We are still not sure if and when the Summer term will run. The Calendar page will be kept up to date with the latest news. Due to the recent announcement that the the lock down is be extended to at least the 7th May, the first half of the term has been cancelled. The earliest start date will be the 4^th June and the Summer concert is planned to be on the 2^nd July, 2020, but these are provisional at best until we see what the government guidance is.

The members page is beginning to have material for the Summer loaded on it. All members should have access. We are also meeting as an orchestra via Zoom. Contact us via e-mail or the Contact page for access to either of both of these if you are a member of wish to become one.

Once rehearsals start again, you can see what the orchestra is like by just turning up to any of our rehearsals, instrument in hand. Elaine can provide parts for most instruments at any level, so if you let her know you're turning up we can get a part ready if needed. To let us know you're coming, you can e-mail wco@windsororchestra.org.uk. or use the Contact us page.

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 situation, the orchestra has had to cancel the final rehearsal and concert of the 2020 Spring term.

We did put together a virtual concert, with the computer generated sound files for the orchestra but some members contributing videos or sound recordings of their solo pieces. We put this up on the member's site. If you are a member and do not have access, contact us via the Contact page.

This year is Beethoven 2020 year.

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in December 1770 in Bonn, Germany and became a well-known musician in his own lifetime - mostly for his music but a little for his unpredictable moods.

The Windsor Community Orchestra will be celebrating the 250^th year of his birth by rehearsing and performing his 5^th Symphony and other short pieces throughout the year. This spring, our programme includes the first and second movements of the 5^th Symphony (abridged and in an easier key), as well as the Scherzo from his Piano Sonata opus 28. We'll then perform the other movements of the symphony (similarly abridged and simplified) and other short pieces later in the year.

We invite you to join us, either as an orchestra member or at our Spring Concert on Thursday 26^th March. Full details of the concert can be found on our Calendar page.