In this weeks Cobweb News
Morpeth End of Term Informal Performance
Haydn Symphonies Project – part 9
Cobweb Orchestra Musical Picnic
Cobweb Orchestra Performance –  Music for a Summer’s Evening

Morpeth End of Term Informal Performance
Tuesday 10th July, 7.30pm – 9.30 pm
St James Community Centre, Well Way, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1BN

Why not join the Morpeth group for their end of term performance? You can either go as an audience member or of course a player! Laura says that Oboe/Horns/Trumpets are especially welcome but anyone is free to join!
Their repertoire includes:
Boyce Symphony 4
Dvorak Slavonic Dance No.8
Hobbs Bonny and Bobby
Shield Overture to Rosina
Coats Dambusters March
Plus others… 

Contact Laura on laura_reavley@hotmail.com for more details. 

Haydn Symphonies Project – part 9
Saturday 14th July
11-4pm
Eldon Community Centre, 2 Main Rd, Eldon, Bishop Auckland DL14 8XB
Members £12.50/Non Members £17

Join Peter Wood for the latest instalment of the Haydn Symphonies Project. 
He says:
With 45 Haydn symphonies now behind us we are going to clear another batch before the Summer break.  The 9th Haydn Project day will be held at Eldon Community Centre on Saturday July 14 from 11.00 until 4.00.  The Symphonies we will be looking at are: 26 (Lamentation), 65, 44 (Mourning), 43 (Mercury) and 47 all of which are "Sturm und Drang" ("Storm and Stress’") symphonies written between 1768 and 1772. Haydn is now in his late 30's and is the Musical Director at the Esterházy court. These symphonies are scored for strings, oboes and horns and bassoons would probably have supplemented the cellos and basses.  As usual flutes and clarinets are welcome to join us to play with oboes but please note the parts are written for instruments in C and transposed parts will not be available.  This day will take us roughly to the half way point (which I think we have already celebrated a bit prematurely!) and the project will continue in October (venue and date to be confirmed shortly).  The enrolment form is attached and I look forward to seeing you all at Eldon for the next step in this marathon journey. 

Please note, that tea/coffee and cake will be available at Eldon but not lunches this time (she's on holiday!) so please bring your own lunch!

The enrolment form can be found here

Cobweb Orchestra Musical Picnic
Sunday 29th July
Summerhill Pavillion, Winchester Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6EH 
Members £12.50/Non Members £17

Rehearsal 12-4. 
Audience to arrive with picnics from 4 pm
Performance 5-6.30 pm

Join us for a concert with an English theme. Expect music by Vaughan-Williams, Elgar, Purcell and Dowland, amongst others. This event is for all players of all instruments, but the venue is quite small and the size of the orchestra may need to be restricted. Enrolment will be on a strictly "first come" basis for each section, so please fill in the form quickly.  

Cost to audience – Free. (There will be a bucket collection, and listeners will be invited to pay what they think it’s worth)
Dress – usual Cobweb concert dress, black bottoms, white top/shirt with a waistcoat and / or neckwear.

The enrolment form can be found here

Cobweb Orchestra in Concert
Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony “Pathetique” conducted by Andy Jackson
Saturday 16th June, Rehearsal 11 am – 4 pm. Presentation 5 pm. 
Acomb Methodist Church, 40A Front St, York, YO24 3BX
Cost for players: Members £12.50, Non-members £17 

It's not too late to sign up, please email me, the enrolment form can be found here. 
Parts are available to have a look at in advance here

A few words from Sue and Jim about the Tchaikovsky event:
 
1. We are delighted to see that a fantastic orchestra has enrolled for the Tchaikovsky 6 study day and teatime concert in York on Saturday 16 June. Players are still welcome to sign up – on a work like this we can always do with more strings, but Andy would also especially welcome another trombone.
 
2. Parking is relatively limited at the venue so we suggest that people coming with large instruments or in minibuses/shared cars should get in touch (suehoggett@gmail.com) and we will reserve parking places for as many of you as we can. Alternatively, there is a free public car park at Morrison's Supermarket, which is about 10 minutes walk from the Church.

3. If you are using SatNav, the postcode for the Church is YO24 3BX. If anyone needs any additional help regarding travel, for example how to get from the Station, please get in touch
 
4. Since this is a concert day, there will NOT be a 'bring and share' lunch so you should bring your own food. If needed, Acomb village is close by with shops, supermarkets and cafes. There is a kitchen with a fridge, and tea and coffee will be available for players. If anyone felt like making a cake, it might be nice to have some with a cup of tea in the break before the rehearsal, hopefully outside in the small garden if the weather is fine!
 
5. The Cobweb concert dress is black bottoms and a white top/shirt with a waistcoat and/or colourful scarf/tie.
 
6. Please bring your friends, family, neighbours and colleagues – and anyone else who would like to come – to the free concert. If you are coming from the North East or Cumbria, they could spend a lovely day looking around York and then come and join us at 5 pm for the concert. After 3pm, there will be additional parking in Acomb Library car park, which is just a few steps away from the Church.
 
Looking forward to seeing everyone for what promises to be a great day!

Cobweb Orchestra Musical Picnic
Sunday 29th July
Summerhill Pavillion, Winchester Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6EH 
Members £12/Non Members £17

Rehearsal 12-4. 
Audience to arrive with picnics from 4 pm
Performance 5-6.30 pm

As last year, we'll be performing under the giant marquee, so come rain or shine we'll host a musical picnic of largely music from Europe, featuring composers such as Bizet, Rossini, Verdi, Chabrier, Delibes, Edith Piaf. The audience are invited to bring food to eat either before the concert and enjoy an afternoon of music. The audience will be invited to pay what you think it's worth.
The enrolment form with more information can be found here:

Cobweb Orchestra in Concert
Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony “Pathetique” conducted by Andy Jackson
Saturday 16th June, Rehearsal 11 am – 4 pm. Presentation 5 pm. 
Acomb Methodist Church, 40A Front St, York, YO24 3BX
Cost for players: Members £12.50, Non-members £17 

**For this work to be played at it's best we really need flutes, oboes, violas, double basses, and trombones and tuba, which have a particularly prominent role in this symphony.**

Following a successful study day last December and some extensive work on this fabulous composition at our recent Sedbergh Residential weekend, we have decided to go public with it and present a concert performance in York. The concert will be on Saturday 16th June, with Rehearsal 11 am – 4 pm. Presentation 5 pm. 
  Cost to audience – Free. (There will be a bucket collection, and you will be invited to pay what you think it's worth)
It's really important we get a good sized orchestra to perform this amazing work, so please do sign up quickly so we know you're coming! The enrolment form can be found here. 
Parts are available to have a look at in advance here

Cobwebs' Summer Programme Note

It's getting to the time of year when I try to make sure that there are some musical activities to keep you playing during the long gap between mid July, when most of the regular groups stop for the Summer break, and mid September when (all being well) they start up again.

N.b. Flautists and trombonists – you may know that there are not a lots of parts for your beautiful instruments in the above works, but you're very welcome to join in by being honorary oboes and bassoons. We will also be playing other music by Mozart which does include you.

I hope that you're able to join us for some of the above. Don't forget to let Lorna know by filling in the enrolment forms as soon as they are available. I'll look forward to seeing you.

Andy