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Our Havant Symphony Orchestra Sunday afternoon Spring Concert is coming up this weekend, Sunday 10th March, 2.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher, with returning violin soloist Joo Yeon Sir.

The full programme is as follows:

Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on the Bare Mountain
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto, with soloist Joo Yeon Sir
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information about the concert and other news may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for March 2024 which is now available on the website.

We are sorry that this update is much later than usual, which is because the newsletter was delayed and has only just become available today.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

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The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up this weekend, Saturday 3rd February, 7.30pm, at Holy Trinity Church, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

There will be a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm by Tim Griffiths.

The concert programme is as follows:

Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style in C, D591
Mozart: Violin Concerto No 4 in D major, K218, with soloist Alexandra Peel
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A major, “Italian”

Alexandra Peel

It might be a bit dark and gloomy in Fareham in February but come along and experience the warmth of the Italian sunshine at our concert featuring local young violin soloist Alexandra Peel.

The composers are all German, but they all loved to travel and to explore the music of other countries.  Schubert wrote his two Overtures later dubbed ‘In the Italian Style’ out of admiration for the great opera composer Rossini.  Mendelssohn was greatly inspired by landscapes and said in a letter home from Italy that this, his fourth symphony, was “the jolliest piece I have ever done”.

Mozart, of course, travelled extensively around Europe from a very early age and his Violin Concerto No. 4 is, like the Mendelssohn, joyful and full of fun.

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information about the concert and other news about the society can be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for January 2024 which is now available on the website.

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The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 14th October, 7.30pm, at Holy Trinity Church, Fareham, conducted by Robin browning.

This concert features great English music for strings, plus the Finzi concerto for clarinet and strings with our regular HCO principal clarinet Rob Blanken as soloist.

The programme is as follows:

Walton: Two piece for strings from Henry V
Finzi: Clarinet concerto, with soloist Rob Blanken
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

See the programme page on the website for more details.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

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Our Havant Symphony Orchestra “Last Night of the Proms”–style summer evening concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 8th July, 7.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student James Thomas, with soprano soloist Janice Watson.

The full programme is as follows:

Arnold: Overture Tam O’Shanter
Elgar: Sea Pictures, with soprano soloist Janice Watson
Coates: “Summer Days” Suite, conducted by James Thomas
Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from “Samson & Delilah”, conducted by James Thomas
Wood: Fantasia on British Sea songs, ending with …
Arne arr. Sargent: “Rule Britannia”, with soprano Janice Watson
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (with chorus “Land of Hope and Glory”)
Parry arr. Elgar: Jerusalem

See the programme page on the website for more information.  Further information about the concert and other news may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for July 2023 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

Dear Havant Orchestras Update mailing list subscriber,

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 20th May, 7.30pm, at Holy Trinity Church, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

This is a special concert focusing on Beethoven.  It was originally scheduled for May 2020 as part of the “Beethoven 250” events, celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in 1770, but it had to be postponed because of the pandemic.

This event is somewhat different from our usual concert format.  Instead of the traditional concerto, the first half includes a presentation by HCO music director Robin Browning talking about Beethoven and in particular his Pastoral Symphony, illustrated with instrumental and orchestral excerpts.  After the interval, the usual format resumes with a full performance of the symphony.

Note that there is no pre-concert talk as the concert already includes a talk.

The programme is as follows:

Beethoven – Overture “Coriolan”
Presentation by Robin Browning – Exploring Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F, “Pastoral”

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information about the concert and other news may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for May 2023 which is now available on the website.

The programme of Havant Orchestras concerts for the 2023-24 season is now also available on the website.  Printed brochures describing the main concerts and season ticket application forms will be available at Havant Orchestras concerts.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

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Our Havant Symphony Orchestra Sunday afternoon Spring concert is coming up next weekend, on Sunday 26th March, 2.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher, with returning soloist Florian Mitrea who will be playing the famous Grieg Piano Concerto.

The full programme is as follows:

Franz von Suppé: Overture “Poet and Peasant”
Grieg: Piano concerto in A minor, with soloist Florian Mitrea
Sibelius: Karelia Suite, conducted by our current bursary holder James Thomas
Borodin: Symphony No 2 in B minor

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information about the concert and other news may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for March 2023 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

(There should have been a previous update for the February HCO concert with Ben Goldscheider, but we were so busy we didn’t get round to it!  For more current information we suggest following our Facebook and/or Twitter feeds).

