ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Tudor Orchestra - Friendly Amateur Orchestra in North London</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="tudorstyle.css"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Author" content="Jocasta Perry"> <meta name="description" content="Amateur Orchestra based in North Finchley, North London, welcoming players of all abilities. We play more adventurous repertoire than a typical community orchestra (not Tudor music!), and each concert includes a concerto with a soloist of a professional standard."> <meta name="keywords" content="orchestra, amateur, community, North London, Finchley, Barnet, Enfield"> </head> <DIV id=container> <DIV class=clearfix id=holder> <DIV id=heading> <H1>Tudor Orchestra</H1> <P>Friendly amateur orchestra in North London</P> </DIV> <DIV id=navigation> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/index.html">HOME</A></LI> <LI><A class=selected href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/rehearsals.html">REHEARSALS & CONCERTS</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/join.html">JOIN US</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/meet.html">MEET US</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/photos.html">PHOTOS</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/contact.html">CONTACT US</A></LI> </UL> </DIV> <IMG class=header alt="" src="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/Images/Top-bow.jpg"> <!-- ### End of top section - heading, navigation and picture ### --> <DIV id=content> <H1>Rehearsals</H1> <P>Rehearsals are on Monday nights, 7.45pm - 9:45, with breaks over Christmas, Easter, and summer holidays.</P> <P>We rehearse in <A href="http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?Postcode2Map?code=n12+7nn&amp;title=Trinity+Church+Centre&amp;back=Tudor+Orchestra&amp;url=http://www.tudorOrchestra.org.uk&amp;nolocal=X">Trinity Church</A>, Nether Street, North Finchley, N12 7NN. The church is close to Tally Ho bus station, convenient for <A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/files/busmap.pdf">local buses</A> (numbers 82, 125, 134, 221, 263, 383, 460), and five minutes walk from Woodside Park or West Finchley stations on the underground (Northern Line High, Barnet branch). There is also car parking space at the church.</P> <p>You are always welcome to join us for a post-rehearsal drink in the pub!</p> <H1>Concerts</H1> <P>There are normally three concerts a year, on a Saturday evening, either at Trinity Church in north Finchley or at the Free Church in Hampstead Garden Suburbs. This is followed by post-concert party, where we can relax, enjoy a glass or two of wine and socialise!</P> <P>The dress code for concerts is all black, and men may wear open neck shirts; jackets are optional.</P> <H1>Future Concerts</H1> <strong>24th March 2012</strong> <p>7:30 pm at Trinity Church, Nether Street, N12</br>Vaughan Williams: Overture  The Wasps </br>Haydn: Symphony no. 101  The Clock </br>Gustav Holst:  Lyric Movement for viola and small Orchestra. (Soloist: Diana Mathews)</br>Imogen Holst:  Joyce s Divertimento </br> George Butterworth:  The Banks of Green Willow </br></p> <p>Rehearsals re-start 9th January 2012. There will be a rehearsal at 2pm on Saturday 24th March at Trinity Church.</p> <H1>Recent Concerts</H1> <p><strong>November 2011</strong> Borodin: Symphony no. 2, Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no. 1 (soloist Tetsuumi Nagata), Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel Overture.</p> <p><strong>July 2011</strong> Dvo<FONT size=2>&#345;</FONT>ák: Symphony no. 8, Grieg: Piano Concerto (soloist Yllka Istrefi), Beethoven: Consecration of the House overture.</p> <p><strong>March 2011</strong> Chaminade: Concertino Op 107 for flute and orchestra (soloist Peter Wakefield), Fauré: Masques et bergamasques Op 112, Fauré: Fantaisie Op 79 for flute and orchestra (orchestration by Yoav Talmi, soloist Peter Wakefield), Mozart: Symphony no. 31 in D "Paris"</p> <p><strong>January 2011</strong> Rimsky-Korsakov: Tsar's Bride Overture, Glazunov: Violin Concerto (soloist Yegee Lee), Shostakovich: 'Hamlet' Film Music Suite.