Members

Our Next Concert
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 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell)
18'
3222 4231 timp+5 hp str
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39
38'
2[both picc]222 4331 timp+2 hp str
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Tickets

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

Rehearsal Details

Sunday 27 Sep 2026
Waldringfield Village Hall
Waldringfield
IP12 4QP
10:30 - 10:50
Finlandia
10:50 - 12:00
Symphony
12:00 - 12:15
Coffee Break
12:15 - 13:30
Symphony
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch (including AGM)
14:30 - 15:00
Britten
15:00 - 15:30
Márquez
15:30 - 16:30
Symphony
Sunday 4 Oct 2026
Waldringfield Village Hall
Waldringfield
IP12 4QP
Please note the earlier start time.
10:00 - 11:45
String Sectional
11:45 - 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 - 12:30
Britten
12:30 - 13:00
Márquez
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:15
Finlandia
14:15 - 16:00
Symphony
Saturday 10 Oct 2026
14:30 - 17:30
Greenwich Hall
Royal Hospital School
Holbrook
Ipswich
IP9 2RX
Schedule to be advised
    Waldringfield Village Hall, Waldringfield
    Greenwich Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook

    Committee

    • Jonathan Armitage
    • Chris Herbert (Treasurer)
    • Graham Jones (Secretary)
    • 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 6 Feb 2027 at 7:30pm
    The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
    Conductor: Richard Laing
    Leader: Dan Kent
    Violin: Fenella Humphreys
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Overture - The Wasps
    9'
    2[1.2/pic]222 4200 timp+2 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'
    3222 4231 timp + opt cymbal str
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    Saturday 15 May 2027 at 7:30pm
    DanceEast, Ipswich
    Conductor: Dexter Drown
    Leader: Dan Kent
    Violin: Braimah Kanneh-Mason
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Overture - The Marriage of Figaro, K.492
    4'
    2222 2200 timp str
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61
    42'
    1222 2200 timp str
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92
    36'
    2222 2200 timp str
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    Saturday 9 Oct 2027 at 7:30pm
    Corn Exchange, Ipswich
    Conductor: Richard Laing
    Leader: Dan Kent
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Festive Overture, Op. 96
    7'
    3[1.2.pic]333[1.2.cbn] 4331 timp+4 str
    Frederick Delius
    A Village Romeo and Juliet: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
    8'
    22[1.Eh]22 4230 timp hp str
    Richard Wagner
    Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
    17'
    3[1.2.3/pic]3[1.2.Eh]3[1.2.bcl(A)]3 4331 timp hp str
    Sergei Rachmaninov
    Symphonic Dances, Op.45
    35'
    3[1.2.pic]3[1.2.Eh]3[1.2.bcl]3[1.2.cbn] 4331 asax timp+5 hp pf str
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    Saturday 5 Feb 2028 at 7:30pm
    The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
    Conductor: Andrew Morley
    Leader: Dan Kent
    Programme to be confirmed.
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