Jekyll2026-01-25T04:28:02-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//feed.xmlWoodbridge Orchestral Society is a long established classical amateur orchestra (1907) of 40 players.Amanda McDowall2024-12-31T18:00:01-06:002024-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2024/12/31/season<h2 id="repertoire">Repertoire</h2> <p>Autumn term ‘25<br /> Brahms - Tragic Overture op.81.<br /> Schubert - Symphony No.8 in B minor (“Unfinished”).</p> <p>Spring term ‘26 <br /> Sullivan - HMS Pinafore Overture.<br /> Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow. <br /> German - Three Dances from Henry VIII. <br /> Elgar - The Snow (arr Jonathan Abbott). <br /> Quilter - Three English Dances. <br /> Delius - La Calinda (from Koanga). <br /> Maxwell Davies - Farewell to Stromness.</p> <h2 id="events">Events</h2> <ul> <li>Informal playthrough - November 24th 2025</li> <li>Spring concert - March 23rd 2026</li> </ul>Amanda McDowall

Repertoire Autumn term ‘25 Brahms - Tragic Overture op.81. Schubert - Symphony No.8 in B minor (“Unfinished”). Spring term ‘26 Sullivan - HMS Pinafore Overture. Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow. German - Three Dances from Henry VIII. Elgar - The Snow (arr Jonathan Abbott). Quilter - Three English Dances. Delius - La Calinda (from Koanga). Maxwell Davies - Farewell to Stromness. Events Informal playthrough - November 24th 2025 Spring concert - March 23rd 2026

2023-12-31T18:00:01-06:002023-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2023/12/31/season<h2 id="repertoire">Repertoire</h2> <p>Brahms – Symphony No 1 in C minor op68.<br /> Weber - Der Freischutz Overture.<br /> Mendelssohn - Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage. <br /> Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia. <br /> Mussorgsky - Dance of the Persian Slaves. <br /> Sibelius - En Saga.<br /> Bizet - Selections from Carmen Suites 1 &amp; 2.</p> <h2 id="events">Events</h2> <ul> <li>Spring concert - March 31st 2025</li> </ul>Amanda McDowall

Repertoire Brahms – Symphony No 1 in C minor op68. Weber - Der Freischutz Overture. Mendelssohn - Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage. Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia. Mussorgsky - Dance of the Persian Slaves. Sibelius - En Saga. Bizet - Selections from Carmen Suites 1 &amp; 2. Events Spring concert - March 31st 2025

2022-12-31T18:00:01-06:002022-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2022/12/31/season<h2 id="repertoire">Repertoire</h2> <p>Beethoven – Symphony No3 “Eroica”.<br /> Borodin – Polovtsian Dances.<br /> Schubert – Rosamunde Overture.<br /> Offenbach – La Belle Helene Overture.<br /> Saint-Saens – Danse Macabre.<br /> Delibes – Sylvia Suite.<br /> Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet Suite no2 (Mvt Montagues and Capulets).</p>Amanda McDowall

Repertoire Beethoven – Symphony No3 “Eroica”. Borodin – Polovtsian Dances. Schubert – Rosamunde Overture. Offenbach – La Belle Helene Overture. Saint-Saens – Danse Macabre. Delibes – Sylvia Suite. Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet Suite no2 (Mvt Montagues and Capulets).

2021-12-31T18:00:01-06:002021-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2021/12/31/season<h2 id="repertoire">Repertoire</h2> <p>Dvorak – Symphony No7.<br /> Dvorak – Czech Suite.<br /> Enescu – Romanian Rhapsody No1.<br /> Smetana – Three Dances from the Bartered Bride.<br /> Liszt – Hungarian Dance No2 (Muller-Berghaus).<br /> Janacek – Adagio.</p>Amanda McDowall

Repertoire Dvorak – Symphony No7. Dvorak – Czech Suite. Enescu – Romanian Rhapsody No1. Smetana – Three Dances from the Bartered Bride. Liszt – Hungarian Dance No2 (Muller-Berghaus). Janacek – Adagio.

2020-12-31T18:00:01-06:002020-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2020/12/31/season<h2 id="repertoire">Repertoire</h2> <p>Mendelssohn – Symphony No3 “Scottish”.<br /> Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture (“Fingal’s Cave”).<br /> McCunn – Land of the Mountain and the Flood.<br /> Maxwell-Davies – Farewell to Stromness (arr. Abbott).<br /> Arnold – Four Scottish Dances.<br /> Mozart – Overture to Don Giovanni.<br /> Haydn – Symphony No.99.<br /> Gilbert and Sullivan – A new Sullivan selection.</p>Amanda McDowall

Repertoire Mendelssohn – Symphony No3 “Scottish”. Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture (“Fingal’s Cave”). McCunn – Land of the Mountain and the Flood. Maxwell-Davies – Farewell to Stromness (arr. Abbott). Arnold – Four Scottish Dances. Mozart – Overture to Don Giovanni. Haydn – Symphony No.99. Gilbert and Sullivan – A new Sullivan selection.