Dear Havant Orchestras Updates mailing list subscriber,

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up very soon. The theme is “Winter Wonderland” and it is an afternoon concert, on Saturday 10th December, 2.30pm at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher.

The programme is as follows:

Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Finzi: Nocturne (New Year Music)
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 with soloist Madeleine Pickering
Coleridge-Taylor: Christmas Overture
Delius: Sleigh Ride
Waldteufel: Skaters Waltz
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite

See the programme page on the website for more details.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

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The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 15th October, 7.30pm, at Holy Trinity Church, West Street, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning. 

This concert is dedicated to HCO’s memories of Brian Howells, Leader of HCO from 1997 to 2020, as a celebration of his huge contribution to the orchestra, sadly cut short by Covid-19 in April 2020. 

The programme is as follows:

Holst: St Paul’s Suite
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat for Violin and Viola, K364, with soloists Laura Rickard and Elliott Perks
Puccini: Crisantemi
Mozart: Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K319

There will be a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm by Tim Griffiths, mainly on the Sinfonia Concertante.

See the programme page on the website for details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for October 2022 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

Dear Havant Orchestras Updates mailing list subscriber,

The last HSO concert of this season is tomorrow, Saturday 2nd July, and is a special event celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the first HSO concert in 1962.  We apologize for the short notice – with all the promotion via other channels (including Facebook and Music in Portsmouth) we overlooked sending our usual update email.

The concert is on Saturday at 7.30pm at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by our musical director Jonathan Butcher.

The programme is as follows:

Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, with international soloist Melina Mandozzi
Berlioz: The Royal Hunt and Storm from "The Trojans"
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

See the programme page on the website for more details.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 21st May, 7.30pm, at Holy Trinity Church, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Beethoven: "Egmont" Overture
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, with soloist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor, "Scottish"

See the programme page on the website for more details.

The programme of Havant Orchestras concerts for the 2022-23 season is now also available on the website.  Printed brochures describing the main concerts and season ticket application forms will be available at Havant Orchestras concerts.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 12th February, 7.30pm, at Holy Trinity Church, West Street, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

Covid-19 precautions will be in effect at this concert for the safety and comfort of the audience and players.  Seating is being spaced out with distancing between separately purchased groups of tickets.  There will be no pre-concert talk and no refreshments will be provided during the short interval, although audience members are welcome to bring their own refreshments.

Please book tickets in advance (via TicketSource or by contacting the Tickets Secretary) as described on the website, as ticket availability at the door is expected to be very limited.

The programme is as follows:

Delibes: Le roi s’amuse: Six airs de danse
Saint-Saëns: Cello concerto, with popular local soloist Mikhail Lezdkan,
Fauré: Pavane
Gounod: Symphony No 1 in D major

See the programme page on the website for more details.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

As previously announced on our Facebook and Twitter feeds, we have a change of soloist for our HSO concert on Saturday (November 20th).

Our original trumpet soloist Matilda Lloyd is unfortunately unable to play because of needing emergency dental treatment, but Matilda has very helpfully arranged for another outstanding player, Zoë Perkins, also a BBC Young Musician brass finalist, to perform the Hummel in her place.  We wish Matilda a speedy recovery and return to playing.

For details of the concert, see the programme page on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert (the first since March 2020) is coming up soon on Saturday 20th November 2021, 7.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher.

Covid-19 precautions will be in effect at this concert for the safety and comfort of the audience and players.  Seating is being spaced out with distancing between separately purchased groups of tickets.  There will be no pre-concert talk and no refreshments will be provided during the interval, although audience members are welcome to bring their own refreshments.

The programme is as follows:

Britten: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia
Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E flat, with soloist Matilda Lloyd (BBC Young Musician brass winner 2014)
Liadov: Kikimora
Elgar: Enigma Variations

See the programme page on the website for more details.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

Following new government health advice (as of 16th March) to "avoid non-essential social contact" to reduce the risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission, we have reluctantly decided to cancel the HSO concert at Oaklands School on Saturday 21st March.

