- Women in Music
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Date Posted: Wed, 8 Nov 2023
This season we are celebrating women in music in our concerts. Even though the orchestra has been in existence for over 40 years and has played a huge amount of repertoire during that time, there has so far only ever been one piece composed by a woman on the programme, so we felt it is time to address that! Each of our evening concerts includes a piece from the pen of a female composer and we hope you enjoy discovering them.
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) was a successful composer and member of the women’s suffrage movement – she composed the suffragettes’ anthem and famously conducted the song with a toothbrush through her prison cell window! Doreen Carwithen (1922-2003) had huge success composing for films with Rank Organisation. Amy Beach (1867-1944) was an American pianist and composer, and the first American woman to publish a symphony.
- VACANCY FOR CONDUCTOR / MUSICAL DIRECTOR
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Date Posted: Tue, 3 Oct 2023
Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra is seeking a new conductor/musical director from Monday 18th March 2024 to take over from our current conductor.
The orchestra was formed in the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield over 40 years ago as a self-governing amateur performing group of around 55 players. With a mainly traditional classical/romantic repertoire we are looking for someone to take over this established group and lead/enthuse them to reach new heights, work closely with the committee and leader of the orchestra to plan interesting programmes within a budget and provide a dynamic and stimulating environment for members to make music.
Our season runs from September – July, rehearsing on Tuesday evenings during school term times between 19:30 and 21:30, with three concerts per year and a lunch time chamber orchestra performance.
Engagement will be on independent contractor basis.
To request a candidate information pack and application instructions e-mail chesterfieldsymphonyorchestra@googlemail.com
Applications must be submitted by Midnight Sunday 22nd October 2023
(Candidate information also attached below)
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- Fantasy and Fiction
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Date Posted: Sat, 30 Sep 2023
Rehearsals are well underway for our November concert. Due to the Pomegranate Theatre undergoing renovations and the pantomime now being staged at The Winding Wheel, we are once again performing in November this year. We are presenting a wonderful evening of music under the musical direction of Jack Grime. A combination of classical favourites and newer music will be performed, including Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture & Sleeping Beauty Suite – Tchaikovsky, ET, Adventures on Earth and Dartmoor 1912 (War Horse) – Williams, The Wreckers Overture – Smyth, How to Train Your Dragon – Powel, Lion King – Zimmer.
Tickets now available from Chesterfield Theatres website: https://chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/chesterfield-symphony-orchestra.aspx
The orchestra are looking forward to seeing you there.
For more information, see: fb.me/e/C12qxGB2
- Thank you for our 40th Anniversary Year
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Date Posted: Sat, 29 Jul 2023
Saturday July 8th saw an evening of music at Matlock county hall celebrating composers from the UK with music depicting the countryside. The weather was typically British with a mixture of sun and rain and a dramatic storm during the 2nd half to contend with. It was a successful concert to close our significant birthday year and there are some thank yous we would like to make:
Thank you to Jack Grime our MD and Lucy Phillips our leader for providing the leadership and guidance through a musically challenging, but very enjoyable, season.
Thank you to the members of CSO’s management committee for all the hard work they have put in to bring these performances alive.
Thank you to every member of CSO, those who played during the year and through various circumstances, those who are could not be with us for the final concert. We have a great group of hard-working musicians.
Last, but by no means least, a big thankyou to you all, our audience. We have seen faces that have come to all three concerts this season. So, thank you for supporting us this year, some of you for most of the last 40 years and we really hope for a long time in to the next 40 years.
- Next Concert 8th July at County Hall, Matlock 7.30pm
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Date Posted: Sat, 20 May 2023
Thank you to everyone who came to our Anniversary Concert in March. What a night! It was great to see such a large and enthusiastic audience.
The orchestra have recovered and are busy rehearsing for our next concert: Mountains and Moorlands is at 7.30pm on Sat 8th July at County Hall in Matlock. It's a lovely venue where you can see views over Matlock from a balcony during the interval on a summer's evening. Come and listen to some beautiful, lyrical music which will transport you further away to the countryside.
Tickets are available from members of the orchestra or phone 01246 273767. £10 in advance or £12 on the door; accompanied under 16s are free
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- CSO's Greatest Hits
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Date Posted: Sat, 7 Jan 2023
Join us on March 26th for our 40th Year Anniversary Concert at the Winding Wheel for a celebration of our favourite hits Starts 7.30pm.
Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra - Greatest Hits
Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra (CSO), under the baton of Jack Grime, are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a ‘Greatest Hits’ concert. The programme has been chosen by the members of CSO as their favourites from the 400+ works performed over the last four decades. Included in the programme is a performance of the greatly loved cello concerto by Elgar. CSO are delighted to welcome, as our soloist for the evening, the nationally and internationally acclaimed cellist Maxim Calver, string section winner and finalist in BBC Young Musician 2018. In addition to Elgar’s cello concerto the programme for the evening also includes Festive Overture by Shostakovich, Dvorak Symphony No 9 (New World) and Danzon No2 by Marquez. We’d love to see you all at our very significant birthday ‘party’ concert.
Maxim Calver will be performing with the support of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.
Running time: 120mins
For more information, see: chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/chesterfield-symphony-orchestra
- Winter Prom Concert
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Date Posted: Mon, 19 Sep 2022
Join us for our Winter Prom Concert on Saturday 19th November 2022 at The Winding Wheel Chesterfield.
Tickets are now available https://chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/winter-prom
Featuring:
Arutiunian,Trumpet Concerto (featuring soloist Lucy Heeley(
Rossini, Thieving Magpie
Mussorgsky, Night on the Bare Mountain
Prokofiev, Troika
Delius, Sleigh Ride
Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance
Parry, Jerusalem (And did those feet in ancient time).
And some more sing-a-long favourites!
- Soloist Lucy Heeley
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Date Posted: Mon, 19 Sep 2022
Lucy will be joining us on November 19th at the Winding Wheel in the Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto.
Lucy started playing cornet at school at 7, joined a training brass band shortly after and was soon playing regularly with various local brass bands. Lucy's trumpet playing began at age 11 and at 12, she was given the opportunity to join Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra. She spent 4 years with the orchestra and age just 13 years old, she achieved distinction at grade 8 trumpet. At 14, Lucy joined Carlton Main Frickley, the Yorshire Championship Section Band, on her cornet, playing at prestigious concerts and competitions, including two national finals at the Royal Albert Hall. At age 15, Lucy performed as a solist with the Elbland Philharmonie Sachsen Orchestra in Riesa, Germany, playing the Haydn Trumpet Concerto alongside musicians from all over the world.
Lucy has been the Principal Cornet of the National Children's Brass Band and a member of the National Youth Brass Band,
In 2022, Lucy was asked to join the Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band in time for their cocerts in Switzerland performed Brass Off Lived.
Lucy is Principal Trumpet for Sheffield Philarmonic Orchestra and a member of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra with whom she has toured to Germany.
Lucy is delighted to be back with Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra to play the Arutiunian Trumpet Concert.
