Events Diary

Please click on an event below for further information and how to enrol. 

‘Categories’ will display events that are specifically participation, performance, or residential.

We appreciate it if players sign up to events in advance to make sure we have enough space and music for everyone, but don’t worry when there isn’t an enrolment form, as they will be made available nearer to the event.

We have an excellent car-sharing scheme in place. If you need a lift to an event, or if you have space in your car and would be happy to share your journey with another Cobwebber, please indicate this on the enrolment form. Not only does this make travelling more enjoyable, it also reduces the cost of fuel and keeps cars off the road!

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Our policies, including all Covid safety information, can be found on our Policies and Forms page.

If you have any queries, please contact our events coordinator, Lorna Edwards: events@cobweborchestra.org.uk

Nov
16
Sat
Autumn Residential @ Emmaus Youth Village, Consett
Nov 16 @ 10:00 am – Nov 17 @ 4:00 pm

10am Saturday 16th – 4pm Sunday 17th November

The ever-popular autumn residential weekend returns at the beautiful retreat of Emmaus Village, near Riding Mill, Northumberland. The weekend will have the usual mix of mostly full orchestral sessions with some ensemble sessions.

As always there is the Saturday night, after-dinner entertainment which, who knows what we will do, we’ve had dancing, singing and playing spoons and other instruments in past years.

Just in case you haven’t played enough during the day, we round Saturday night off (or get Sunday morning off to a grand start?) with the well-established ‘Symphony (or two) at Midnight’.

We end the weekend with a full orchestral session, revisiting and performing some of the works we’ve looked at over the weekend.

ACCOMMODATION . . .is in 3 beautiful chalets each taking 11 people in en-suite rooms. The rooms have more than one bed so couples can share. Costs remain the same regardless of room sharing or not.

MEALS . . . are provided by the centre and consist of lunch and dinner on Saturday, cooked breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Different diets can be catered for.

DAY VISITORS . . . if you don’t wish to stay at Emmaus Village you may attend as a day visitor. More information will be available in the following weeks. Please complete the Google Form ONLY if you intend on being a resident.

MUSIC will be provided for all the orchestral sessions. Please bring your own chamber music if you wish to play between sessions.

EXTRAS . . . Emmaus Village has its own bar which is reasonably priced, and the centre specifically
asks that you do not bring alcohol. Snacks are always very welcome for late Saturday night.

COST . . . £140 for the weekend (including all meals and accommodation).

See 2024 Autumn Residential – Emmaus Village2 for all the key information.

Emmaus would like to have final numbers by Monday 4th November, so if you would like to join us for some or all the weekend, please sign up here ASAP

Please pay by BACS using the following details: A/C: 65560297

Sort Code: 08-92-99 Reference: “EMMAUS/your surname”

For any queries please contact Anita Arris – Mobile: 07980 566479 Email: anitaarris2@gmail.com

Dec
1
Sun
Classical Cafe Performance with Peter Gulbis @ Middlesbrough Town Hall
Dec 1 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sunday 1st December 

12-2pm Rehearsal

3pm Performance

Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 2QJ

£6 Members/ £8 Non-Members

Join Peter Gulbis for a Cobweb performance as part of Middlesbrough Town Hall’s Classical Cafe series.
Cobweb Billingham welcomes players on all instruments to join us for this event!
We have a 2-hour rehearsal, with the performance following on once the audience (‘Classical Cafe’) has assembled. It is a fine opportunity to ‘showcase’ the Cobweb movement!
The 1-hour programme is deliberately audience-friendly and varied, and readily ‘learnable’ by folk joining us on the day. ‘Selection from South Pacific’ is centre stage, with movements from Handel, Mozart, Sullivan, Holst and Lloyd-Webber. A trio of carol arrangements (Hobbs/Kirby) start and finish the performance.
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Music
Unfortunately these pieces are arrangements, so not downloadable. Signing-up players are very welcome to join one of the prior rehearsals (Monday evenings), and borrow parts then.

Tea/Coffee

We’ll be bringing tea/coffee – so don’t forget your coins to contribute to the costs of this.
Cost –
£6 members / £8 non-members
Please pay by BACS using the following details: A/C: 65560297
Sort Code: 08-92-99 Reference: “CAFE/your surname”.

Cash/Card payments on the day are also accepted.

To enrol for this event, please click here

Jan
5
Sun
Month Of…Dances – Dance your way into the New Year (Vienna style!) with Mark Edwards @ St. Paul's Centre, Spennymoor
Jan 5 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

A Month Of… Dances

Waltz your way into the new year with a Month of Music to Dance to (dancing whilst playing is optional!) Don’t let the January blues step on your toes, put your rhythm shoes on and join Mark and our guest conductors for an exciting month of music to get you swaying in your seats.  As ever, there’s a ticket deal on offer so the more events you attend, the better the deal.

