
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 | 19:30 Rehearsals start |
Monday 22nd Sep, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 29th Sep, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 6th Oct, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 13th Oct, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 27th Oct, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 3rd Nov, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 10th Nov, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Saturday 15th Nov, 2025 14:00 - 17:00 | 14:00 Rehearsal |
Saturday 15th Nov, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | Concert order, duration and orchestration: Mozart Don Giovanni Overture Beethoven Symphony 8 Weber Bassoon Concerto op75 Strauss Don Juan |
Monday 17th Nov, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 24th Nov, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 1st Dec, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 8th Dec, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 12th Jan, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Tuesday 13th Jan, 2026 19:00 - 21:30 | Note: Tuesday and early start 19:00 Rehearsal |
Monday 19th Jan, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Saturday 24th Jan, 2026 14:00 - 17:00 | 14:00 Rehearsal |
Saturday 24th Jan, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | Concert order, duration and orchestration: Boulanger D’Un Matin de Printemps Berlioz Harold in Italy Saint-Saëns Symphony 3 (Organ) |
Monday 26th Jan, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 2nd Feb, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 9th Feb, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 23rd Feb, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Tuesday 24th Feb, 2026 19:00 - 21:30 | Note: Tuesday and early start 19:00 Rehearsal |
Monday 2nd Mar, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 9th Mar, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Saturday 14th Mar, 2026 14:00 - 17:00 | 14:00 Rehearsal |
Saturday 14th Mar, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | Concert order, duration and orchestration: Vaughan Williams Symphony No 9 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Gershwin American in Paris |
Monday 16th Mar, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 23rd Mar, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 13th Apr, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 20th Apr, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 27th Apr, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Tuesday 5th May, 2026 19:00 - 21:30 | Note: Tuesday and early start 19:00 Rehearsal |
Monday 11th May, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | 19:30 Rehearsal |
Saturday 16th May, 2026 14:00 - 17:00 | 14:00 Rehearsal |
Saturday 16th May, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 | Concert order, duration and orchestration: Ravel La Valse Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1 de Falla Three-Cornered Hat |
Monday 18th May, 2026 20:00 - 22:00 | 20:00 AGM, library |