Residentials

We have residentials in beautiful settings each year. Further information will appear nearer the time in our events diary.

Spring Residential 

Friday 11 April – Sunday 13 April 2025

Sedbergh School

It’s the highlight of the Cobweb year! This year’s 17th Sedbergh Residential will be exploring the theme of ‘Tales, Myths and Legends’. The repertoire will include: The Water Goblin – Dvorak, Danse Macabre – Saint-Saëns, The Snow Maiden Suite – Rimsky-Korsakov and maybe even  Til Eulenspeigel – Strauss. You can also expect a mix of leaders and special guests.

On the Saturday evening we enjoy cocktails and a concert party. The Sunday Morning Supplement may be something a little different, such as playing different instruments or a conducting workshop. People still find time to eat, socialise and squeeze in the odd bit of ensemble playing.

Accommodation at Sedbergh is in one of the boarding houses with plenty of single or shared rooms available. You can choose to be a resident with all meals provided or a non-resident with some or no meals. Due to increased costs of the School, the price for accommodation has had to increase slightly (2.3%).

Cost

£220 (single) or £210 (shared) for 2 nights full board.
Meals for non-residents (@ cost price) – lunch £19 (S or S); dinner £25 (F or S)
Music only £81 for all days. £13/£36/ £32 (F or S or S)
Non-resident (all meals exc b/fast + music all days) £160

BOOKING

Please complete the booking form HERE OR online by clicking HERE by SUNDAY 16th FEBRUARY.  The Sedbergh Residential is always a very popular event so please return your booking form early to avoid disappointment.

PLEASE SEND DEPOSIT NOW – £60 – RESIDENTS ONLY
Bank details – Name: The Cobweb Orchestra; Sort Code: 089299; Account: 65560297; Reference: Sedbergh

Please note: If anyone would like to attend but the cost is prohibitive, please contact Lorna, Mark or Cobfriends as we will be able to assist.

If you have any queries, please contact Christine Ball: christine.ball1208@live.co.uk or telephone 07905684537

Autumn Residential

Emmaus Youth Village, Pemberton Rd, Allensford, Consett, Co. Durham DH8 9BA

Previous Autumn residentials have been at Ridley Hall and Shepherd’s Dene. In November this year, we tried somewhere new. The weekend still had the usual mix of mostly full orchestral sessions with time for some ensemble sessions in smaller groups, with some after-dinner entertainment on the Saturday evening, rounding off with the well-established ‘Symphony at Midnight’.

For any queries about future Autumn residentials, please contact Anita Arris: anitaarris2@gmail.com

 

Foreign Trips

The orchestra has travelled to Bavaria, Hungary, Spain and Italy.

We had a fabulous week in August 2024 at Il Grande Prato  in the beautiful Tuscan countryside.

Thanks to Sue Baker for oganising the trip, Patrick Burnett for conducting, and Ruth Tanner for organising all of the music from the Cobweb library.