rehearsals

Spring 2012

31 January Sectionals/Nielsen/Sibelius
7 February strings only
14 February Nielsen, Sibelius, Mozart*
21 February Nielsen, Mozart with soloists
28 February Nielsen
6 March Nielsen, Sibelius
10 March rehearsal (2.30-5.30) and concert (7.45)

* further information about the venue for this rehearsa available soon.

Future concerts

2012  23 June; 17 November 2013  9 March; 22 June; 23 November
at All Saints

Rehearsal venue

Elmgreen School
Elmcourt Road SE27 9BZ

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Tuesdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm

There is minimal parking in the grounds of the school and there are often few spaces in Elmcourt Road itself, there are usually plenty of spaces on the streets between the school and Tulse Hill station.

 

 

news

Mike Lasserson's obituary has been pubished in the British Medical Journal.

Photos taken by Ingrid Beazley at DSO's rehearsal on 29 November can now be seen on Flickr.

repertoire, playing opportunities etc

Vote for what we play in 2012-13 season. Survey open until 13 January. Details of the five programme options can be downloaded here.

The London Amateur Musicians Network (Lamnet) has been launched to support fixing and recruitment to orchestral and chamber music groups.

Here's a Spotify playlist of the Mozart arias for spring concert.

postings

If you are playing in a concert which you want to publicise on this site, or have another musical organisation you would like to link to from this site, email the details to DSO.

bowed string parts

Nielsen and Sibelius parts now available. Download from the parts page.

Latest members' circular from Making Music

Violin/Viola & Chamber Music Lessons

Peter Thomas FRAM ex-Leader of Philharmonia & Simon Rattle's City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has moved to 130 Jamaica Rd London SE16 4RX (one minute from Bermondsey Tube on the Jubilee Line). Pupils of all levels welcome, including non-professionals £40 per hour 0207 394 3571 peterthomasviolin@gmail.com

Residential courses for cellists

Download details.

Amazon.co.uk

If you go to the Amazon site via a link on this DSO site, Amazon will give 5% of whatever you spend with them to DSO. This will help us pay for the hire of music, extra musicians for concerts and soloists.

Boosey and Hawkes

Buy scores, sheet music etc via this link and you will get 5% discount and 5% will be paid to the DSO.

Sheet music and scores from Boosey.com

 

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admin, subscriptions etc

EGM 29 November

Minutes

subscriptions

The 2011-12 season consists of three concerts. Fees are £60 per term (concessionary rate £30).

If you are a tax payer and haven’t yet made a Gift Aid declaration, Download the form here (pdf). For friendly advice on the scheme go to the site of HM Revenue and Customs or speak to Graham Vernon.

If you would like to make an arrangement to pay your subs by electronic transfer, please ask Graham Vernon for our bank details

committee business

(including AGM papers etc) is on the committee page.

parts: a message from the librarians

This is how the librarians try to ensure that parts are available each week for players and don't get lost:

• The librarians prepare the music folders before the start of term so that each desk has a full set of parts. If any parts are not present then an explanatory note is included in the folder.
  
  
• Each music folder is labeled as to which desk it is for and the parts in the folder are similarly identified. The folder and the music are the responsibility of the player(s) assigned to that specific desk.
  
  
• Spare music, when there is any, is usually only extra string parts; occasionally double wind parts are provided.

Any spare music is not generally available at the rehearsal venue but can be made available by prior arrangement or collected after a rehearsal – contact Peter (cellist) in person or email

leaving and rejoining the orchestra

Sometimes members are unable to take part in the orchestra for a period of time but would like to return in the future. If you find yourself in this situation you should inform your section leader, or the Secretary, as soon as possible so that alternative arrangements can be made.

There are no hard and fast rules about how long your place would be kept open, but the Committee will discuss it with you before any decision is made.