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JAGS Community Orchestra

JAGS Community Orchestra is a high quality ensemble consisting of current senior girls, ex-girls, staff, ex-staff and local people as well as many professional and semi professional musicians. It is conducted by the Director of Music Leigh O'Hara and led by the Head of Strings Caroline Davis. The orchestra normally performs two or three times a year in September, January and April. Players must be of at least Grade 8 standard and able to cope with just three rehearsals before a concert. We normally rehearse on the Thursday and Friday evening prior to a concert and again on the concert day. In September we often have an additional rehearsal in the previous week. If you are interested in playing please concact the music department. There are limited vacancies in the wind section but players will be kept on a waiting list. There are spaces in the strings and brass.

In January 2008 we have formed a partnership with Dulwich Helpline who provide friendly volunteer support for isolated older people in the Dulwich area. We will be raising money for them at each of our concerts. So far we have helped raise over £1000.

See www.dulwich-helpline.org.uk

Next concert and rehearsals:

Thursday 23 and Friday 24 April in JAGS Holst Hall

Rehearsals 7.00 – 9.30pm Strings, woodwind and horns

 

Saturday 25 April in JAGS Holst Hall

Rehearsal 2.00 – 5.30 Tutti

Concert 7.30 – 9.20pm

 

Repertoire:

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E minor (to be confirmed)

 

 

Previous Repertoire:

 

September 2008

Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major

 

April 2008

Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture

Haydn: Symphony No.104 in D major London

Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F major Pastoral

 

January 2008

Weber: Overture to Der Freischutz

Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor (soloist: Victoria Harrild)

Dvorak: Symphony No.8 in G major

 

September 2007

Verdi: Overture to Nabucco

Verdi: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco

Puccini: Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly

Verdi: Grand March from Aida

Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 in D minor

 

April 2007

Rossini: Overture to The Thieving Magpie

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (soloist: Richard Russell)

Sibelius: Symphony No.2 in D major

 

January 2007

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (highlights from the complete ballet - narrator: Timothy Dawkins)