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We are an ensemble of committed and experienced amateur, student and professional musicians, playing under the expert guidance of conductor David Curtis. We play a huge variety of classical pieces throughout the year in various venues in and around Gloucestershire.

Young Composers’ Competition 2018

We’re delighted to announce our Young Composers’ Competition 2018. We invite eligible young composers to submit an original orchestral work for adjudication by our panel. We’ll play the winning piece in our public concert in Cheltenham Town Hall as part of our 50th anniversary season 2018-19. Details

An English Celebration

In their final English Celebration concert the CSO are joined once again by Michael Foyle (violin) who performs the Elgar violin concerto, made famous by the young Menuhin. Holst’s ballet music from his comic opera The Perfect Fool brings three lively dance episodes. Finally the Four Sea Interludes from Britten’s Peter Grimes, a work deeply redolent of the Suffolk coast.

Concert Dates 2017-18

  • November
  • January
  • March
  • May
  • June

  • Russian Magic

    Saturday 4 November 7.30pm, Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE

    Conductor: David Curtis

    Borodin: Overture Prince Igor
    Prokofiev: Suite Cinderella No. 1
    Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

    Tickets: £17 reserved, £14 unreserved (students 50%, 15 and under free) from Town Hall Box Office (0844 576 2210), or at the door. CSO Patrons 50% discount on second full price ticket

    The FOAG Concert

    In aid of the Farmers Overseas Action Group

    Saturday 25 November 7.30pm, Pershore Abbey WR10 1DT

    Conductor: David Curtis
    Benjamin Baker, violin

    Mozart: Overture The Magic Flute
    Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K216
    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

    Tickets: £16, including free drink (students £8, children 15 and under free) from Eventbrite (charges may apply), or FOAG Office (01886 853295 or info@foag.org)

  • CSO Cheltenham Series

    Saturday 27 January 7.30pm, Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE

    An English Celebration 1

    Conductor: David Curtis
    Fenella Humphreys, violin

    Holst: Somerset Rhapsody
    Britten: Violin Concerto
    Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 London

    Tickets: £17 reserved, £14 unreserved (students 50%, 15 and under free) from Town Hall Box Office (0844 576 2210) and at the door. CSO Patrons 50% discount on second full price ticket

  • CSO Cheltenham Series

    Saturday 17 March 7.30pm, Cheltenham Town Hall GL50 1QA

    An English Celebration 2

    Conductor: David Curtis
    Savitri Grier, violin

    Elgar: Overture Cockaigne
    Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
    Elgar: Symphony No. 1

    Tickets: £18, £15, £12 all reserved (students 50%, 15 and under free) from Town Hall Box Office (0844 576 2210), or at the door. CSO Patrons 50% discount on second full price ticket

  • CSO Cheltenham Series

    Saturday 19 May 7.30pm, Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE

    An English Celebration 3

    Conductor: David Curtis
    Michael Foyle, violin

    Holst: The Perfect Fool
    Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
    Elgar: Violin Concerto

    Tickets: £17 reserved, £14 unreserved (students 50%, 15 and under free) from Town Hall Box Office (0844 576 2210) and at the door. CSO Patrons 50% discount on second full price ticket

  • Last Night of the CSO Proms

    Saturday 23 June 7.30pm, Cheltenham Town Hall GL50 1QA

    Conductor: David Curtis
    Rafael Wallfisch, cello

    Delius: A Song Before Sunrise
    Elgar: Cello Concerto
    Elgar: Variations Enigma
    Elgar: March Pomp & Circumstance No. 4
    Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs
    Parry: Jerusalem

    Tickets: £18, £15, £12 all reserved (students 50%, 15 and under free) from Town Hall Box Office (0844 576 2210), or at the door. CSO Patrons 50% discount on second full price ticket

Next concert

An English Celebration 3,
19 May, 7.30 pm, Pittville Pump Room

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Young Composers’ Competition 2018

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