday 5th April 2025 7.00pm Duke’s Hall, RAM Conducted by Rebecca Miller Elgar In the South (Alassio) 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, side drum, triangle and glockenspiel), harp and strings Maconchy Bassoon Concertino (Amy Harman) – strings only Holst The Planets 4 flutes (third doubling first piccolo and fourth doubling second piccolo and “bass flute in G”, actually an alto flute), 3 oboes (third doubling bass oboe), cor anglais, 3 clarinets in B♭ and A, bass clarinet in B♭, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tenor tuba in B♭, tuba., 6 timpani (two players); triangle, side drum, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, gong, tubular bells, glockenspiel (three players), xylophone (two players), organ, celesta, 2 harps, strings
Monday 10 March	UCLA 6:45-9:30	Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Mercury Elgar
Monday 17th March	UCLA 6:45-9:30	Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Mercury Elgar Maconchy (if time)
Monday 24th March	UCLA 6:45-9:30	Mars, Jupiter, other movements tbc Elgar Maconchy – no solo
Monday 31st March	UCLA 6:45-9:30	Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Mercury, other movements tbc Elgar Maconchy – no solo
Wednesday 2nd April	UCLA 6:45-9:30	Venus, Saturn, Neptune, other movements tbc Elgar (if necessary) Maconchy – with soloist
Saturday 5th April	RAM 2:00 to 5:30, concert 7:00-9:30

Sunday 15th June 2025 @ Duke’s Hall

Sunday 15th June 2025 7.00pm Duke’s Hall, RAM Conducted by Rebecca Miller Gabriela Lena Frank Dances Sibelius Violin Concerto (Ben Nabarro) 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and strings. Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, tambourine, side drum, cymbals, bass drum, tamtam, xylophone, glockenspiel, tubular bells, harp, piano, and strings.
Monday 19 May	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Monday 2 June	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Wednesday 4 June	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Monday 9 June	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Wednesday 11 June	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Sunday 15 June	RAM	2:00 to 5:30

Sunday 7th December 2025 @ Duke’s Hall

Sunday 7th December 2025 7.00pm Duke’s Hall, RAM Conducted by Rebecca Miller Schumann Overture – Manfred Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto no.3 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, triangle), strings, and solo piano Saint-Saens – Symphony no.3 (organ) 3 flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, cymbal, bass drum, piano, organ, and strings. Paul Wee (piano) Jem Lowther (organ)
Monday 10 November	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Monday 17th November	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Monday 24th November	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Monday 1st December	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Thursday 4th December	UCLA	6:45-9:30
Sunday 7th December	RAM	2:00 to 5:30 7.00 to 9.30

29 march 2026

Saturday 29th March 2026 7.00pm Duke’s Hall, RAM Conducted by Rebecca Miller PROGRAMME TBC
Monday 2 March	TBC	6:45-9:30
Monday 9 March	TBC	6:45-9:30
Monday 16 March	TBC	6:45-9:30
Monday 23 March	TBC	6:45-9:30
Thursday 26 March	TBC	6:45-9:30
Sunday 29 March	RAM	2:00 to 5:00 7 to 9.30

saturday 13 June 2026

Sunday 13th June 2026 Sinfonia Smith Square 7pm Conducted by Rebecca Miller Programme TBC
Monday 18 May	TBC	6:45-9:30
Wednesday 20 May	TBC	6:45-9:30
Monday 1 June	TBC	6:45-9:30
Monday 8 June	TBC	6:45-9:30
Wednesday 10 June	TBC	6:45-9:30
Saturday 13 June	RAM	2:00 to 5:30 7.00 to 9.30 concert

sunday 7th december

Sunday 7th December 2025 7.00pm
Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music
Conducted by Rebecca Miller

Schumann Manfred Overture
Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto no.3
Saint-Saens – Symphony no.3 (organ)

Paul Wee (piano)
Jem Lowther (organ)

FORTHCOMING CONCERT

SATURDAY
15th February 2025 7pm

St.Giles, Cripplegate
Conducted by Jonathan Butcher
with Jem Lowther (organ)

Fauré Masques et Bergamasques
Butterworth On the Banks of Green Willow
Poulenc Organ Concerto
Mendelssohn Symphony no.3 (Scottish)

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2024/2025 SEASON

Welcome to the this season with Rebecca Miller as our principal conductor. As an amateur orchestra, we are very aware of the need to balance our performances with well known international soloists and new emerging talent. Sophie Kauer (the cellist from TAR) is our soloist in Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto no.1, Amy Harman plays the bassoon concertino by Elizabeth Maconchy, and Ben Nabarro plays the wonderful Violin Concerto by Sibelius. We are also doing the Planets and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances among other exciting pieces. The list of the concerts is HERE. Please support us by coming to the concerts.

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The orchestra plays to a high standard and is a mixture of conservatoire students and excellent amateurs. We normally perform 3 concerts per season in St John’s Smith Square or in the Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music. We have also performed three times in the Cadogan Hall. We meet for 4-5 rehearsals in central London during the three weeks leading up to each concert.

We have worked with top soloists including Boris Giltburg, Alina Ibragimova, Thomas Gould, Lawrence Power, Tim Hugh, Piers Lane, Janice Watson, Dimitry Sitkovetsky and Benjamin Grosvenor.

There is a waiting list for most of the sections, but we welcome guests and new players even if you may not be able to play in all the concerts. Double basses and Violas are particularly welcome!!

To apply to join our friendly and sociable orchestra, please click on ‘Join us’ above or email joinroyalorchsoc@gmail.com

For our 150th anniversary celebration in 2021 we produced a brochure detailing the history of the orchestra, which may be viewed by clicking on the picture above

Alternatively a hard copy is available by post for £5 + £5 P & P
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READ ABOUT OUR SOLOISTS

Amy Harman

Ben Nabarro

Jem Lowther

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HISTORY

The Royal Orchestral society has a rich and eventful history, including concerts with Henry Wood, Edward Elgar, Arthur Sullivan, Fritz Kreisler and Pablo Casals. Read more.

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WAR REQUIEM

Our performance on 30 November 2014 at Cadogan Hall has been described as triumph. The soloists were Geraldine McGreevy, James Gilchrist and Ashley Riches, and the children’s choir were from the Church of St John the Divine, Kennington.

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COMMUNITY

Why not introduce your children to musical instrument by bringing them to one of our friendly and fun kids concerts?

REVIEW OF OUR JUNE CONCERT

by Bernard Hughes from the Arts DeskSaturday 16th June 2024

SHOWCASING TWO UKRAINIAN COMPOSERS
Conducted by Rebecca Miller with Ben Goldscheider (horn)

Havrylets Chorale – Glière Horn Concerto – Shostakovich Symphony no.5

Saturday 5th April 2025, 7.00pmDuke’s Hall, Royal Academy of MusicConducted by Rebecca Miller

Sunday 15th June 2025, 7.00pmDuke’s Hall, Royal Academy of MusicConducted by Rebecca Miller

Sunday 13th June 2026Sinfonia Smith Square 7pmConducted by Rebecca Miller

Sunday 7th December 2025 7.00pmDuke’s Hall, Royal Academy of MusicConducted by Rebecca Miller