Portobello Orchestra

Rehearsal schedule

29 Sept 25 19.30

20.30
Tutti

Tutti
Rimsky-Korsakov: 4th mvt

Pirates of Penzance
Caribbean Pictures
6 Oct 25 19.30

20.30
Tutti

Tutti
Rimsky-Korsakov: 3rd mvt

Troïka
Christmas Day
13 Oct 25 19.30

20.30
Tutti

Tutti
Rimsky-Korsakov: 2nd & 3rd mvts

Christmas Day; Caribbean Pictures.
Sleigh Ride(if time)
20 Oct 25 19.30

20.30
Tutti

Tutti
Rimsky-Korsakov: 1st & 2nd mvts

Sleigh Ride; Carols; One more TBC
27 Oct 25 Tutti Half-Term No Rehearsal
3 Nov 25 19.30 tba
10 Nov 25 19.30 tba
17 Nov 25 19.30 tba
24 Nov 25 19.30 tba
1 Dec 25 19.30 tba
6 Dec 2025 14.30
19.30
Tutti Final Rehearsal
Concert
8 Dec 25 18.30 Tutti Post-Concert Dinner
12 Jan 26 19.30 Tutti First Rehearsal Spring Term

Provisional Term Dates

Autumn Term 2025
First Rehearsal 15 Sept
No Rehearsal 27 Oct
Concert 6 Dec
Spring Term 2026
First Rehearsal 12 Jan
No Rehearsal 16 Feb
Concert 28 March
Summer Term 2026
First Rehearsal 13 April
No Rehearsal 4 May
No Rehearsal 25 May
Concert 4 July

Rota for Monday evenings


Autumn TermSpring TermSummer Term
Setting UpLower StringsUpper StringsWinds
Interval DrinksUpper StringsWindsLower Strings

Moor Hall Weekend

The orchestra away weekend will be the 24th/25th January 2026 at Moor Hall, Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 9QH. Arrangements have yet to be finalised, but it is planned to start around 10.30 on Saturday morning and continue until 16.00 on Sunday afternoon. If you have any suggestions for music to play, please contact one of the committee.

Committee

Catherine Webster (Chair)
Rebecca Pickavance (Treasurer)
Chris Cannam
Philippa Hanscombe
Jonathan Peters
Duncan Gillies

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