Information for Players

Updated 7 February 2012 (change of concert venue; Amey Theatre car parking)

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March and June 2012 concerts

10 March 2012 - St Aldate's Church, Oxford
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite Programme note [pdf]
Brahms: Piano Concerto no.2, soloist Tom Poster

16 June 2012 - Oxford Town Hall
Beethoven: Symphony no.5
Strauss: Don Quixote, cello soloist Paul Watkins

Rehearsal schedules

Rehearsal Schedule for March 2012 concert [pdf]

Rehearsal Schedule for June 2012 concert [pdf]

2012/13 concerts

10 November 2012
Milhaud: Le Boeuf sur le Toit
Saint Saëns: Violin Concerto no. 3
Debussy: Prelude L'après-midi d'un faune
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no. 2

16 March 2013
Mozart: Overture Don Giovanni
Beethoven: Triple Concerto with the Barbican Trio (directed from the cello by Robert Max)
Walton: Symphony no. 1

15 June 2013
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Brucker: Symphony no. 7

Further details of 2012/13 programme [pdf] including instrumentation

Rehearsals

If you are unable to attend any rehearsal inform your section leader, and if for any reason you anticipate being absent more than two rehearsals for any concert please notify your section leader as far in advance as possible.

Subscriptions 2011/12

Annual fee: £140 or three payments of £50 (per term)
Students: £19 (per term)
(Subscription rates are revised annually in line with the August index of inflation)

Payment, due at first rehearsal of term, may be made by cheque, cash or bank transfer. Further details are available from the Membership Secretary, Diana Collingwood.

Oxford Symphony Orchestra is a registerd charity and, if you are UK tax payer, the orchestra can claim back tax you have paid on your subscription payments. This provides significant extra income for the orchestra so if you are a tax payer, do see the Treasurer, Sue Woolhouse, and complete a copy of the necessary declaration form.

Exceptionally, where a player has circumstances of particular personal hardship, a case for temporary reduction of fees can be considered by the Chairman, Caroline Johnson.

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Rehearsal venues

Oxford Spires Academy: Glanville Road, Oxford OX4 2AU Map and directions Note: Please depart from Oxford Spires Academy promptly after rehearsals as the external gates are locked shortly after 10.00pm.

Manor Preparatory School: Faringdon Road, Abingdon OX13 6LN Location map and downloadable directions Rehearsals are held at Manor Preparatory School only occasionally. Car sharing and lifts from Oxford can be arranged.

Amey Theatre, Abingdon School: OX14 1DE Maps and directions The Amey Theatre is only rarely used for rehearsals. Bus services from Oxford are quick and convenient (X3 and X13 services stop close by at Stratton Way terminus). Enter school at gates by the Lodge on Park Road. Cars should be parked in car park opposite but if locked use visitors spaces in school grounds. Vehicles parked in the privately owned roads around the school are liable to be clamped at any time.

Concert venues

Oxford Town Hall: St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1BX Directions, Map, Travel and Parking information

St Aldates Church, Oxford: St Aldates. Oxford OX1 1BP Travel info and directions

Selling concert tickets

Players are expected to assist with advertising concerts and selling tickets and can sell £15 tickets in advance for £12 (Over 60s £10).

Concert dress

Women: long black; Men: DJ

Management of the Orchestra

A committee of orchestra members meets three times a year to discuss and agree plans. Speak to any one of us on the committee if there is something you feel we should consider, or if you'd like to help in some way with running the orchestra. If you've got thoughts about repertoire or music you feel would be good to play, do talk to Robert Max.

There is an orchestra social and general meeting in December when ideas can be discussed by everyone and new committee members are appointed. We will have some vacancies. The current committee members are:

Caroline Johnson - Chairman
Chris Fletcher-Campbell - Orchestral Manager
Sue Woolhouse - Treasurer
Diana Collingwood - Membership Secretary
Felicity Fletcher-Campbell - Librarian
Ros Bleach
Stephen Drew
Mariette Richter, Leader, and Robert Max, Musical Director, in attendance

[Website, promotional materials and programmes: Paul Johnson - non committee member]

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