Links to Other Amateur Orchestras

 

Alderley Edge Orchestra
 

Amaretti Chamber Orchestra The Amaretti Chamber Orchestra is a small string orchestra established in 2004 which performs in the South Manchester area, with excursions to Buxton as part of the Festival Fringe. They support many local charities.
 

Bolton Symphony Orchestra
 

Gallimaufry-ensemble  A woodwind-based ensemble formed by  students at the Royal Academy of Music in September 2000
 

Gorton Philharmonic Orchestra An orchestra which rehearses in Gorton but gives concerts in Romiley
 

High Peak Orchestra An orchestra based in Whaley Bridge and giving concerts in Buxton
 

King Edward Musical Society  A Macclesfield-based Society
 

Oldham Symphony Orchestra
 

Palatine Wind Quintet A woodwind quintet giving concerts in aid of charity. Based in Romiley but gives concerts over a wide geographic area.
 

Salford Symphony Orchestra
 

Stockport Symphony Orchestra
 

Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
 

 

Other Music-related Links

The Royal Northern College of Music Library site also carries many useful links to Manchester-based music organisations

P&K Ayres (Violins) based in Didsbury

David E Vernon Violins based in Stretford

Concert Finder   (A nation-wide database of choral concerts, searchable by area, music, etc.)

The symphony, symphonic composers and the symphony orchestra are all well covered for the newcomer by ThinkQuest

The Naxos site contains much more general information on music than details of available CDs

Extracts from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music are to be found at the Classical Music site

Classical Net is a large site containing a mine of information on composers and compositions

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