Here are the details for our next concert:
| Saturday 11th October 2025 at 7:30pm | |||
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| The Corn Exchange, King Street, Ipswich IP1 1DH | |||
| Conductor - Dexter Drown | |||
| Leader - Dan Kent | |||
| Stravinsky: | Petrushka (1947 Version) | 34' | 3/pic 2+cor 3/bass 2+contra 4331 T+3P Hp Cel Pno Str |
| John Williams: | Harry Potter Symphonic Suite | 6' | 2/pic 2/cor 3 2 4331 T+3P Hp Cel Str |
| Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) | 35' | 3/2pic 3/cor 2+bass 2+contra 4331 alto sax T+5P Cel Hp Str |
The detailed rehearsal schedule is as follows:
| Sunday 28th September 2025 | |
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| Waldringfield Village Hall, Waldringfield IP12 4QP | |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Petrushka (parts I & IV) |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Potter |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Coffee Break |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Pictures (main movements) |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Petrushka |
| Sunday 5th October 2025 | |
| Great School Concert Hall, Ipswich School IP1 3SG | |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | String Sectional |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Coffee Break |
| 12:15 - 13:30 | Pictures (smaller movements - no tromb/tuba, |
| perc at 12:45, Euph at 13:10) | |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch & AGM!!! |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Potter |
| 14:45 - 16:30 | Petrushka |
| 15:45 - 16:30 | Dvořák |
| Saturday 11th October 2025 | |
| Ipswich Corn Exchange, King Street IP1 1DH | |
| 14:30 - 17:30 | tbc |
| The concert will start at 19:30, and should end around 21:30 | |
| Gents: Open-necked black shirts & black trousers; no bow tie | |
| Ladies: All Black | |
Tickets are available now from the
Ipswich Theatres Box Office
Adults £18.00/16.00, Children / Full-time Students £4.00
The programme details for the remaining concerts in our 2025-26 season are as follows:
| Saturday 7th February 2026 at 7:30pm | |||
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| The APEX, Charter Square, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3FD | |||
| (Rehearsals on Sunday 25th January 2026 and Sunday 1st February 2026) | |||
| Conductor - Andrew Morley | |||
| Leader - Dan Kent | |||
| Tchaikovsky: | Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture | 19' | 2+pic 2+cor 22 4231 T+2P Hp Str |
| Prokofiev: | Selection from Romeo & Juliet Suites 1 & 2, Op.64 | 24' | 2+pic 2+cor 2+bass 2+contra Tsax 4331 T+4P Hp Pno/Cel Str |
| Saint-Saëns: | Symphony No.3 "Organ", Op.78 | 35' | 3/pic 2+cor 2+bass 2+contra 4331 T+2P Organ Pno (4 hands) Str |
| Saturday 16th May 2026 at 7:30pm | |||
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| Burns Recital Hall, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, IP9 2RX | |||
| (Rehearsals on Sunday 3rd May 2026 and Sunday 10th May 2026) | |||
| Conductor - Richard Laing | |||
| Leader - Dan Kent | |||
| Piano - Sofiia Usmanova | |||
| Mendelssohn: | Overture to Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.21 | 12' | 2222 2200 T Str |
| Mozart: | Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K.414 | 25' | 0200 2000 Str |
| Beethoven: | Symphony No.3 "Eroica", Op.55 | 40' | 2222 3200 T Str |
Please put these concert and rehearsal dates in your diary now!
Looking beyond the 2025-26 season, the following concert dates/venues have been agreed:
| 10th October 2026 | Corn Exchange, Ipswich |
| 6th February 2027 | The APEX, Bury St. Edmunds |
All-day rehearsals will take place on the two Sundays prior to the concert day.
Please put these concert and rehearsal dates in your diary now!
The Wolsey Orchestra is a member of the Ipswich Arts Association which aims to promote the work of its members and of the arts in general, both in and around Ipswich
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