Sunday 5th January, 2-6pm, St. Paul’s Centre, Spennymoor
Dance your way into the New Year (Vienna style!) with Mark Edwards

In traditional Viennese style, join Mark to welcome in the New Year. With a flurry of polkas, waltzes and marches, kick off your 2025 full of joy, excitement and positivity. Bow ties not required!
Saturday 11th January, 12-5pm, Lidgett Methodist Church, York 
– PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT TIMES TO REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS.
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances with Helen Harrison
 
You might remember Helen from our Month Of series in 2023, and we’re delighted she’s back to guide us through Borodin’s heroic Polovtsian Dances.
Saturday 18th January, 11-4pm, Dalston Victory Hall, Dalston
Tchaikovsky – Selections from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker with Au Arias  
 
We welcome Au to Cobwebs, and we’re delighted he will be taking us through selections of the much loved Tchaikovsky ballets of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. 

Sunday 26th January, 2-6pm, Dipton Jubilee Centre
Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances with Mark Edwards

What an ending to the month! Join Mark for a Month Of finale – an exploration of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances – his final orchestral masterpiece. We’ll look at his use of folk melodies, jazz and even an Orthodox chant.

Tea/Coffee

We’ll be bringing tea/coffee to each event- so don’t forget your coins to contribute to the costs of this.
Cost
As promised, we’re offering a deal if you sign up to multiple events:
1 event – £13 member / £16 non-member
2 events – £24 member / £30 non-member (saving £2)
3 events – £33 member / £42 non-member (saving £6)
4 events – £39 member / £51 non-member (saving £13, one event free for members!)

Please pay by BACS using the following details: A/C: 65560297
Sort Code: 08-92-99 Reference: “DANCES/your surname”.

To enrol, please click HERE

Jan
11
Sat
Month Of… Dances – Borodin – Polovtsian Dances with Helen Harrison @ Lidgett Methodist Church, York
Jan 11 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

A Month Of… Dances

Waltz your way into the new year with a Month of Music to Dance to (dancing whilst playing is optional!) Don’t let the January blues step on your toes, put your rhythm shoes on and join Mark and our guest conductors for an exciting month of music to get you swaying in your seats.  As ever, there’s a ticket deal on offer so the more events you attend, the better the deal.

Sunday 5th January, 2-6pm, St. Paul’s Centre, Spennymoor
Dance your way into the New Year (Vienna style!) with Mark Edwards

In traditional Viennese style, join Mark to welcome in the New Year. With a flurry of polkas, waltzes and marches, kick off your 2025 full of joy, excitement and positivity. Bow ties not required!
Saturday 11th January, 12-5pm, Lidgett Methodist Church, York 
– PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT TIMES TO REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS.
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances with Helen Harrison
 
You might remember Helen from our Month Of series in 2023, and we’re delighted she’s back to guide us through Borodin’s heroic Polovtsian Dances.
Saturday 18th January, 11-4pm, Dalston Victory Hall, Dalston
Tchaikovsky – Selections from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker with Au Arias  
 
We welcome Au to Cobwebs, and we’re delighted he will be taking us through selections of the much loved Tchaikovsky ballets of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. 

Sunday 26th January, 2-6pm, Dipton Jubilee Centre
Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances with Mark Edwards

What an ending to the month! Join Mark for a Month Of finale – an exploration of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances – his final orchestral masterpiece. We’ll look at his use of folk melodies, jazz and even an Orthodox chant.

Tea/Coffee

We’ll be bringing tea/coffee to each event- so don’t forget your coins to contribute to the costs of this.
Cost
As promised, we’re offering a deal if you sign up to multiple events:
1 event – £13 member / £16 non-member
2 events – £24 member / £30 non-member (saving £2)
3 events – £33 member / £42 non-member (saving £6)
4 events – £39 member / £51 non-member (saving £13, one event free for members!)

Please pay by BACS using the following details: A/C: 65560297
Sort Code: 08-92-99 Reference: “DANCES/your surname”.
To enrol, please click HERE
Jan
18
Sat
Month Of… Dances – Tchaikovsky – Selections from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker with Au Arias   @ Dalston Victory Hall
Jan 18 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

A Month Of… Dances

Waltz your way into the new year with a Month of Music to Dance to (dancing whilst playing is optional!) Don’t let the January blues step on your toes, put your rhythm shoes on and join Mark and our guest conductors for an exciting month of music to get you swaying in your seats.  As ever, there’s a ticket deal on offer so the more events you attend, the better the deal.