Tickets will be refunded as necessary.  Those who purchased tickets online via TicketSource will be notified via email and the tickets will be refunded automatically.  The Tickets Secretary will contact season ticket holders and attempt to contact anyone who purchased individual tickets directly.

Unfortunately it is very likely that this extremely sad situation will also impact further concerts and rehearsals.  We will update our website whenever we have any new information, and post a link to it on our Facebook feed.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 21st March 2020, 7.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Avi Taler.

The programme is as follows:

Ireland: A London Overture
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Dvořák: The Noon Witch
Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, with soloist Charlie Lovell-Jones

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for March 2020 which is now available on the website.

We hope the concert will go ahead normally despite the coronavirus fears, but if we have to cancel or postpone the concert we will put a notice on the website, inform all season ticket holders by email or phone and send an email to anyone who bought tickets online.  Tickets will be refunded if necessary.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 8th February, 7.30pm, at Holy Trinity Church, West Street, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Mozart: Overture "Don Giovanni"

Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme,
Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile,
Glazunov: Chant du ménestrel   with cello soloist Mikhail Lezdkan

Haydn: Symphony No. 101, 'The Clock'

There will be a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm where Tim Griffiths will be talking about the works in the concert, especially the Haydn.

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for February 2020 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 7th December 2019, 7.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our new bursary student conductor Avi Taler.

The programme is as follows:

Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain,
Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, with piano soloist Florian Mitrea
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for December 2019 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 19th October, 7.30pm, at Fareham URC Church, Osborn Road South (just along the road from Ferneham Hall), conducted by Robin Browning.  This is a string orchestra concert, to make best use of the smaller venue.

The programme is as follows:

Vaughan Williams: Charterhouse Suite for strings
Barber: Adagio
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto Op 9 No 2, with soloist Lucinda Willits (HCO principal oboe)
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence

There will be a pre-concert talk where conductor Robin Browning will be discussing the works and other aspects of string orchestra repertoire with Stella Scott.

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for October 2019 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 13th July 2019, 7.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Stefano Boccacci.

The programme is as follows:

Wagner: Overture 'The Mastersingers'
Humperdinck: Dream Pantomime from 'Hansel and Gretel'
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, with soloist Joo Yeon Sir
Bridge: Suite 'The Sea'
Richard Strauss: Symphonic Poem 'Don Juan'

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for July 2019 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 18th May, 7.30 pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Brahms: St Anthony Variations
Haydn: Symphony No. 60, "Il Distratto"
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, with soloist Daniel Lebhardt

There will be a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm where soloist Daniel Lebhardt and conductor Robin Browning will be talking with Stella Scott about the works in the concert.

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for May 2019 which is now available on the website.

The programme of Havant Orchestras concerts for the 2019-20 season is now also available on the website.  Printed brochures describing the main concerts and season ticket application forms will be available at Havant Orchestras concerts.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 23rd March, 7.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Stefano Boccacci.

The programme is as follows:

Coleridge-Taylor: Variations on an African Air
Smetana: Three Dances from The Bartered Bride
Weber: Horn Concertino in E minor, with soloist Ben Goldscheider
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for March 2019 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

We have a very special Sunday afternoon concert coming up this weekend, at 2.30pm on Sunday 3rd March at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville.

This is a concert by the combined Havant Orchestras (with current and past players from both the Havant Chamber Orchestra and Havant Symphony Orchestra) to celebrate our memories of our founder and outstanding musical director for 50 years, Peter Craddock, BEM, who passed away in 2017.

We are extremely grateful to former Bob Harding bursary holders and current distinguished conductors Mark Wigglesworth and Toby Purser for their help in setting up and conducting this concert, and to our current bursary holder Stefano Boccacci who will be conducting the last movement of Maurice Blower’s Symphony in C, for which Peter prepared and conducted HSO’s World Premiere performance in 2008.

