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

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 to 66442 for Hummel)

Rehearsals – Note that Hummel will always be rehearsed at the end of rehearsals

Sunday 7th June 11-1.15 [with BRASS in AM only], 2-4.30pm with Chris

  • 11am – 1.15pm with a 15 min break
    Shostakovich with the Assistant Conductor candidates
  • 45 mins lunch
  • 2 – 4.30pm with 15 min break
    Shost and some Papp at the end. NO Hummel

Sunday 14th June 10-1pm with Chris [with BRASS]
Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Rd, London NW5 1UJ (Directions Google Maps)

  • 12pm rehearsal with soloist Emily Ambrose 

Sunday 21st June Concert Day [with BRASS] Rehearsal 2.30 – 5.30, concert 6.30pm

  • 2.30 -3.15 Hummell
  • 3.15 -5.05 Shost (with break)
  • 5.05 – 5.30pm Papp

Next Season Concert Dates

  • Sunday 25th October 2026
  • Sunday 14th March 2027
  • Sunday 20th June 2027

ERSO Schedule for 2026-7

Concert 1 – Sunday 25 October 2026   10.8.6.6.3

Programme

Debussy Sarabande from Pour le piano arr. Ravel 2322 2100 harp 2 perc strings [5 mins]  

Paule Maurice – Tableaux de Provence [14 mins]

2 Flutes, 3 Oboes (including Cor Anglais), 2 Clarinets, 1 Bassoon.  2 Horns, 1 Trumpet , Percussion: 1 Timpani, 1 Percussionist, Xylophone. Keyboard/Harp: Celesta, Harp.

Beethoven Symphony no. 1 [28 mins] 2222 – 2200 timps 

Rehearsals (5 half days)

Sunday 27 September 10am-1pm with BRASS

Sunday 4 October 11am – 5pm (incl Social Lunch)

  • 11-1 with BRASS
  • 2 – 3 with BRASS
  • 3 – 5 string sectional

Sunday 11 October 10am-1pm

Sunday 18 October 2-5pm with BRASS

Sunday 25 October Concert day

22 Nov 1 – 5pm side by side workshop with Camden Training Orchestra 

[POSSIBLE – All day Spring side by side workshop with Camden Music Service ensembles]

Sunday 14 March 2027    12.10.8.8.5

Programme

Kashperova Symphony in B minor [38 mins]

3[1.2.pic]  2[1.2/Eh]  2  2 — 4  2  3  1 — tmp — str

Prokofiev Symphony No. 7 [35 mins]

3[1.2.pic]  3[1.2.Eh]  3[1.2.bcl]  2 — 4  3  3  1 — tmp+4 — hp — pf — str

Excerpts conducted by Asst Conductor

Rehearsals (8 half days)

Sunday 24 January 10am – 1pm with BRASS

Sunday 31 January 2-5pm with BRASS

Sunday 7 February 10am-1pm

Sunday 14 February 1.30 – 4pm String Sectional in 6th form hall

Sunday 21 February 11am – 5pm (incl Social Lunch) with BRASS all day

Sunday 28 February 10am – 1pm with BRASS

Sunday 7 March 2-5pm with BRASS

Sunday 14 March concert

[Committee only – auditions for Soloist of the Year will take place am of 21 March]

24 April full day soloist of the year competition


Sunday 20 June 2027  10.8.6.6.3

Mayer Overture in D minor 2222 2230 timps strings [10 mins]

Holst Japanese Suite 2222 – 4231 – harp strings perc [12 mins]

Scriabin Reverie2222 – 4231 timps [4 mins]

Mozart Haffner Symphony [25 mins]  2222 – 2200 timps strings

Rehearsals (5 half days)

9 May 10am – 1pm with horns, trumpets (no trombones, tuba)

16 May 10am-1pm with BRASS

23 May 2– 5pm

6 June  10am – 1pm with BRASS

13 June 2-5pm with BRASS

20 June Concert day