Members

Our Next Concert
Saturday 16 May 2026 at 7:30pm
Burns Recital Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
Conductor: Richard Laing
Leader: Dan Kent
Piano: Sofiia Usmanova
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture to Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.21
12'
2222 2200 T Str
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K.414
25'
0200 2000 Str
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.3 'Eroica', Op.55
47'
2222 3200 T Str
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Concert Dress
Ladies: all black, Gents: all black, no bow-ties

Tickets

Tickets are available now from
The Royal Hospital School Box Office
Adults £15, Children / Full-time Students £3

Rehearsal Details

Sunday 3 May 2026
Waldringfield Village Hall
Waldringfield
IP12 4QP
10:30 - 11:45
Beethoven I and III
11:45 - 12:00
Tea break
12:00 - 13:30
Beethoven II and IV
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 15:45
Mendelssohn (plus possibly some Beethoven).
15:45 - 16:30
Mozart
Sunday 10 May 2026
Burns Recital Hall
Royal Hospital School
Holbrook
Ipswich
IP9 2RX
10:30 - 11:45
String sectional
11:45 - 12:00
Tea break
12:00 - 13:00
Piano Concerto with soloist
13:00 - 13:30
Mendelssohn
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 16:30
Beethoven
Saturday 16 May 2026
14:30 - 17:30
Burns Recital Hall
Royal Hospital School
Holbrook
Ipswich
IP9 2RX
    Waldringfield Village Hall, Waldringfield
    Burns Recital Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook

    Committee

    • Jonathan Armitage
    • Chris Herbert (Treasurer)
    • Graham Jones (Secretary)
    • Andrew Pettit
    • Catherine Pipe
    • Rob Rogers (Chairperson)
    • Alex Sharpe
    • Dave Smith
    • Susan Smith

    Subs

    Subscriptions are £30 per concert and preferably should be paid online before each concert using your name and the words "subs" as a reference.
    Players who have not played with the orchestra before are exempt from paying, and full-time students pay £15 per concert.
    Please ask a committee member if you are unsure about the Wolsey Orchestra bank details.

    Future Concerts

    Saturday 10 Oct 2026 at 7:30pm
    Greenwich Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
    Conductor: Dexter Drown
    Leader: Dan Kent
    Jean Sibelius
    Finlandia, Op.26
    8'
    2222 4331 timp+1 str
    Arturo Márquez
    Danzón No.2
    10'
    2[1.2/pic]222 4231 timp+3 pf str
    Benjamin Britten
    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34
    18'
    3[1.2.pic]222 4231 timp+5 hp str
    Jean Sibelius
    Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39
    38'
    2[both/pic]222 4331 timp+2 hp str
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    Saturday 6 Feb 2027 at 7:30pm
    The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
    Conductor: Richard Laing
    Leader: Dan Kent
    Violin: Zoë Beyers
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Overture - The Wasps
    9'
    2[1.2/pic]222 4200 timp+3 hp str
    Benjamin Britten
    Violin Concerto No.1, Op.15
    31'
    3[1.2/pic2.3/pic1]2[1.2/Eh]22 4331 timp+2 hp str
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64
    44'
    3[1.2.3/pic]222 4231 timp (+1 opt perc) str
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    Saturday 15 May 2027 at 7:30pm
    Venue to be confirmed
    Programme to be confirmed.
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    Saturday 9 Oct 2027 at 7:30pm
    Corn Exchange, Ipswich
    Programme to be confirmed.
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    Saturday 5 Feb 2028 at 7:30pm
    The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
    Programme to be confirmed.
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    Rehearsals will take place on the previous two Sundays and on the afternoon of the concert itself.
    Please put these concert and rehearsal dates in your diary now!