</p> <p><strong>July 2010</strong> Schumann: Op 52. Overture, Scherzo & Finale, Brahms: Hungarian Dances (a selection), Dvo<FONT size=2>&#345;</FONT>ák: Cello Concerto (soloist Marina Comas).</p> <p><strong>March 2010</strong> Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 (piano - Tomáš Klement), Berwald: Symphony no 3 in C 'Singulière'</p> <p><strong>December 2009</strong> Owen Leech: Canzona, Elgar: Cello Concerto (soloist <A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/Evva.html">Evva Mizerska</A>), Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1</p> <p><strong>July 2009</strong> Mendelssohn: Overture, Die sch&#246;ne Melusine. Piano Concerto No 1 (soloist: <a href="http://www.samanthaward.net/index.html">Samantha Ward</a>. Haydn: Symphony No. 104 (The London). Ravel: Pavane for a dead princess.</p> <p><Strong>March 2009</strong> Dvo<FONT size=2>&#345;</FONT>ák: Legends. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (soloist: <a href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/barbara.html">Barbara Dziewi&#281;cka</a>)</p> <p><Strong>December 2008</strong> Teddy Prout: Finchley Overture, Schumann: Cello Concerto (soloist: <A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/Evva.html">Evva Mizerska</A>), and Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1</p> <P><STRONG>June 2008</STRONG> Mozart: Overture, The Magic Flute, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 (soloist: <A href="http://www.sashagrynyuk.com/">Sasha Grynyuk</A>), and Sibelius: Symphony No. 3</p> <P><STRONG>March 2008</STRONG> Rimsky-Korsakov: Overture, May Night, Brahms: Violin Concerto (soloist: Alicja &#346;mietana), and Dvo<FONT size=2>&#345;</FONT>ák: Symphony No. 5</p> <P><STRONG>December 2007</STRONG> Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia, Khachaturian: Violin Concerto (soloist: Keith Ramsell), and Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7 </p> <P><STRONG>June 2007</STRONG> Beethoven: Overture, Coriolan, Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 K491, Arriaga: Symphony in D</p> <P><STRONG>March 2007</STRONG> Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Bruch: Kol Nidrei (soloist: Helen Cooper), Brahms: Symphony No. 2 </p> </DIV> <DIV id=news> <DIV class=newsItem> <h1>Forthcoming Concerts</h1> <strong>24th March 2012</strong> <p>7:30 pm at Trinity Church, Nether Street, N12</p> <p>Vaughan Williams</br>Haydn</br>Gustav Holst</br>Imogen Holst</br>Butterworth.</p> <p><strong>Tickets</strong> are available on the door: £8 and £6 concessions.</p> <p>Rehearsals start for this concert on <strong>9th January</strong></p> </DIV> <DIV class=newsItem> <H1>Vacancies</H1> <P>We presently have vacancies for an <STRONG>oboist</STRONG>, for a <STRONG>bassoonist</STRONG>, for a <STRONG>trumpeter</STRONG>, and for a <STRONG>tuba</STRONG> player. If you play the oboe, bassoon, trumpet, or tuba, and have an interest in this position, do please contact us through the Contact pages of this website or on tudor.orchestra@gmail.com.</P> <P>We will always give a warm welcome to new string players, particularly violin and viola players.</P> <P>We have a <STRONG>no auditions</STRONG> policy, so if you're thinking of joining why not come along and give it a try? What have you got to lose?!</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=footer> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/index.html">HOME</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/rehearsals.html">REHEARSALS & CONCERTS</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/join.html">JOIN US</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/meet.html">MEET US</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/photos.html">PHOTOS</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tudororchestra.org.uk/contact.html">CONTACT US</A></LI> </UL> <P>Registered charity number 1116684</P> </DIV> </DIV> </html>