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Joe Gehrke
- Jan 30
- 1 min
COVID rules for our concerts
First of all, COVID may force us to cancel concerts at short notice, so apologies if that happens. We will give you a credit for a following concert. Secondly, COVID rules change. When you arrive at a concert, please follow all the latest instructions provided there. In short: - Don't come if you are feeling unwell or have been in a hotspot. - Wear a mask upon entry and exit of the venue. - Keep 1.5m from people not in your group, until you get seated. - Sanitise your hands
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Joe Gehrke
- Jan 2
- 1 min
Behind the scenes: what goes into making a great performance
Just how much work is it to create a symphony orchestra performance? Well, each musician has probably studied their instrument for about 10,000 hours. There are usually about 50 musicians in a symphony orchestra, so that's 500,000 hours right there! The orchestra committee and musical director will have spent many hours deciding the repertoire, sourcing the music, communicating with the players, organising the concert hall, publicising the concert, writing the programme, and
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