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Rehearsals and Repertoire

Rehearsals are held every Wednesday from 10.00-12.00 during the normal school terms. They take place at Mid Herts Centre for Music & Arts, Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PS. The atmosphere is welcoming and relaxed and we have a coffee break halfway through.

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Our annual schedule involves different events including school performances, come-and-play events, sectional rehearsals, sessions with guest soloists, and end-of-term play through sessions.

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We primarily focus on late classical and early romantic works, with occasional smaller modern pieces mixed in. Each term we work on four or five different pieces. Normally these consist of a symphony, a concerto, a suite, and some lighter works from musical theatre, film, or TV. Each week we work on two or three of our pieces and the rehearsal schedule is published in advance.

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See below for some examples of our recent repertoire.

OUR RECENT REPERTOIRE HAS INCLUDED:

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  • Malcolm Arnold: Four Cornish Dances

  • Amy Beach: Gaelic Symphony

  • Georges Bizet: Carmen Suites

  • Johannes Brahms: Symphony No.1

  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies No.2, 4, 5, 7, Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Concerto for Violin;

  • Mach Bruch: Concerto for Violin

  • Antonín Dvořák: Symphonies No.5&6, Slavonic Dances, Suite in A major

  • Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Dances, suites from Peer Gynt, Concerto for Piano;

  • Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet, Symphony No.101’The Clock’

  • Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel Overture

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No.35 ‘Haffner’, Piano Concerto No.24

  • Cole Porter: Kiss Me Kate Selection

  • Richard Rodgers: Carousel Selection

  • Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville

  • Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus Overture, The Blue Danube Waltz

  • Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No.1

  • Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Symphony No.5

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