Gave out Also Sprach Zarathustra (seeing as a: it's such a great piece and b: Richard Strauss comes out of copyright this year. Ran through it a number of times; each time better than the last. Think we've found a new concert opener. Spent a long time on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. It was great to see a mum dancing in the background. Turns out she was a dancer on tour with the show once upon a time. Youth Orchestra rehearsed Pirates of the Caribbean - it s

On Saturday I was delighted to welcome more than a dozen new players to the Orchestra. At our rehearsals we will now have 5 french horns, and 5 alto saxophones. We also have two potential new cellists in Junior Orchestra and a possible bassoonist once he's sourced a bassoon to play. We ran our usual section rehearsals and then full rehearsal with Yellow Bird, and In The Hall of The Mountain King. The Orchestra then showed off with The Greatest Showman. Youth Orchestra welco