Summer Concert

5:00 pm Sat 27 June 2026

Atrium, St Bartholomew's School, Newbury

Music and Sport

With Sport Themed Fancy Dress Competition

Join Newbury Symphony Orchestra for a lively summer concert celebrating music and sport. Featuring Olympic themes, film favourites, and a fun Sweet Caroline singalong. - perfect for families and children of all ages. Bring a picnic and relax!

Concert Highlights

Williams - Olympic Fanfare and Theme
arr. Van Der Zwaluw - Wii Sports Theme
Vangelis - Chariot of Fire
Waldteufel - Skaters Waltz
Williams - Quidditch Match Brass Fanfare
Puccini arr. Benotas - Nessun Dorma
Diamond - Sweet Caroline Singalong
Ravel - Bolero Extracts

Conductor: Neil Farrow

Leader: Susie Henwood

Run time approx 90 minutes including interval

Tickets are availabable via Ticket Tailor and will also be available at the door.

Our Principal Conductor

Dr Jonathan Williams is a renowned conductor, orchestrator, composer and musicologist. Recent highlights include standing in for Sir Simon Rattle, composing for a new Sony video game and the release of a CD with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He is the director of the Rameau Project and is currently co-editing a volume on Rameau. He was appointed as the first director of College Music in 2006 at St Hilda's College Oxford.

Jonathan Williams

Photo by: Anya Goldenberg

Future Concerts

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2026 Autumn Concert

Sat 14 Nov 2026

Carwithen - ODTAA Overture

Britten - Four Sea Interludes

Dvorak - Symphony No. 7

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2027 Spring Concert

Sat 20 March 2027

Mahler - Blumine

Navarro - Concerto for Oboe (soloist Ewan Millar)

Mahler - Symphony No.1

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