The programme is as follows:

Nicolai: Overture The Merry Wives of Windsor
Conductor: Toby Purser

Brahms: Double concerto for violin and cello
Soloists: Duncan Riddell and Richard Harwood
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth

Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth

Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet
Conductor: Toby Purser

Maurice Blower: Symphony in C, Finale (4th movement)
Conductor: Stefano Boccacci

For full details, see the programme page on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 9th February, 7.30 pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Dag Wirén: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: "The Lark Ascending", with soloist Sara Deborah Timossi
Beethoven: Romance in F, with soloist Sara Deborah Timossi
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

There is a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm in which our soloist Sara Deborah Timossi and our conductor Robin Browning will be discussing the works in the concert with Tim Griffiths.  There will also be a pre-concert interlude at 7.00pm in the Octagon Lounge consisting of a short piano recital by John Yu, a pupil of Karen Kingsley.

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for February 2019 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 1st December, 7.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Stefano Boccacci.

The programme is as follows:

Handel arr. Elgar: Overture in D minor
Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody, Op. 21
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G, with soloist Dinara Klinton
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2, A London Symphony

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for December 2018 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 13th October, 7.30 pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme, "Mostly Mozart", is as follows:

Mozart: Overture "Mitridate"
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, with soloist Rob Blanken
Haydn: Overture "L'Incontro Improvviso"
Mozart: Symphony No. 36, "Linz"

There is a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm in which our soloist Rob Blanken and our conductor Robin Browning will be discussing Mozart and the works in the concert.  There will also be a pre-concert interlude at 7.00pm in the Octagon Lounge by the Simojoki family ensemble.

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for October 2018 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 19th May, 7.30 pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Dvořák: Czech Suite in D major
Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3 in G
  Soloist: Rose Hsien
Dvořák: Romance for Violin and Orchestra
  Soloist: Rose Hsien
Mozart: Symphony No 38 in D, 'Prague'

There is a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm by our soloist Rose Hsien, who will be talking about the violin works.

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for May 2018 which is now available on the website.

The programme of Havant Orchestras concerts for the 2018-19 season is now also available on the website.  Printed brochures describing the main concerts and season ticket application forms will be available at Havant Orchestras concerts.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 17th March, 7.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Richard Miller.

The programme is as follows:

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, with soloist Alexander Sitkovetsky
Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition

Richard Miller will be giving a pre-concert talk about the works at 6.30pm.

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for March 2018 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 3rd February, 7.30 pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style in D major
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, with soloist Richard Uttley
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica'

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for February 2018 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 2nd December, 7.30pm, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Richard Miller.

The programme is as follows:

Elgar: Overture Cockaigne (In London Town)
Butterworth: Rhapsody A Shropshire Lad
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, with left-hand soloist Nicholas McCarthy
Franck: Symphony in D minor

Nicholas McCarthy will also be giving a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm.

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for December 2017 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 14th October, 7.30 pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques
Elgar: Sospiri, for strings and harp
Richard Strauss: Duet-Concertino for clarinet, bassoon, strings and harp, with our own soloists Robert Blanken and Richard Moore
Fauré: Pavane
Schubert: Symphony No 5 in B flat

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for October 2017 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 8th July, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Tom Griffin.

The programme is as follows:

Delius: Brigg Fair, an English Rhapsody
Khachaturian: Piano Concerto, with soloist Peter Foggitt
Holst: Suite The Planets

This will involve a much larger orchestra than usual, with many additional players including some very unusual instruments (such bass oboe in the Holst and flexatone in the Khachaturian) and two harps!

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for July 2017 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 20th May, 7.30 pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

This is an all-Beethoven concert, consisting of the following works:

Overture 'Creatures of Prometheus'
Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, with soloist Roger Owens
Symphony No 5 in C minor

See the programme page on the website for more details.

Our soloist Roger Owens will be giving a pre-concert talk at 6.30 pm about Beethoven and the piano concerto.

Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for May 2017 which is now available on the website.

The programme of Havant Orchestras concerts for the 2017-18 season is now also available on the website.  Printed brochures describing the main concerts and season ticket application forms will be available at Havant Orchestras concerts.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 20th May, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.  This is an all-Beethoven concert, consisting of the following works:

Overture 'Creatures of Prometheus'
Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, with soloist Roger Owens
Symphony No 5 in C minor

See the programme page on the website for more details.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available on the website, which is expected to be on Saturday 13th May.

When the newsletter is published, we will also be publishing our concert programme for the 2017-18 season, both in brochures accompanying the newsletter and on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 25th March, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Tom Griffin.

