Spring Concert

Our Spring concert was held on Sunday, November 5th to a packed audience. The program consisted of a wide variety of music ranging from Henry Purcell, J.S Bach and Franz Schubert to George Gershwin and Adele! A highlight of the concert was a series of performances by...

May 2023 Concert

Our first concert for 2023 was held Sunday May 21st at Henley Community Centre. The orchestra presented a wonderful repertoire of music to present including Sibelius, Richter and Respighi. Members also performed solo works and small chamber groups. A splendid time was...

Strings at St Albans

The very popular Strings At St Albans is on again this May and many of our members will be heading there for a weekend full of music making and social enjoyment. Our regular conductor Paul Taylor will again be taking us through a range of pieces to perform for the...

How to Practice Effectively

Book Review by Sally Christmas I started reading Phillip Johnston’s book with the intention of providing a book review, but instead, found myself writing more of a summary of the many ideas that I found interesting and helpful. This book is jam-packed on how to...

My First Violin

Ah yes… I had been passing the violin shop several times a week for 2 or 3 years but had never gone in. You wouldn’t know it was there really: one single glass door, wedged between a furniture store and a dentist. If you peered through the door all that you...