The Windsor Community Orchestra is delighted to announce that it will be playing at the Windsor Band Stand on the 25th June. We'll play from 12:30 p.m. for about an hour and again at 2:30 pm.
We'll be playing some of our favourite pieces from both our classical and modern repertoire.
Full details, including instructions on how to get there, are on our calendar page.
The Windsor Community Orchestra's next concert is its Summer concert on the 7th July at Dedworth Green Baptist Church at 7:45 p.m. All are invited. Details, including a map of how toileting find us, are on our Calendar page. For those who want or need to attend virtually, we will also be using Zoom to make the concert available over the internet. Contact us via the Contact page for the link and more details on how to access the concert this way.
The Windsor Community Orchestra performed to a live audience for the first time in 2 years at our Spring concert. The audience was small, but added an atmosphere that the orchestra really appreciated. We also recognise that some people are still not comfortable or able to meet in large groups, so we included a Zoom link so people could attend virtually, which 24 people did.
The orchestra played a wide selection of pieces from classical to modern. We swung with a few jazzy numbers and energised the concert with Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. We also had some solo performance, including a brassy quartet, a small string ensemble and a clarinet solo.
As always, our concerts are free but we do collect money for charity. This term, we wanted to support the humanitarian effort in Ukraine, and over £500 was raised for this cause.
Our fess are rising by £5 per term.
With heavy hearts, we are having to raise our fees for the Summer term. Over the last 12 years, we have been able to keep our fees the same despite increasing costs. However, recent increases in room rents have meant that we have to increase our fees for the first time in over a decade.
From the Summer term 2022 onwards, fees will now be £30 per term with reductions for additional family members.
All the dates for our 2022 meetings are now available. Please see our calendar page for more details.
Elaine talking to the Zoom audience
The 2021 Christmas Concert was held on the 2nd December at 7:45 p.m. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, we couldn't have an audience in the same building as the orchestra. After spacing out the orchestra, and keeping the audience a safe distance from the saxophones, there simply wasn't room. So we invited the audience to attend via Zoom.
Over 50 people dialled into Zoom to hear the orchestra play. It was a bit of a technological experiment, but it seemed to work, with lots of positive comments both during and after the concert. One unexpected but amazing side-effect of holding the concert via Zoom was that we had attendees from as far away as Boston and Colorado in the US.
The orchestra played many pieces, such as Sibelius Finlandia and Fauré's Fantaisie, Op. 79, which featured Máté on the flute. We also included some Christmas tunes which the audience could sing along to.
As always, we use the concert to raise money for charities that the orchestra members have some connection with. This term, we are supporting the British Liver Trust, which has supported one of our members. The concert raised £390 for this deserving cause.
Windsor Community Orchestra is a non-profit, private organisation. It endeavours to provide a safe and secure experience for all who participate. It operates to a data protection and safeguarding policy designed to support this. Details can be provided on request. Please use our contact form if you require more details.