The programme is as follows:

Mendelssohn: Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Gregson: Tuba Concerto, with soloist Tom Torley
Schubert: Symphony No 8, 'Unfinished'
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations, Op 78

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for March 2017 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, 11th February, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Mendelssohn: Overture 'The Fair Melusine'
Richard Strauss: Oboe concerto in D major with soloist James Turnbull
Mozart: Symphony No 41 in C major, 'Jupiter'

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for February 2017 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, Saturday 3rd December, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Tom Griffin.

The programme is as follows:

Vaughan Williams: Overture 'The Wasps'
Rossini arranged by Britten: Soirées Musicales
Walton: Viola concerto, with soloist Shiry Rashkovsky
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for December 2016 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 15th October, 7.30pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Richard Strauss: Serenade in E flat major for Wind, Op 7
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, with returning soloist Savitri Grier
Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A major

See the programme page on the website for details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for October 2016 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The Havant Symphony Orchestra's traditional pre-season concert of popular classics is less than a week away now, on Saturday 24th September, at the Hayling Island Community Centre (Parkview Centre), Station Road, Hayling Island.  The concert will be conducted by Joseph Beckhelling, our Bob Harding Bursary student conductor for the season just ended.  It includes Nicolai’s Overture The Merry Wives of Windsor, Rachmaninov’s famous Piano Concerto No.2, with soloist Jinah Shim, and Sibelius’ great Symphony No.2.  See the programme page on the website for more details.  Advance booking of tickets is recommended as these concerts are very popular and seating is limited.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The final Havant Symphony Orchestra concert of this season is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 9th July, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Joseph Beckhelling.

The programme is as follows:

Brahms: Tragic Overture
John Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major, with soloist Viv McLean 
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1 in D minor

See the programme  page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for July 2016 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 14th May, 7:30pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Leó Weiner: Serenade for Small Orchestra, Op.3
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K467 with soloist Karen Kingsley
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A major, Italian

See the programme page on the website for more details. Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for May 2016 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 19th March, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and our bursary student conductor Joseph Beckhelling.

The programme is as follows:

Schumann: Overture 'Manfred'
Sibelius: Valse Triste
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No 3, with soloist Joo Yeon Sir
Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for March 2016 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 6th February, 7:30pm, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.

The programme is as follows:

Mozart: Overture The Marriage of Figaro
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major, with The Albany Piano Trio
Sibelius: Suite Pelléas et Mélisande
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, Classical

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for February 2016 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 5th December, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher. 

The programme is as follows:

Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, with soloist Jane Streeton
Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat major

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for December 2015 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The first Havant Chamber Orchestra concert of the new season is coming up next weekend, on Sunday 11th October, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning, with chart-topping guitarist Craig Ogden playing the best-known of all guitar concertos.

The programme is as follows:

Beethoven: Overture Leonora No.1
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, with soloist Craig Ogden
Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for October 2015 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/

The last Havant Symphony Orchestra concert of the current season is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 11th July, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher. 

The programme is as follows:

Kabalevsky: Overture Colas Breugnon,
Dvorak: Cello concerto, with soloist Richard Harwood
Shostakovich: Symphony No 5

See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for July 2015 which is now available on the website.

Please note that as our website is moving (as described in the newsletter), future updates will be from updates.havantorchestras@gmail.com rather than the old updates@havantorchestras.hampshire.org.uk.  We hope that the old website address and associated email addresses will still be automatically redirected to the new one for at least a year.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up next weekend, on Saturday 16th May, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.  The programme is as follows: Weber: Overture Preciosa, Beethoven: Violin Concerto, with soloist Savitri Grier; Schubert: Symphony No 2 in B flat.  The programme will be conducted by principal conductor Robin Browning.  See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for May 2015 which is now available on the website. 

The website also now has the programme of concerts for next season, including the pre-season concert at Hayling Island Community Centre.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 28th March, at Oaklands School, Waterlooville, conducted by Jonathan Butcher and Ignatius Wang.  The programme is as follows:

Rossini: Overture William Tell;
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, with soloist Boris Brovtsyn;
Brahms: Symphony No 3;
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No 6 (arr. Schmeling).

