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Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra
Rehearsal and Concert Schedule 2018/19
Concert dress is all black. Please remember to bring a stand to all rehearsals.
Concert 3 – Sunday 17 February 2019 – St John’s Waterloo – 6:30pm
Mussorgsky Khovanshchina prelude (arr. Rimsky Korsakov) (2.2.2.2-4.0.0.0-timps, tam tam, harp) 6mins
Prokofiev – Cinderella Suite No. 1 (3232/4331/timp.perc/glock.xyl.cel.pf.hp/str)
Shostakovich Symphony No. 6 (3.3.3.3-4.3.3.1-timps, harp, celeste) 30 mins
Rehearsals (all Sundays):
20 January 2 – 5pm
27 January 10am-1pm and 2-5pm (sectionals in pm)
3 February 10am – 1pm
10 February 10am – 1pm
17 Feb Concert 2.30–5.30pm
Concert 4 – “Spotlight on the Set Works” – Sunday 24 March 2019, 6pm
With Camden School for Girls
St Mary the Virgin Church, Primrose Hill, Elsworthy Road, NW3 3DJ
Soloists – Caroline Welsh and Jaga Klimaszewska (Finalists in ERSO Soloist of the Year 2018)
| Piece | Orchestration |
| Bach Brandenburg 5, | Solo flute, violin, harpsichord plus strings |
| Vivaldi Gloria movements 1, 3 & 7 | oboe, trumpet, strings (2 violins, viola), continuo and school choir |
| Stravinsky Firebird Finale | With Junior String, Wind and Brass, using BBC 10 Piece arrangement |
| Holst Mars from the Planets | With Junior String, Wind and Brass, using BBC 10 Piece arrangement |
| Stravinsky Symphony of Winds | 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba. |
| Milhaud – Le boeuf sur le toit | 2*.1.2.1-2.2.1.0 + perc [guiro, tambourine, bass drum, cymbals] |
| Ives Unanswered Question | 2.1.1.0-0.1.0.0 strings |
| Shostakovich 5 4th movement | 2 flutes & piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets & E-flat clarinet, 2 bassoons & contra, 4 horns, 3 B♭ trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 harps (one part), piano, celeste |
Rehearsals (all Sundays):
3 March 10am-1pm
10 March 10am-1pm, 2- 4.15pm Strings not needed until 12
17 March 10am-1pm, 2 – 5pm
24 March 2 – 5pm, Concert at 6pm
Concert 5 – Sunday 16 June 2019 – St John’s Waterloo – 6:30pm
This concert is part of the Waterloo Music Festival.
Programme
Concerto will be played by the ERSO Soloist of the Year
Mahler Symphony No. 1 – 4 flutes (2nd, 3rd, 4th also piccolo), 4 oboes (3rd also English horn), 4 clarinets (B♭, A, C) (3rd, 4th also E♭, 3rd also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon), 7 horns (F), 4 trumpets (B♭, F), 3 trombones, tuba, 2 timpani, cymbals, triangle, tam-tam, bass drum, harp, strings
Rehearsals (all Sundays):
12 May 10am-1pm and 2-5pm.
Morning to include some time on tricky areas of the soloist’s concertos.
Afternoon will be Final of ERSO Soloist of the Year in pm.
19 May 2 – 5pm
2 June 10am-1pm and 2-5pm
9 June 2 – 5pm AT ST JOHNS. Will include an hour where we showcase key aspects of the Mahler for local residents with commentary from Chris
16 June 2.30 – 5.30.
