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Come with us on a journey of imagination, rich orchestral colour, and dramatic flair. Berlioz’s overture Les Francs-Juges will set the scene, darkly thrilling and full of operatic drama. The mood then shifts to mysticism and majesty with Poulenc’s Organ Concerto, where sacred resonance meets neoclassical wit, and for which we will be joined by another old friend of the orchestra, organist James Lancelot. We then enter the evocative world of Mussorgsky, first with his rarely heard Scherzo, offering a glimpse of his youthful brilliance, and finally, the monumental Pictures at an Exhibition, a gallery of sound where every movement is a painting come to life. It will be a night of spectacle, where the music will drive the imagination.

Concert Dates 2025-2026

  • October
  • December
  • January
  • March
  • May
  • June

  • Saturday 25 October 2025 7.30

    Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, GL52 3JE

    Conductor, David Curtis

    Rebecca McNaught, cello

    From Enchantment to Destiny

    Humperdinck: Prelude Handel and Gretel

    Dvořák: Cello concerto

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4

    Tickets & Information

  • Saturday 6 December 2025 7.30

    Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies' College, GL50 3EP

    Conductor, David Curtis

    Livvie Beynon, soprano

    Johnny Ball, narrator

    A Magical Winter Journey

    Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé

    Philip Lane: Old Christmas Music

    Howard Blake: The Snowman

    Tchaikovsky: Suite Swan Lake

    Tickets & Information

  • Saturday 31 January 2026 7.30

    Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies' College, GL50 3EP

    Conductor, David Curtis

    Mahler: Symphony no. 5

    A Love Letter in Music

    Dvořák: Carnival Overture

    Mahler: Symphony No. 5

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  • Saturday 21 March 2026 7.30

    Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies' College, GL50 3EP

    Conductor, David Curtis

    Adam Heron, piano

    A Feast of Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overture Egmont

    Beethoven: Piano concerto no. 3

    Beethoven: Symphony no. 7

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  • Saturday 16 May 2026 7.30

    Cirencester Parish Church, GL7 2NX

    Conductor, David Curtis

    Thomas Hawkes, organ

    A Celebration of Contrasts

    in support of the Churn Project

    Brahms: Academic Festival Overture

    Schubert: Symphony no. 8 Unfinished

    Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 Organ

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  • Saturday 20 June 2026 7.30

    Pershore Abbey, WR10 1DT

    Conductor, David Curtis

    James Lancelot, organ

    Gallery of the Imagination

    in support of FOAG

    Berlioz: Overture Les Francs-Juges

    Poulenc: Organ concerto

    Mussorgsky: Scherzo

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Tickets & Information

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.

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