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 7th February, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.  The programme is as follows: Mozart: Overture The Impresario; Mendelssohn: Intermezzo, Nocturne and Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G, with soloist Cordelia Williams; Haydn: Symphony No 99.  See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for February 2015 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

We thought you would like to hear today's news that Peter Craddock, founder of the Havant Orchestras and musical director for over 50 years, has been awarded the British Empire Medal, for services to music, in the New year Honours List!  Here is a link to the report in the News: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/new-year-honours-list-bem-for-havant-conductor-peter-craddock-1-6497123.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

Our next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is next Saturday, 6th December, at Oaklands School, Waterlooville, with our new principal conductor Jonathan Butcher and bursary student Ignatius (Iggy) Wang. 

The programme is a feast of Russian romantic repertoire, consisting of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances from 'Prince Igor', Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with soloist Viv McLean, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Symphonic Suite 'Scheherazade'.

Further details may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for December 2014 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 18th October, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning.  The programme is as follows: William Mathias: Dance Variations; Schumann: Cello concerto, with local soloist Philip Handy; Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D.  See the programme page on the website for more details.  Further information may be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for October 2014 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your reminder that the final Havant Symphony Orchestra concert of this season is a week from now, on Saturday 5th July 2014, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by guest conductor Tom Hammond. 

The programme is
Berlioz: Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’;
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave;
Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor (with popular local soloist Karen Kingsley);
Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, ‘Enigma’.

Further details can be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for July 2014 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras Newsletter for May 2014 is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Chamber Orchestra concert on Saturday 17th May 2014 at Ferneham Hall, Fareham. 

The website also now has the programme of concerts for next season, including the pre-season concert at Hayling Island Community Centre.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 17th May, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.  The programme is as follows: Beethoven: Overture 'Egmont'; Hummel: Trumpet Concerto, with soloist Jon Yates; Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3, 'Scottish'.  The programme will be conducted by guest conductor Robin Browning.  See the programme page on the website for more details.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available on the website, which is expected to be on Saturday 10th May. 

When the newsletter is published, we will also be publishing our concert programme for the 2014-15 season, both in brochures accompanying the newsletter and on the website. 

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for March 2014 is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday 29th March 2014, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 29th March 2014, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by guest conductor Levon Parikian with soloist Robert Blanken, our principal clarinet.

The programme is as follows:

Humperdinck: Overture 'Hansel and Gretel'
Malcolm Arnold: Clarinet Concerto No 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, 'Pathetique'

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your reminder that the next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is a week from now, on Saturday 8th February 2014, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by Robin Browning. The programme is Beethoven's Overture 'Coriolan', Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor (with local violin soloist Edward Daniel) and Beethoven's Symphony No 6, 'Pastoral'.

Further details can be found in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for February 2014 which is now available on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for November 2013 is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday 30th November, at Oaklands School, Waterlooville.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 30th November, at Oaklands School, Waterlooville, conducted by guest conductor Jonathan Butcher with returning soloist Alexander Sitkovetsky.

The programme is as follows:

Tchaikovsky: Selection from Nutcracker Suite
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole
Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for October 2013 is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Chamber Orchestra concert on Saturday 19th October, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 19th October, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, featuring our old friend pianist Philip Martin.  The programme is as follows: Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture; Mozart: Piano Concerto No 5; Schumann: Introduction and Allegro Appassionato; Mozart: Symphony No 35 'Haffner'.  The programme will be conducted by guest conductor Robin Browning.  See the programme page on the website for more details.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Symphony Orchestra's traditional pre-season concert of popular classics is only a week away now, on Saturday 21st September, at the Hayling Island Community Centre (Parkview Centre), Station Road, Hayling Island.  The concert will be conducted by Colin Jagger, director of music at the University of Portsmouth, and consists of the Overture to Offenbach's 'Orpheus in the Underworld' (including the popular 'can-can'), Grieg's famous Piano Concerto with soloist Valentina Seferinova and Beethoven's even more famous Symphony No 5.

For more details about the concert and other news about the new season, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for July 2013 is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday 6th July, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The final concert of this Havant Orchestras season is coming up soon, on Saturday 6th July, when the Havant Symphony Orchestra will be performing at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by guest conductor Tom Hammond.

