2024-5 season – All at Square Chapel

Sunday January 5th 2025 3pm (rehearsing January 5th 10.30am)New Year Viennese Gala Concert

SOLOIST: Rowena Burton

CONDUCTOR: Stephen Threlfall

Forces required: [2222 4230 T perc str]

Proposed programme:

Strauss: Acceleration Waltzes 6’

Strauss: Chit Chat Polka 3′

Eduard Strauss: Bahn Frei 2′

 

Handel: Ombra Mai Fu 3′

Schubert: Du bist die Ruh 4′

Gershwin: By Strauss 3′

 

Delibes: Pizzicato from Sylvia 3′

Strauss: Furioso polka 3’

Strauss: Champagne Polka 3′

INTERVAL

Suppe: Pique Dame Overture 7′

Strauss: Perpetuum Mobile 3′

Strauss: Thunder and Lightning Polka 3′

Weill: I’m a Stranger Here Myself 3′

Bizet: Habenera 4′

Strauss: Blue Danube 10′

Strauss: Radetzky March 3′

+ Auld Land Syne

 

PARTS

STRAUSS: ACCELERATION WALTZES

Violoncello Violin II Violin I Viola Trumpet (Bb) 2 Trumpet (Bb) 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 1 Timpani Piccolo – Flute 2 Oboes Full score French Horn (F) 4 French Horn (F) 3 French Horn (F) 2 French Horn (F) 1 Flute 1 Double Bass Clarinet (Bb) 2 Clarinet (Bb) 1 Bassoon 2 Bassoon 1 Bass Trombone Bass Drum – Triangle

STRAUSS: FURIOSO POLKA

Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Clarinet 1 in A Clarinet 2 in A Cymbals, Bass Drum Double Bass Flute Full Score A4 Horn 1 in F Horn 2 in F Horn 3 in F Horn 4 in F Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Piccolo Snare Drum Timpani Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Trumpet 1 in A Trumpet 2 in A Viola Violin 1 Violin 2 Violoncello

SUPPE: PIQUE DAME OVERTURE

Flutes Hautbois Clarinettes Bassons Cors Trompettes Trombones-Tuba Timbales Percussions Violon1 Violon2 Alto Basses

BIZET: HABENERA

Score Flutes_I-II Oboe_I-II Clarinet_I-II Bassoon_I-II Horn_I-II Horn_III-IV Pistons Tambours Timpani_Triangle Violin_1 violin_2 Viola cellos_basses


Sunday March 30th 2025 3pm (rehearsing March 16th 2pm, March 23rd 2pm, March 30th 10.30am)Mozart in Prague

  • Dvorak: Czech Suite [2222 2200 T str] 23’
  • Mozart: Serenade No. 11  [0222 2000] 25’
  • Mozart: Prague Symphony No. 38 [2202 2200 T str] 26’

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Sunday June 22nd 2025 3pm (rehearsing June 8th 2pm, June 15th2pm, June 22nd 10.30am)Mozart in Vienna

  • Schubert: Overture Die Zauberharfe [2222 4230 T str] 11’
  • Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 (Elizaveta Saul) [2200 2000 str] 25’
  • Mozart: Haffner Symphony No. 35 [2222 2200 T str] 22’
  • Strauss: Tales from the Vienna Woods [2222 4230 T perc str] 12’

Sunday October 19th 2025: rehearsals September 28th , October 12th, with the concert on October 19th.

(There is a gap because Steve is not available on October 5th)

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New Year: Sunday January 4th 2026

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Concert: Sunday March 22nd 2026: rehearsals March 1st, 15th with the concert on March 22nd.

(There is a gap because of a possible clash with Slaithwaite on March 8th)      

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Sunday June 21st 2026: rehearsals: June 7th, 14th with the concert on June 21st.

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All concerts will be at 3pm in Square Chapel (hopefully!) with rehearsal times to be confirmed.