Come and sing the Messiah!

On Saturday 28th April 2012, the orchestra will be running another of its enormously successful one-day choral events. Last year's performance of Beethoven 9 was greatly enjoyed by all who took part (and, so they said, those who came to the concert at the end of the day).

Why not come and sing? There will be an afternoon rehearsal at Holy Trinity Church, Leamington Spa, from 2:00pm until 5:30pm, after which we will enjoy a well-earned break before the concert at 7:00pm. It only costs £7.50 to join in, which includes the loan of a score.

If you'd like to join in, it would be helpful if you could let us know in advance using this form. Alternatively, if you're not a singer, why not come along and listen? Tickets are only £7.50, with proceeds split between the church and the orchestra.

Last Night of the Proms 2011

On Friday 9th and Saturday 10th September 2011, the orchestra gave two Last Night Of The Proms concerts at Wroxall Abbey, near Warwick. A very enthusiastic audience came over to the candlelit Wren Chapel after what sounded as though had been a very good four course dinner! The orchestra played a short programme, including the Henry Wood Sea Songs, Parry's Jerusalem and Elgar's Pomp & Circumstance March no 1 (Land of Hope & Glory), and the audience gave them a standing ovation after joining in every bit of the programme that they could. Logistically, it was quite a challenge, as the chancel space is rather smaller than the space needed to accommodate the orchestra, but as it is the fifth year that we have played there, we are getting used to it!

Concert photos

Here are some photos from the orchestra's summer 2011 concert.

Listen to the orchestra on YouTube

There's a recording on YouTube from the Leamington Sinfonia's recent performance at Kingsley School with Jozef Kapustka. You can find it here.

Leamington Sinfonia on the Royal Academy of Music website

An interview with Jozef Kapustka has been published in the Royal Academy of Music's web site alumni features section , where Josef describes us as "one of the most accomplished and socially active orchestras in this country".

Jozef Kapustka

Everyone in the orchestra is very excited about the upcoming concert in June featuring Jozef Kapustka as soloist. You can find out more about Jozef in our listing on Britevents.com or on his Facebook page.