The programme contains a colourful selection of works from the French and Russian romantic repertoire:

Berlioz – Overture Rob Roy (containing melodies later redeveloped in Harold in Italy);
Ravel – the Mother Goose Suite;
Glazunov – Violin concerto, with soloist David Le Page;
Borodin – Symphony No 3 Unfinished;
Bizet – Carmen Suite No 1.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for May 2013 is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Chamber Orchestra concert on Saturday 18th May, at Holy Trinity Church, Fareham.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is on Saturday 18th May, at Holy Trinity Church, Fareham, at 7:30pm.  It will be conducted by Robin Browning and performed by the HCO strings with two wind soloists.  The church is only half a mile from our usual concert venue, Ferneham Hall, and its resonant acoustic provides a rewardingly rich setting for strings and soloists.

The programme includes two string orchestra favourites, Grieg's "Holberg Suite" and Dvořák's "Serenade for Strings".  The other works are J.S.Bach's Suite no.2, featuring Catherine Nicholson (HCO flute) as flute soloist, and the saxophone concerto by Glazunov, with soloist Victoria Puttock.  The saxophone concerto is also the subject of the pre-concert talk at 6:30pm.  It's not often that you get an opportunity to hear a saxophone concerto, so make the most of this chance!

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up very soon, on Saturday 16th March, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, conducted by guest conductor Andrew Morley.  The programme is as follows: Nielsen - 'Helios' Overture; Malcolm Arnold - Little Suite No.2; Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor (with soloist Adi Tal) and Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'.  We are looking forward to this very enjoyable concert.

This time the reminder is being sent out only one week before the concert [because of the webmaster being somewhat less well-organised than usual - apologies], so more details are already available in the Havant Orchestras Newsletter for March 2013 on the website.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for February 2013 is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Chamber Orchestra concert on Saturday 9th February, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 9th February, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.  The programme is as follows: Schubert: Italian Style Overture in C; Gordon Jacob: Old Wine in New Bottles for Wind; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E, K 364; Haydn: Symphony No 100, Military.  The soloists in the Mozart are our own players Brian Howells, violin, and Rebecca Hill, viola.  The programme will be conducted by guest conductor Robin Browning, because of Peter Craddock's continuing mobility problems.  See the programme page on the website for more details.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for December 2012 is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday 8th December, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville.  This is a very special concert - the grand finale of the HSO's 50th Anniversary celebrations, with founder Peter Craddock making his farewell appearance as conductor of the HSO.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 8th December, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville.  Peter Craddock, the founder of the orchestra and its conductor for the last 50 years, is retiring from the position of HSO conductor, and this will be his last concert with HSO. 

The first half of the programme will be conducted by Robert Hodge, last year's Bob Harding Bursary award holder.  Elgar's "Three Bavarian Dances" will be followed by the Brahms Double Concerto with Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin, and Richard Harwood, cello.

The second half of the programme is Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2, conducted by Peter and led by guest leader Donald Macdonald.

For further details, including directions and a map of the location, see the programme page on the website.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week or two before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for October 2012 is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Chamber Orchestra concert on Saturday 20th October, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 20th October, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.  The programme is as follows: Mendelssohn - Overture The Hebrides; Sibelius - Suite Pelléas et Mélisande; Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3 (with Alexander Karpeyev) and Mozart - Symphony No.31, Paris.  See the programme page on the website for more details.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website. We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your reminder that the Havant Symphony Orchestra's pre-season concert of popular classics is coming up soon, on Saturday 22nd September, at the Hayling Island Community Centre (Parkview Centre), Station Road, Hayling Island.   The programme is conducted by our Bob Harding Bursary Holder Robert Hodge and includes Sibelius' majestic "Finlandia", the delightful Mozart Clarinet Concerto with soloist James Maltby, and Tchaikovsky's dramatic Symphony No 4.  See the programme page on the website for more details.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The brochure giving further details of the Havant Orchestras concert programme and booking details for the 2012-13 season has now been published and will be available at the HSO concert on 7th July.  The additional details have also been added to the website, including details of ticket prices and booking arrangements.  The website will continue to be updated as further information becomes available. 

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for the 7th July concert is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Symphony Orchestra 50th Anniversary concert on Saturday 7th July, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 7th July, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.  This is a special occasion because it marks the 50th Anniversary of HSO's very first concert in July 1962. 

