All regular rehearsals take place on Tuesday evenings at Shirley Methodist Church, 257 Stratford Road, Shirley, B90 3AL between 19:30 and 21:45. Please arrive by 19:15, and always bring your own stand – there are no stands at the venue.
Rehearsal Schedule – Autumn Term 2025
Check regularly as this may be amended – details will be sent in Newsletter too
| 9th September | Full read through: Mahler, Berlioz, Mozart |
| 16th September | Mahler (Mov 1), Berlioz (1,3,4) |
| 23rd September | Sectionals |
| 30th September | Mahler (Mov 2), Mozart |
| 7th October | Mahler (Mov 3,4), Berlioz (all) |
| 14th October | Mahler (Mov 2,4), Berlioz (2,6) |
| 21st October | Mahler (Mov 1,3), Berlioz (1,3,4,5) |
| 28th October | Half term – no rehearsal |
| 4th November | Mahler (Mov 2,3,4), Berlioz (2,3,6) |
| 11th November | Mahler (Mov 1,2), Mozart |
| 18th November | All – with trumpets |
| 22nd November 10:00-13:00 | All with percussion, brass, harp, Jane |
Parts for personal use only
Violin 1 | Violin 2 | Violas | Cellos | Basses | Wind | Brass | Percussion, harp, keyboard
These links are intended for the Librarian, other Committee Members, Section Leaders or other designated members to upload parts and other important section related information.
All members of the orchestra may access all folders, but should restrict any activities to their own section. The ALL link is for documents that are relevant to the whole orchestra.
The folders are not private – anyone with the link can access them, so don’t post any private, confidential or other sensitive information.
Documents should be removed when they are no longer needed.
Updated 5 October 2025