In 1999, the Society adopted the operating name of the Manchester Beethoven Orchestra  to make it clear to our potential audience that the Society convenes primarily as a Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra rehearses a varied and challenging programme each season. Concerts have been given in Manchester Cathedral, the Royal Northern College of Music, Holy Innocents Church, Fallowfield and other venues in recent years. Programmes have included works by Beethoven (of course!) through Brahms, Bruckner, Elgar, Sibelius, Hindemith and Copeland to a specially commissioned work.

The orchestra has been generously supported in its concerto works by the Royal Northern College of Music who have provided outstanding post-graduate students as soloists.

The orchestra which has a well-deserved reputation for the friendly atmosphere of its meetings, rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm during term time at Manchester High School for Girls, Grangethorpe Road, Manchester.

How to Join

If you are interested in joining our orchestra please contact us either by telephoning our Membership Secretaries, Joan and Rosalind Corser, on 01706378973 or via our ‘Contact Us’ web page. String players - in particular violin, viola and double-bass players, are welcome and there are occasional vacancies in other sections of the orchestra.

How to Find Us

The map below shows our rehearsal location at Manchester High School for Girls (upper red marker) and our usual concert venues of Holy Innocents Church (red marker on Wilbraham Road), Emmanuel Church (red marker in Didsbury), St. Paul’s Church (red marker in Withington) and Chorlton High School (red marker in Chorlton) - you can click and drag the map as well as use the pan and zoom controls. Click on a red marker to confirm the identity of the location. The map is set to display as a simple map for the benefit of dial-up users. Broadband users can click on the ‘Satellite’ or ‘Hybrid’ labels to overlay the satellite view of the area.