Rehearsals - Where and When

Update 5 Jan 26

Rehearsals for the Spring Concert in 21 March are taking place weekly from January 7.

Rehearsals normally take place at St Bartholomew School, Buckingham Rd, Newbury, RG14 6JP, normally in Curnock wing or Foyer

Please bring a music stand. Please arrive at 7:15pm to prepare to 7:30pm start. Rehearsal lasts till approx 9:30pm with a short tea break (bring own cup) and we need to clear up and leave by 9:45pm.

Spring 2026

Rehearsals

Date Venue Notes

Wed Jan 7th St Barts Foyer

Wed Jan 14th St Barts Foyer 7:30-8:10 Sibelius,8:10-8:30 Elgar (with extras), 8:45-9:30 Holst (with extras)

Wed Jan 21st St Barts Curnock Sectional

Wed Jan 28th St Barts Curnock (strings sectional)

Park House School Drama Studio (winds sectional)

Wed Feb 4th St Barts Foyer The rehearsal will be followed by brief EGM to update the constitution to current practice

7.30pm Sibelius – movements 2 and 3
8pm Holst

Jupiter (fast sections only, MM=120) [concert speed = 126]

Mercury (MM=132) [concert speed = 150+]
Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
Elgar (if time)

Wed Feb 11th St Barts Foyer

7.30pm Sibelius – first movement

8pm Holst – Mercury (MM=136)

Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Jupiter (MM=126)

HALF TERM

Wed Feb 25th St Barts Foyer

Wed Mar 4th St Barts Foyer

Wed Mar 11th St Barts Curnock

Wed Mar 18th St Barts Foyer With violin soloist

Final Reh Sat 21st 2pm St Nicolas Church Conc 7:30pm

Dress code: DJ's, ladies blacks.

Post concert Rehearsal:

Wed Mar 25th St Barts Sch. Chamber repertiore (strings)

Late spring repertiore rehearsals

Wed April 22 St Barts Sch Orch repertiore

Wed April 29 St Barts Sch Orch repertiore

TEA TROLLEY ROTA (Spring season)

Date bring take

Jan 7th Felicity David C

14th DC Lynne

21st L David L

28th DL Georgie

Feb 4th G Isabel

11th I Alex

Half Term

25th A Rachel W

March 4th RW Barnaby

11th B ?

18th ? Felicity

Rehearsal dates for Summer Concert at St Bart’s

13th May

20th May

Half term

3rd June

10th June

17th June

24th June

Concert 27th June

Post concert rehearsals

Wed Jul 1 St Barts Sch String rep

Wed Jul 8 St Barts Sch String rep

How To Find Us

The orchestra normally rehearses in St Bartholomew School, Newbury, which is just off the A343 (Andover Rd.).

St Bartholomew's School, Andover Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 6JP. For directions click on Map.

There is parking in the school grounds which are entered from Buckingham Road.

By Rail: Get off the train at the main Newbury Railway Station (note be careful not to get off at the "Newbury Racecourse" railway station).

The rehearsal venues are within 10 minutes walking distance from the railway station. The station main entrance and the ticket office is on its north side, but it is more convenient to use the entrance on the south side.

Please check the rehearsal schedule to find out which venue we are rehearsing at each week, this can change at short notice.

Risk Management At Rehearsals

We will take risk management measures but cannot eliminate risks due to COVID or other infectious diseases (or indeed other risks whether to health, artistic standards, musical taste or morality ). Please observe government health guidlines and take care not to trip over or damage instruments when walking through orchestra.

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