Sunday 5th January, 2-6pm, St. Paul’s Centre, Spennymoor
Dance your way into the New Year (Vienna style!) with Mark Edwards

In traditional Viennese style, join Mark to welcome in the New Year. With a flurry of polkas, waltzes and marches, kick off your 2025 full of joy, excitement and positivity. Bow ties not required!
Saturday 11th January, 12-5pm, Lidgett Methodist Church, York 
– PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT TIMES TO REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS.
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances with Helen Harrison
 
You might remember Helen from our Month Of series in 2023, and we’re delighted she’s back to guide us through Borodin’s heroic Polovtsian Dances.
Saturday 18th January, 11-4pm, Dalston Victory Hall, Dalston
Tchaikovsky – Selections from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker with Au Arias  
 
We welcome Au to Cobwebs, and we’re delighted he will be taking us through selections of the much loved Tchaikovsky ballets of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. 

Sunday 26th January, 2-6pm, Dipton Jubilee Centre
Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances with Mark Edwards

What an ending to the month! Join Mark for a Month Of finale – an exploration of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances – his final orchestral masterpiece. We’ll look at his use of folk melodies, jazz and even an Orthodox chant.

Tea/Coffee

We’ll be bringing tea/coffee to each event- so don’t forget your coins to contribute to the costs of this.
Cost
As promised, we’re offering a deal if you sign up to multiple events:
1 event – £13 member / £16 non-member
2 events – £24 member / £30 non-member (saving £2)
3 events – £33 member / £42 non-member (saving £6)
4 events – £39 member / £51 non-member (saving £13, one event free for members!)

Please pay by BACS using the following details: A/C: 65560297
Sort Code: 08-92-99 Reference: “DANCES/your surname”.
To enrol, please click HERE
Jan
26
Sun
Month Of…Dances – Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances with Mark Edwards @ Dipton Jubilee Centre
Jan 26 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

A Month Of… Dances

Waltz your way into the new year with a Month of Music to Dance to (dancing whilst playing is optional!) Don’t let the January blues step on your toes, put your rhythm shoes on and join Mark and our guest conductors for an exciting month of music to get you swaying in your seats.  As ever, there’s a ticket deal on offer so the more events you attend, the better the deal.

Sunday 5th January, 2-6pm, St. Paul’s Centre, Spennymoor
Dance your way into the New Year (Vienna style!) with Mark Edwards

In traditional Viennese style, join Mark to welcome in the New Year. With a flurry of polkas, waltzes and marches, kick off your 2025 full of joy, excitement and positivity. Bow ties not required!
Saturday 11th January, 12-5pm, Lidgett Methodist Church, York 
– PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT TIMES TO REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS.
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances with Helen Harrison
 
You might remember Helen from our Month Of series in 2023, and we’re delighted she’s back to guide us through Borodin’s heroic Polovtsian Dances.
Saturday 18th January, 11-4pm, Dalston Victory Hall, Dalston
Tchaikovsky – Selections from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker with Au Arias  
 
We welcome Au to Cobwebs, and we’re delighted he will be taking us through selections of the much loved Tchaikovsky ballets of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. 

Sunday 26th January, 2-6pm, Dipton Jubilee Centre
Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances with Mark Edwards

What an ending to the month! Join Mark for a Month Of finale – an exploration of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances – his final orchestral masterpiece. We’ll look at his use of folk melodies, jazz and even an Orthodox chant.

Tea/Coffee

We’ll be bringing tea/coffee to each event- so don’t forget your coins to contribute to the costs of this.
Cost
As promised, we’re offering a deal if you sign up to multiple events:
1 event – £13 member / £16 non-member
2 events – £24 member / £30 non-member (saving £2)
3 events – £33 member / £42 non-member (saving £6)
4 events – £39 member / £51 non-member (saving £13, one event free for members!)

Please pay by BACS using the following details: A/C: 65560297
Sort Code: 08-92-99 Reference: “DANCES/your surname”.

To enrol, please click HERE

Feb
8
Sat
Opera Project 5 with Peter Wood @ Summerhill Pavillion, Newcastle upon Tyne
Feb 8 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

More info to follow.

Apr
11
Fri
Sedbergh Residential @ Sedbergh School
Apr 11 @ 4:00 pm – Apr 13 @ 5:00 pm

Save the dates! More info to follow.