2019-12-31T18:00:01-06:002019-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2019/12/31/season<h2 id="orchestra-closed-due-to-covid-19-pandemic">Orchestra closed due to Covid 19 Pandemic</h2>Amanda McDowall

Orchestra closed due to Covid 19 Pandemic

2018-12-31T18:00:01-06:002018-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2018/12/31/season<p>The repertoire for the pre-pandemic season (2019/2020) contained a variety of orchestral works. Our symphonies for the season were the iconic Fifth by Beethoven and, for the strings, Britten’s (far from!) Simple Symphony. The repertoire then took us on a journey from the Offenbach overture for Orpheus in the Underworld, a Borodin tone poem that takes us to the Steppes of Central Asia, and a number of works by English composers.</p> <p>The autumn’s work culminated in a December performance of Beethoven’s Fifth for our friends. Those who came to listen enjoyed an unusual opportunity to observe an orchestra and its players at close quarters.</p> <p>The spring rehearsal programme returned to the shorter pieces of the repertoire.</p> <p>A selection from those pieces would have been performed at the orchestra’s concert on Monday 30 March 2020 in  Woodbridge Methodist Church. The concert was cancelled due to lockdown.</p> <h2 id="repertoire">Repertoire</h2> <ul> <li>Beethoven – Symphony No 5.</li> <li>Britten – Simple Symphony.</li> <li>Offenbach – Orpheus Overture.</li> <li>Gustav Holst – Somerset Rhapsody, Japanese Suite.</li> <li>Imogen Holst – Woodbridge Suite, Deben Calendar and Divertimento for Viola.</li> <li>Quilter – Three English Dances.</li> <li>Barrell – Overture Suffolk Celebration.</li> <li>Borodin – On the Steppes of Central Asia.</li> <li>Rossini (arr. Britten) – Soirees Musicales.</li> <li>Purcell – Rondeau from Abdelazer.</li> <li>Mellish (arr. Quilter) – Drink to me Only.</li> <li>Fauré – Pavane.</li> </ul>Amanda McDowall

The repertoire for the pre-pandemic season (2019/2020) contained a variety of orchestral works. Our symphonies for the season were the iconic Fifth by Beethoven and, for the strings, Britten’s (far from!) Simple Symphony. The repertoire then took us on a journey from the Offenbach overture for Orpheus in the Underworld, a Borodin tone poem that takes us to the Steppes of Central Asia, and a number of works by English composers. The autumn’s work culminated in a December performance of Beethoven’s Fifth for our friends. Those who came to listen enjoyed an unusual opportunity to observe an orchestra and its players at close quarters. The spring rehearsal programme returned to the shorter pieces of the repertoire. A selection from those pieces would have been performed at the orchestra’s concert on Monday 30 March 2020 in  Woodbridge Methodist Church. The concert was cancelled due to lockdown. Repertoire Beethoven – Symphony No 5. Britten – Simple Symphony. Offenbach – Orpheus Overture. Gustav Holst – Somerset Rhapsody, Japanese Suite. Imogen Holst – Woodbridge Suite, Deben Calendar and Divertimento for Viola. Quilter – Three English Dances. Barrell – Overture Suffolk Celebration. Borodin – On the Steppes of Central Asia. Rossini (arr. Britten) – Soirees Musicales. Purcell – Rondeau from Abdelazer. Mellish (arr. Quilter) – Drink to me Only. Fauré – Pavane.

2017-12-31T18:00:01-06:002017-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2017/12/31/season<h2 id="repertoire">Repertoire</h2> <ul> <li>Handel – Water Music - a selection.</li> <li>Mozart – Symphony No35 in D major (Haffner).</li> <li>Beethoven – Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F Op50.</li> <li>von Weber – Invitation to the Dance Op65.</li> <li>Elgar – “Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations Op36.</li> <li>Elgar – Pomp &amp; Circumstance March No2 in A minor Op39.</li> <li>Tchaikovsky – Symphony No2 in C Minor Op17 Mvt2 (The Little Russian).</li> <li>Sibelius – Finlandia Op26.</li> </ul>Amanda McDowall

Repertoire Handel – Water Music - a selection. Mozart – Symphony No35 in D major (Haffner). Beethoven – Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F Op50. von Weber – Invitation to the Dance Op65. Elgar – “Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations Op36. Elgar – Pomp &amp; Circumstance March No2 in A minor Op39. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No2 in C Minor Op17 Mvt2 (The Little Russian). Sibelius – Finlandia Op26.

2016-12-31T18:00:01-06:002016-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2016/12/31/season<h2 id="repertoire">Repertoire</h2> <ul> <li>Dvorak – Symphony No9 New World.</li> <li>Rossini – Overture The Barber of Seville.</li> <li>Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.</li> <li>Brahms – Serenade No1 in 6 movements Op 11.</li> <li>Lehar – Gold and Silver Waltzes.</li> <li>Boyce – Symphony No8.</li> </ul>Amanda McDowall

Repertoire Dvorak – Symphony No9 New World. Rossini – Overture The Barber of Seville. Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. Brahms – Serenade No1 in 6 movements Op 11. Lehar – Gold and Silver Waltzes. Boyce – Symphony No8.

2015-12-31T18:00:01-06:002015-12-31T18:00:01-06:00https://www.woodbridgeorchestra.org//2015/12/31/season<h2 id="repertoire">Repertoire</h2> <ul> <li>Beethoven – Symphony No1 Op21.</li> <li>Elgar – Sevillana - Scene Espagnole, Op7.</li> <li>Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op35 - III.</li> <li>Vaughan-Williams – The Wasps, Overture.</li> <li>Lehar – Selection from the Merry Widow.</li> <li>Mahler – Symphonic Movement - Blumine.</li> <li>Mozart – Andante in C major, K315 - Flute and orchestra.</li> <li>Nicolai – The Merry Wives of Windsor.</li> <li>Schubert – Symphony No8 in B minor - The Unfinished.</li> <li>Verdi – Ballet Music from Aida.</li> </ul>Amanda McDowall

Repertoire Beethoven – Symphony No1 Op21. Elgar – Sevillana - Scene Espagnole, Op7. Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op35 - III. Vaughan-Williams – The Wasps, Overture. Lehar – Selection from the Merry Widow. Mahler – Symphonic Movement - Blumine. Mozart – Andante in C major, K315 - Flute and orchestra. Nicolai – The Merry Wives of Windsor. Schubert – Symphony No8 in B minor - The Unfinished. Verdi – Ballet Music from Aida.