The orchestra rehearses at the St Albans United Reformed Church (Homewood site), Sandpit Lane St Albans AL1 4BH on Wednesdays from 7.30pm – 10.00pm, tuning at 7.25pm. Venue opens at 7.10pm.
You are reminded that if you miss two rehearsals for a concert, you must discuss with your section principal whether it’s still possible for you to take part in it. Depending on the circumstances, you may be asked not to continue playing for that particular concert.
Winds and brass please arrange a deputy if absent.
Saturday 10th October 2026, 7:30pm
Conductor: Daniel Hogan
Soloist: Tim Gill
Orchestration
Liszt: Les Preludes
3(1.2.3/picc) 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – timp+3 – hp – str
Schumann: Cello Concerto
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – timp – str
Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette – Romeo Alone; Festivities at Capulet’s
3[1.2.pic] 2 2 4 — 4 4 3 0 — 2tmp+3 — hp — str
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
3(1.2.3/picc) 3(1.2.Eh) 2 2 – 4 4 3 1 – timp+3 – hp – str
Sun 15th November 2026, 2.30pm and 4.00pm
Conductor: Lucia Švecová
Orchestration
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf – Andante
Strings only
Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King
+3222 4231 T Perc strings
Stravinsky: Dance Infernal and Finale from Firebird
2(pic)2(ca)22/4231/timp.3perc(BD,cyms,tgl,xyl)/hp.pf(cel)/str
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Overture
+4+3+32 4231 T Per Cel Hp St
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite, Laideronette, Empress of the Pagogas
+2+22+2 2000 T Perc Xyl Cel Hp strings
Wolf-Ferrari – Suzanna’s Secret Overture
1Picc.2.2.2.2./4.2.3.0./Timp./Hrp./Str.
Friday 1st January 2027, 7.00pm
Conductor: Daniel Hogan
Soloist: Michael McHale (Piano)
Orchestration
Saint-Saens: Danse Bacchanale
+3+3+3+3 4+431 T Perc Hp strings
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
solo: pno picc.2.2.Eh.2.Bcl.2 4.3.3.1 timp.perc str
Smetana: Dance of the Comedians
+3222 4230 T Perc strings
Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March
+3224 4431 T Perc strings
De Falla: La Vida Breve: Danza Espanol no 1
2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2/4231/timp.perc.glock/2hp.cel/str
Josef Strauss: Die Libelle
Picc.1.2.2.2. / 4.2.1.0. / Hrp. / Timp. / Perc. (2) /Str.
Delius: La Calinda
+2222 423(1) T Perc Hp Str (Bjo)
Elgar: Chanson de Nuit
1121 2000 Hp strings
Elgar: The Wand of Youth: The Wild Bears
+2222 4231 T Perc Glock Hp strings
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Pas de deux
+3+3+32 4231 T Perc 2Hp Cel strings
Marquez: Conga del Fuego
pic,2-2-ebcl,2-2; 4-3-3-1; timp-4 perc; str
