This is the only weekly group which meets in the daytime and it attracts players of all levels of experience who manage to make themselves free for a couple of hours on a Wednesday afternoon.
Averaging between 30-40 participants, with most instruments represented, the ensemble is usually of symphony orchestra proportions and is happy to tackle almost anything from the orchestral repertoire of the last 250 years. This term, we have played works by Grieg, Dvorak and Malcolm Arnold as well as Nielsen’s monumental 2nd Symphony ‘The Four Temperaments’.
Another feature of this group is that we are often visited by guest soloist and conductors. There’ll be a special guest very soon – see our ‘latest group news’ below!
Summerhill is a lovely place to play! Our ‘Musical Picnic’ is hosted at Summerhill in July:
| Leader | Andy Jackson andy.jackson@cobweborchestra.org.uk Telephone: 0788 0346145 |
| Time | Wednesday 1 pm – 3 pm |
| Venue | Summerhill Pavillion Winchester Terrace Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6EHMaps – Click ‘ok’ to see a temporary ‘greyed out’ version.  |
Autumn Term Dates 2019
| First rehearsal | Wednesday 4 September |
| Break for half term | Wednesday 30 October |
| Last rehearsal of term | Wednesday 11 December |
Spring Term Dates 2020
| First rehearsal | Wednesday 8 January |
| Break for half term | Wednesday 19 February |
| Last rehearsal of term | Wednesday 11 March |
Summer Term Dates 2020
| First rehearsal | Wednesday 22 April |
| Break for half term | Wednesday 27 May |
| Last rehearsal of term | Wednesday 15 July |
Group Trustees
Christine Ball, John Bond, Judith Greene, Bill Rigby
Latest Group News
We are looking forward to accompanying Italian soprano Barbara Gentili in the next few weeks!
Please help to advertise our Tyneside group. Click here to download our poster.