Members

Cellos 2006

The orchestra rehearses on Mondays from 19:30 to 22:00 at Bishop Justus CE School, Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley BR2 8HZ. Please bring a music stand to rehearsals.  Bowed string parts are available online after the first rehearsal and string players mark up their own parts. Tea, coffee and biscuits are normally available for 50p during the rehearsal interval – please bring your own mug if possible.

We welcome applications from prospective members and ask new members to complete a registration form and Gift Aid declaration after their first rehearsal. We collect an annual subscription from members who attend rehearsals, with a 50% discount for students. Seating positions are rotated where possible and there are opportunities to perform solo parts.

Playing members commit to the full rehearsal series for each concert they play in. If an absence is unavoidable please contact your section leader immediately, and if you were due to rehearse a solo part, please find a deputy. Members are also expected to put in the necessary time outside rehearsals to learn and practise the pieces they perform, and to promote ticket sales for all the orchestra’s concerts. 

There is a facebook members group ‘BSO Tutti‘, an official facebook page to like and follow, an X feed @BromleySymphony and an Instagram account bromleysymphony. Many instrument sections have WhatsApp groups – ask your section leader to be invited. Some members socialise at The Two Doves in Oakley Road after rehearsals and The Railway in West Wickham after concerts.

Rehearsal and Event Schedule

Monday 15th Sep, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsals start
Monday 22nd Sep, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 29th Sep, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 6th Oct, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 13th Oct, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 27th Oct, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 3rd Nov, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 10th Nov, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Saturday 15th Nov, 2025
14:00 - 17:00

Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts

14:00 Rehearsal

Saturday 15th Nov, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts

Concert order, duration and orchestration:

Mozart Don Giovanni Overture
7′ 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 T Str 

Beethoven Symphony 8
26′ 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 T Str 

Weber Bassoon Concerto op75
17′ 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 T Str

Strauss Don Juan
17′ 3(Picc) 2(CA) 2 2(Con) 4 3 3 1 T Hp 3 Perc Str

Monday 17th Nov, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 24th Nov, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 1st Dec, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 8th Dec, 2025
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 12th Jan, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Tuesday 13th Jan, 2026
19:00 - 21:30

Bishop Justus CE School

Note: Tuesday and early start
 
19:00 Rehearsal
Monday 19th Jan, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Saturday 24th Jan, 2026
14:00 - 17:00

Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts

14:00 Rehearsal

Saturday 24th Jan, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts

Concert order, duration and orchestration:

Boulanger D’Un Matin de Printemps
5′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 3(Sarrus) 4 3 3 1 2 Perc Hp Cel Str 

Berlioz Harold in Italy
43′ 2(Picc) 2(CA) 2 4 4 4(2 Cornets) 3 1 T Hp 4 Perc Str

Saint-Saëns Symphony 3 (Organ)
36′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 3(Con) 4 3 3 1 T 2 Perc Piano duet Str 

Monday 26th Jan, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 2nd Feb, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 9th Feb, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 23rd Feb, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Tuesday 24th Feb, 2026
19:00 - 21:30

Bishop Justus CE School

Note: Tuesday and early start
 
19:00 Rehearsal
Monday 2nd Mar, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 9th Mar, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Saturday 14th Mar, 2026
14:00 - 17:00

Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts

14:00 Rehearsal

Saturday 14th Mar, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts

Concert order, duration and orchestration:

Vaughan Williams Symphony No 9
33′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 3(Con) 4 3 3 1(Flugel Horn) 3 sax T 3 Perc 1hp Cel Str

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
30′ 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 T Str

Gershwin American in Paris
16′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 2 4 3 3 1 3 sax T 4 Perc Cel Str

Monday 16th Mar, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 23rd Mar, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 13th Apr, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 20th Apr, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Monday 27th Apr, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Tuesday 5th May, 2026
19:00 - 21:30

Bishop Justus CE School

Note: Tuesday and early start
 
19:00 Rehearsal
Monday 11th May, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

19:30 Rehearsal
Saturday 16th May, 2026
14:00 - 17:00

Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts

14:00 Rehearsal

Saturday 16th May, 2026
19:30 - 22:00

Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts

Concert order, duration and orchestration:

Ravel La Valse
12′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 3(Con) 4 3 3 1 T 6 Perc 2Hp Str

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1
32′ 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 0 T Str

de Falla Three-Cornered Hat
30′ 3(all 3 on picc) 3(CA) 2 2 4 3 3 1 T 5 Perc Hp Cel/Pf Str

Monday 18th May, 2026
20:00 - 22:00

Bishop Justus CE School

20:00 AGM, library