Highlights include Brahms' powerful and expressive Symphony No.4 and Liszt's inventive and exuberant Piano Concerto No.1, with soloist James Willshire, who previously performed with HSO at Oaklands School at very short notice in the January 2011 concert postponed from December 2010.  The programme also includes a colourful set of orchestral variations – Grieg's "Old Norwegian Romance with Variations" – and it opens with Rossini's dramatic overture "The Siege of Corinth".  The Rossini and the Liszt will be conducted by our current bursary holder, Robert Hodge.  See the programme page on the website for more details.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players about a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available. 

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for the 19th May concert is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Chamber Orchestra concert on Saturday 19th May, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.

The concert programme for the 2012-13 season has also been announced, together with information on booking Season Tickets for next season.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 19th May, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.  The programme includes J C Bach - Sinfonia Op.18 no.1 (for double orchestra), Handel - 'Water Music' Suite no.2, Mozart - Piano Concerto no.17, with Andrew Ball, and Weber - Symphony no.1 in C.  See the programme page on the website for more details.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players about a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available. 

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for the 24th March concert is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday 24th March, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.

The concert includes Brahms' "Variations on a Theme by Haydn", Shostakovich's cheerful Piano Concerto No.2 (with soloist Benjamin Powell) and Malcolm Arnold's exuberant Symphony No.4, and it opens with the rousing romantic overture "Cyrano de Bergerac" by the Dutch composer Wagenaar. 

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 24th March, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.  The concert includes Brahms' "Variations on a Theme by Haydn", Shostakovich's cheerful Piano Concerto No.2 (with soloist Benjamin Powell) and Malcolm Arnold's exuberant Symphony No.4, and it opens with the rousing romantic overture "Cyrano de Bergerac" by the Dutch composer Wagenaar. 

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players about a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available. 

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

The Havant Orchestras newsletter for the 11th February concert is now available on the website, giving full details of the Havant Chamber Orchestra concert on Saturday 11th February, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.

A special highlight is the world premiere of "Truffaldino, a ballet for chamber orchestra" by Simon Wills (former HSO trombone player).  The programme also includes Beethoven's Symphony No.3 (Eroica), Richard Strauss Horn concerto No.1 with local soloist Richard Steggall, and starts with a short extra item - Delius' Intermezzo from "Fennimore and Gerda".  See the programme page on the website for more details.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Chamber Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 11th February, at Ferneham Hall, Fareham.  A special highlight is the world premiere of "Truffaldino, a ballet for chamber orchestra" by Simon Wills (former HSO trombone player).  The programme also includes Beethoven's Symphony No.3 (Eroica), Richard Strauss Horn concerto No.1 with local soloist Richard Steggall, and starts with a short extra item - Delius' Intermezzo from "Fennimore and Gerda".  See the programme page on the website for more details.

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available. 

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your reminder that the Havant Orchestras newsletter for the 3rd December concert is now available on the website, giving full details of the HSO December concert arrangements.  It has been published a week earlier than usual (that is, two weeks before the concert) to give more time for buying tickets and checking arrangements, as the concert is at Oaklands Catholic School in Waterlooville rather than our usual Fareham venue. 

The programme includes Beethoven’s “Emperor” piano concerto – with popular local soloist Karen Kingsley (recent runner-up in the News Guide Awards) – and the grand Sibelius Symphony No 2.  This will also be your first chance to see our new Bob Harding bursary holder Robert Hodge in action, as he conducts the Berlioz overture “Beatrice and Benedict”. 

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk. 

This is your first reminder that the next Havant Symphony Orchestra concert is coming up soon, on Saturday 3rd December, at Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville.  The programme includes Beethoven’s “Emperor” piano concerto – with popular local soloist Karen Kingsley – and the grand Sibelius Symphony No 2.  This will also be your first chance to see our new Bob Harding bursary holder Robert Hodge in action, as he conducts the Berlioz overture “Beatrice and Benedict”. 

More details about the concert will be available within a few days in the Havant Orchestras newsletter, which is distributed to season ticket holders and players a week or two before the concert and also appears in an edited form on the website.  We will send you another reminder when the newsletter is available.

For further information, visit the Havant Orchestras website: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk.