Concerts

Our concerts are particularly pleasant occasions, whether in beautiful local churches such as Holy Innocents in Fallowfield or Christ Church in Didsbury, or in large, prestigious halls such as at the Royal Northern College of Music, The Stoller Hall or the Gorton Monastery.

Our 2025-2026 Season

In our programme this year there are quite a number of pieces we have not performed before and may be new to our audiences. In November the strings of the orchestra are to play Atterberg’s Suite No.3 , the composer of which will be unknown to most but will be a rewarding experience for all. We will begin with Shostakovich’s upbeat Festive Overture and include the tuneful Lyric Suite by Grieg, the wistful A Shropshire Lad by George Butterworth and the powerful Overture Francesca da Rimini by Tchaikovsky. Our winter concert concludes with the little known Irish Symphony by Sullivan…what? I hear you ask…..Not an operetta? No, but full of good tunes like his more familiar operatic work. Also in the programme will be another British work, Holst’s nostalgic Somerset Rhapsody and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1 full of energy and bravura. In March we play two relative unknowns; unfamiliar to most of us perhaps, the Trombone Concertino by Ferdinand David but better known to trombonists and Kallinikov’s Symphony No.1 seldom heard but well worth a thorough hearing. The concert will begin with the much more familiar Symphony No. 8 by Beethoven with its sunny melodies, balletic instrumentation and textures.

The final concert, in the Stoller Hall, will include two familiar and popular pieces; the Academic Festival Overture by Brahms and the Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ by Dvorak but in between these two will be the 2nd Piano Concerto by the 19 century American composer Edward MacDowell. This should be an adventure for both players and audience.

Concert dates - 2025-2026 Season

Saturday 15th November 2025, 7:30pm - Holy Innocents Church, Fallowfield

Saturday 31st January 2026, 7:30pm - Holy Innocents Church, Fallowfield

Saturday 28th March 2026, 7:30pm - Christ Church, West Didsbury

Saturday 13th June 2026, 7:30pm - Stoller Hall, Manchester

Tuesday 7th July 2026, 7:30pm - Chamber Concert