Bromley Symphony Orchestra

Members general information

Cellos 2006 The orchestra usually rehearses on Mondays from 7.30pm to 10pm at Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ. We welcome applications from prospective new members and ask new members to complete an address form and Gift Aid declaration at their first rehearsal. We collect an annual subscription from members who regularly attend rehearsals. There is a mailing list for members with an archive and rss feed and a facebook group 'BSO Tutti'. Please bring a music stand to all concerts and rehearsals.

We currently have vacancies for violins, double basses and harps.

(Most other instruments have a waiting list)

Rehearsal schedule

Rehearsals can be imported to your computer or phone in iCal format.


Monday, 6 February 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	19:30 SECTIONALS – Wind start with Bartók
Monday, 20 February 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	19:30 Bartók movements 5 & 1 20:50 Bartók mov’s 3, 4 & 2
Monday, 27 February 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	19:30 Borodin Dances 20:20 Borodin Overture 21:00 Beethoven
Monday, 5 March 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	19:30 Bartók mov’s 2, 4, 3, 1 & 5 21:15 Beethoven mov’ 3
Monday, 12 March 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	19:30 Beethoven 20:30 Bartók 21:20 Borodin Dances and Overture
Saturday, 17 March 2012 - 2:15pm Ravens Wood School, Oakley Road, Bromley BR2 8HP	14.15 Borodin Overture and Dances 14:50 Bartók in order 16:00 Beethoven
Saturday, 17 March 2012 - 7:45pm Ravens Wood School, Oakley Road, Bromley BR2 8HP	Orchestration and concert order Borodin 'Prince Igor Overture and Polovtsian Dances' (Dance No. 17 only) 14’ Overture: 3(Picc) 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 - Timps – Strings Dances: 3(Picc) 2(Cor) 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 - Timps+5 – Harp - Strings Beethoven 'Piano concerto No. 5 (Emperor)' 38’ Soloist: Masa Tayama 2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – Tmp – Str Bartók 'Concerto for Orchestra' 36’ 3(Picc) 3(Cor) 3(B.cl) 3(Con) – 4 3 3 1 - Timps, SD, BD, TT, Cyms, Tri, 2 x Harps – Strings
Monday, 19 March 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	Rehearsal
Monday, 26 March 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	Rehearsal
Monday, 16 April 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	Rehearsal
Monday, 23 April 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	Rehearsal
Monday, 30 April 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	Rehearsal
Tuesday, 8 May 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	Rehearsal
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 - 7:30pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	Rehearsal
Saturday, 19 May 2012 - 2:15pm Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR4 3BP	Rehearsal
Saturday, 19 May 2012 - 7:45pm Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR4 3BP	Orchestration and concert order Rossini Overture 'William Tell' 12’ 2(Picc) 2(Cor) 2 2 - 4 2 3 0 - tmp+3 - str Walton Two Pieces from 'Henry V' 8’ Strings Strauss 'Horn Concerto No 2' 20’ Soloist: Richard Watkins 2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – tmp - str Brahms 'Symphony No.4' 39’ 2(Picc) 2 2 3(Con) - 4 2 3 0 - tmp+1 - str
Monday, 21 May 2012 - 8:00pm Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ	Annual General Meeting
Sunday, 10 June 2012 - 10:00am Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR4 3BP	Summer Workshop Hans Rott 'Symphony in E' 2 2 2 2 Contra. - 4 3 3 0 Timp., Triangle, Strings
Saturday, 17 November 2012 - 7:45pm Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR4 3BP	Proposed concert for next season Bax: ‘Tintagel’. 3(Picc) 2+Cor 2+B.cl 2+Con - 4 3 3 1 - Tmp+2 - Hp – Str. Elgar: Cello concerto (Jamie Walton). 2 2 2 2 - 4 2 3 1 – Tmp – str. 30’. Interval Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 (London). 3(Picc) 3(Cor) 3(B.cl) 3(Con) – 4 4 3 1 – Tmp+4 – Hp – Str. 44’.
Saturday, 26 January 2013 - 7:45pm Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR4 3BP	Proposed concert for next season. Bruckner – ‘Symphony No 8’ - 70’ 3 3 3 3 – 8(5-8 double on Wagner Tuba) 3 3 1 – tmp+2 – hp – str
Saturday, 16 March 2013 - 7:45pm Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR4 3BP	Proposed concert for next season. Suk: Fairy Tales. 3(Picc) 3(Cor) 3(B.cl) 2 – 4 2 3 1 – Tmp+3 – Hp – Str. 31’ Mahler: Rückert Lieder. Baritone (Laurence Meikle) 2(Picc) 3(Cor) 3(B.cl) 3(Con) – 4 3 3 1 – Tmp+3 – Hp – Piano/Celeste – Str. 16’. Interval Dvořák: Symphony No. 7. 2(Picc) 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 0m – Tmp – Str. 35’. (Shortish second half at 35 min’s, possible encore? One of the Slavonic Dances perhaps?)
Saturday, 18 May 2013 - 7:45pm Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR4 3BP	Proposed concert for next season Shostakovich: Festive Overture. 3(Picc) 3 3 3(Con) – 4 3 3 1 – Tmp+4 - Str. 7’. Khatchaturian: Violin concerto (Bernard Brook). 3(Picc) 3(Cor) 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – Tmp+3 – Hp – Str. 35’. Interval Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6. 3(Picc) 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 - Tmp+2 – Str. 46’.