Concert dress is all black apart from Camden children’s workshops, which are casual dress

Please bring a stand to all rehearsals and concerts

Rehearsals at in Main Hall at Camden School for Girls, Sandall Rd, NW5 2DB unless indicated otherwise

For next season dates go to: 2026/7 dates

Schedule

1 February all day workshop with children from the Camden Sinfonia “Magic and Drama”

Harry Potter Symphonic Suite – John Williams / arr. Jerry Brubaker

Dance of the Montagues and Capulets – Prokofiev

ERSO strings 8;6;4;4;2

ERSO wind 2; 2; 2; 2

Brass 2 trumpet, 2 trombones, 1 tuba

Schedule for the day

10.00 – 11.15 Full orchestra rehearsal

11.15 – 11.30 Break

11.30 – 12.45 Full orchestra rehearsal

12.45 – 1.30 Lunch

1.30 – 3.00 Full Orchestra

3 – 3.30 Break

3.30 Play-through for family and friends

Concert 4 – 6.30pm 15th March 2026, St John’s Waterloo

Prokofiev Lieutenant Kije 21 mins

3(2 flutes + 1 piccolo)222 – 43(2trumpets + 1 cornet)31 plus piano, tenor sax and harp

Copland Billy the kid  22 mins

2(II=picc).2.2.2-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(5):glsp/xyl/cyms/sleigh bells/tgl/guiro/wdbl/whip/BD/SD/tin whistle-harp-pft-strings

Errollyn Wallen Mighty River16 mins

2(II:pic).2.2.2/4.2.2+btbn.0/timp.perc/hp/str

ERSO strings 12 10 8 8 5

Rehearsals (6 half days for the concert)

Sunday 25th January 10-1pm with Chris [with BRASS]

Sunday 8th February 11-1, 2-5pm. NOTE new timings – we are trialing a slightly different all day format based on feedback from last concert.

  • 11am – 1pm (short break 11.55 – 12.05)
  • SOCIAL LUNCH where we all eat together
  • 2 – 5pm with normal break

Sunday 15th Feb 1.30 – 4pm String sectional in the 6th form hall

Sunday 22nd February 2-5pm with Chris

Sunday 1st March 10-1pm with Chris [with BRASS]

Sunday 8th March 2-5pm with Chris [with BRASS]

Sunday 15th March Concert Day [with BRASS]

Concert 5  – 21st June 2026 St Johns Waterloo

Soloist Emily Ambrose (joint winner of 2025 ERSO Soloist of the Year)

Alex Papp Frieden

3,3,3,3, 4,2,2,1

Hummel Bassoon Concerto with Emily Ambrose

2 oboes, 2 horns, strings

Shostakovich Symphony no. 1 34 mins

3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, alto trumpet, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, snare drum, tam-tam, glockenspiel, piano, strings

ERSO strings 14 12 10 10 5  (NB will be reduced strings for the Hummel)

Rehearsals

Sunday 10th May 10-1, 2-5.  Final of ERSO Soloist of the Year [with BRASS]

Sunday 17th May 10-1, 2-5pm with Chris

  • 10am – 1pm
  • SOCIAL LUNCH where we all eat together
  • 2 – 5pm

Sunday 24th May 1.30 – 4pm String sectional with John in 6 form Hall

Sunday 31st May 2-5pm Tutti with Chris [with BRASS]

Sunday 7th June 10-1 [with BRASS in AM only], 2-5pm with Chris

Sunday 14th June 10-1pm with Chris [with BRASS]

Sunday 21st June Concert Day [with BRASS]