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The Middlewich Concert Orchestra (MCO) comprises musicians of all ages and professional backgrounds. While some members are or have been professional players and/or teachers, the majority of members are keen "amateurs", who enjoy a common interest in playing a wide variety of musical genres.
We are always happy to hear from anyone who plays a musical instrument from the usual orchestral repertoire and is interested in playing with us. In particular, there are currently a number of vacancies in the Orchestra for string players of all instruments.
The Orchestra is a member of Making Music, formerly the National Federation of Music Societies.
Edwina Wolstencroft
Musical Director and Conductor
David Thomas
Life President
Joanne Fitz-Gerald
Leader
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Middlewich Concert Orchestra are holding a workshop Play Day on Saturday 2nd February at Middlewich High School, Cheshire.
We will be studying Beethoven's 2nd Symphony and Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydn which we will be performing in our Spring Concert on Friday 29th March.
Saturday, 2nd February 2019 at 10.15 a.m. until about 4.30 p.m. with 1-hour lunch break.
Cost: £18 per adult £7 per student
Next concert
7.30 pm on Friday 29th March 2019 at The Victoria Hall, Middlewich, CW10 9BX
Rossini – The Barber of Seville Overture
Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Hadyn
Beethoven – Symphony No. 2
Conductor: Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader: Joanne Fitz-Gerald
Tickets at the door, or contact:
secretary@middlewichconcertorchestra.org.uk
£8 per adult or £17 per family*
(*2 adults and children to 18 years)
£7 seniors/£5 students – FREE for children under 12
FUTURE CONCERT DATES
2019 – 29th June and 7th December
"SPIRIT of VIENNA"
Celebrating the music of Johann Strauss II,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
and Franz Joseph Haydn
7.30 pm on Saturday 1st December 2018
Middlewich Victoria Hall, CW10 9BX
A programme of Viennese favourites including:
Die Fledermaus Overture – Strauss
Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major – Mozart
(Soloist: Andrew Bassey)
The Clock Symphony (No.101) – Haydn
The Blue Danube Waltz – Strauss
Conductor: Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader: Joanne Fitz-Gerald
Saturday 24th March 2018
Concerto No. 1 in F minor for clarinet
– Weber
Soloist: Paul Franklin
Overture Leonora No. 2 – Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in G major – Dvořák
Conductor:
Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader:
Tessa Newton
Saturday 30th June 2018
Mendelssohn
Overture "Hebrides"
Concerto for violin in E minor
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Soloist: Momoko Arima
Conductor:
Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader:
Tessa Newton
1 July 2017
Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin
Overture “Prince Igor”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a
Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov
Symphony No.1 in G minor
Conductor: Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader: Tessa Newton
25th November 2017
Peter and the Wolf – Prokofiev
Narrator: Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Overture "Hänsel und Gretel"
Humperdinck
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Beethoven
Conductor: Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader: Tessa Newton
1 April 2017
Gioachino Rossini
Overture “Tancredi”
Ballet music from “William Tell”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.8 in F Major
Conductor: Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader: Tessa Newton
Soloist: Janet Mellor
26 November 2016
Franz Schubert
Overture to Der häusliche Krieg
(“The Domestic War”), D. 787
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Gabriel Fauré
Suite from “Masques et Bergamasques”, Op.112
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56 (the "Scottish")
Conductor: Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader: Tessa Newton
2 July 2016
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture to “Der Schauspieldirektor”
(The Impresario)
Richard Georg Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
Conductor: Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader: Tessa Newton
Soloist: Cliff Jones
9 April 2016
Gioachino Antonio Rossini
Overture “Il barbiere di Siviglia”
(The Barber of Seville)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor
BWV 1043
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”)
Conductor: Edwina Wolstencroft
Leader: Tessa Newton
Soloists:
Tessa Newton and Joanne Fitz-Gerald
past performances
There are a number of vacancies in the Orchestra for string players of all instruments, but especially Double Bass! If you are a string player and live within a commutable distance of Middlewich, you will be most welcome to join us. Additionally, we'd also love to hear from anyone aspiring to play Second Clarinet!
REHEARSALS
Middlewich Methodist Church Hall
Booth Lane
Cledford
Middlewich
Cheshire
CW10 0EF
Mondays - 8.00pm
First Monday in September to the last Monday in the June following
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