
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, a twitter 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 9th Oct, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Dvořák Mov 4, 2 21:00 Rachmaninov |
Monday 23rd Oct, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Dvořák Mov 1, 3, 4, 2 21:15 Rachmaninov |
Monday 30th Oct, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Debussy 21:00 Berlioz |
Monday 6th Nov, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rachmaninov 20:30 Debussy 21:00 Dvořák |
Saturday 11th Nov, 2023 14:00 - 17:00 |
14:00 Dvořák 15:00 Berlioz 15:30 Debussy 16:00 Rachmaninov |
Saturday 11th Nov, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
Berlioz Béatrice et Bénédict Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 4 Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Dvořák Symphony 5 |
Monday 13th Nov, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 20th Nov, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Sectionals |
Monday 27th Nov, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 4th Dec, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 11th Dec, 2023 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 8th Jan, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 15th Jan, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Saturday 20th Jan, 2024 14:00 - 17:00 |
14:00 Rehearsal |
Saturday 20th Jan, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
Rawsthorne Street Corner Overture Walton Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony 5 |
Monday 22nd Jan, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 29th Jan, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Sectionals |
Monday 5th Feb, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 19th Feb, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Tuesday 20th Feb, 2024 19:00 - 21:30 |
Note Tuesday and early start 19:00 Rehearsal |
Monday 26th Feb, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 4th Mar, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Saturday 9th Mar, 2024 14:00 - 17:00 |
14:00 Rehearsal |
Saturday 9th Mar, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
Bizet L’Arlésienne Debussy Jeux Franck Symphonie in d min |
Monday 11th Mar, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 18th Mar, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Sectionals |
Monday 25th Mar, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 15th Apr, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 22nd Apr, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Monday 29th Apr, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
19:30 Rehearsal |
Tuesday 7th May, 2024 19:00 - 21:30 |
Note Tuesday and early start 19:00 Rehearsal |
Saturday 11th May, 2024 14:00 - 17:00 |
14:00 Rehearsal |
Saturday 11th May, 2024 19:30 - 22:00 |
Wagner Flying Dutchman Overture Haydn Symphony 85 La Reine Wagner Götterdämmerung Siegfried’s Funeral Immolation Scene |
Monday 13th May, 2024 20:00 - 22:30 |
20:00 AGM, library |