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November 22nd at 7.30pm |
BCO Returns . . to Buckingham! |
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| St Peter and St Paul Church, Buckingham |
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Saturday 22nd November sees the BCO in action at St Peter and St Paul Church, Buckingham, the venue that has been chosen to be our home for at least the next year. The orchestra has been presenting concerts at various venues around Buckinghamshire, but we feel we have been neglecting our home town, and we would like to build up a steady audience here. The concert is comprised of three pieces that are staples of the Classical repertoire. Firstly the Don Giovanni Overture by Mozart, then the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with soloist Sara Deborah Struntz. In the second half the towering Symphony No 4 by Beethoven, this year's step in our journey through all of Beethoven's symphonies. Our conductor for this concert will be Catherine Rose. |
| Tickets available on the door, or via The Dukes Music Market Hill, Buckingham. |
About the Orchestra |
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Having met for the first time in February 2004, the Buckinghamshire Chamber Orchestra has presented a series of concerts in North Buckinghamshire with Musical Director, Catherine Rose.
The Orchestra specialises in the Classical, Baroque and Early Romantic periods, but occasionally ventures into music of the 20th or even 21st century. As a Chamber Orchestra with a complement of twenty-eight strong players, it is able to present anything from Symphonies and Concertos, to works that are often neglected by the large Symphony Orchestra, such as Octets, Decets and Serenades. We would love to talk to audience members who wish to become supporters of the Orchestra, and opportunities for local businesses to sponsor concerts in return for publicity and hospitality before and after the event. |
| Contact our Chairman if you have any questions or would like receive more news as it is released. |
| For planned repertoire please click below. |
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Players needed! |
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| The Orchestra membership is nearly complete, but still has vacancies for players of grade 7/8 and above on the following instruments: | ||||||
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| We rehearse at Bourton Meadow School - click for a MAP - and the Village Hall in Gawcott. An audition may be required. Please call our Membership Secretary to learn more. |
Our Director of Music - Catherine Rose |
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Catherine Rose studied music at Bristol University, specialising in horn, hand-horn and the music of Varese. She then spent two years as a post-graduate horn-player at the Royal College of Music, gaining the first ever scholarship as Attached Student to the London Sinfonietta Education Programme. She also studied conducting with George Hurst and Michael Rose on the Canford Summer School of Music Conducting Course. She became Education and Outreach Officer for Endymion Ensemble in 1987, and has worked on education projects for a number of orchestras in the UK and Sweden. She also taught at the Bedford Saturday Morning Music School for 14 years, where she conducted a brass ensemble and the Second Orchestra. She has also worked as Tutor to the horn sections of the Bedfordshire County First and Third Orchestras.
She was the Education Programme Director for Sinfonia 21 for 7 years, leading an innovative programme with professional musicians and composers, including the Music and Science Project. She is now a Trustee of Sinfonia 21. As an independent arts consultant and journalist, she is currently working with clients including Arts Council England, Arts Professional Magazine, the Specialist Schools’ Trust and Youth Music. She is deputy conductor of the Milton Keynes Sinfonia, for which she also plays the horn. She conducted the orchestra in concert for the first time in June 2003, at the Ampthill Festival. In December 2003, she was invited to become the musical director of the new Buckinghamshire Chamber Orchestra. |
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