Royal Forest of Dean Orchestra

The Royal Forest of Dean Orchestra presents their winter concert ‘Northern Lights’ on the 14th December 2024.

The concert starts at 3pm

Performing at St Peters Church, Newnham-on-Severn, Gloucestershire GL14 1AE

Programme, including world premieres by three local composers:

Sibelius – Finlandia & The Swan of Tuonela
Michael English – Winter Suite for Orchestra
Jane Pelham – From Winter into Winter
Robin Davies – The Star
Rautavaara – Cantus Articus

We welcome soloist Caron de Burgh, playing cor anglais.

Conductor: Fiona Crawley
Leader: Ros Taunton

Tickets at the door – £10 (free for children and for students in full time education).
Programme – £1
Retiring collection: the charity TIC+

Summer Concert  – On the Nature of Daylight- a Royal Forest of Dean Orchestra concert on the 13th July 2024 

The concert starts at 7.30 p.m.

The RFODO will be performing at  St. Paul’s Church, Parkend. Gloucestershire. GL15 4HL

Bill Anderton:  ‘La Folia’ – a new commission.

Max Richter: On The Nature Of Daylight

Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat Major KV 447 with our soloist Lydia Taylor.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor. Op. 67

Conductor: Fiona Crawley

Leader: Ros Taunton

Tickets at the door – £10  (free for children and for students in full time education and for Ukrainian guests).

Programme – £1

Retiring collection: Parkend Primary School library fund.

Dates to note:

07/09/24 The Planets workshop in St Mary’s Chepstow

30/11/24. Small group at Ross. Similar to last year. More details to follow

14/12/24. Winter concert. Details tbc

Spring Concert – a Royal Forest of Dean Orchestra concert on the 20th April 2024 

The concert starts at 7.30 p.m.

The RFODO will be performing at  St. Peter’s Church, Newnham-On-Severn. Gloucestershire.

Lili Boulanger: D’un Matin de Printemps

Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings Op. 20

Aaron Copland: Quiet City for Trumpet, English Horn and strings – Soloists: Anne Holder (English Horn) and Alan Holder (trumpet).

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor. Op. 98

Conductors: Fiona Crawley

Leader: Ros Taunton

Tickets at the door – £10 (free if in full time education and for Ukrainian guests).

Includes programme

Retiring collection: Toucan For Children