Rehearsals suspended
All rehearsals are cancelled until Wednesday 19th May 2021 at the earliest. We will advise members on when rehearsals might restart.
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All rehearsals are cancelled until Wednesday 19th May 2021 at the earliest. We will advise members on when rehearsals might restart.
Rehearsals restart
We plan to start rehearsals on Wednesday 13th January, subject to any changes in advice.
Message from Principal Conductor Tom Hammond to our audience
On what would have been the last concert of our season today, Tom Hammond, our Principal Conductor, sends you a special message to thank you for your support this year. We hope that you are…
Covid-19 virus: Rehearsals suspended until further notice and May 9 concert cancelled
The SASO Committee is very sorry to announce that Wednesday and other rehearsals have been called-off until further notice. We also regret that our next concert of French music on Saturday May 9 in St…
Critic praises “superb” Elgar and “exciting” Walton at SASO’s March concert
Cellist Matthew Sharp’s moving performance of the Elgar concerto was “superb” according to Herts Advertiser critic John Manning, and “…one of the best solo live performances of the work I have ever heard.” But he…
‘Inspirational’ cellist Matthew Sharp returns to perform Elgar’s much-loved concerto
Passionate, hauntingly lyrical and profoundly sad, Sir Edward Elgar’s much-loved Cello Concerto is the featured work in St Albans Symphony Orchestra’s in St Saviour’s Church on Saturday 7 March (7.30pm). The great English composer’s wife,…
SASO New Year Concert makes the Viennese connection
Concert-goers around the world agree that New Year and Viennese music make an unbeatable combination – and St Albans Symphony Orchestra’s concert in the Cathedral on Wednesday 1st January 2020 (7pm) showcases works that happily…
WE’VE BEEN ON A BEAR HUNT! SASO’s children’s concerts a sell-out success.
SASO’s annual concerts for children on Sunday 17 November in St Saviour’s Church were a ‘growling’, sell-out success! We played Ian Stephen’s scrumptious score for We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, including (uh-oh) ‘a totally…