Members – Bromley Symphony Orchestra

The orchestra rehearses on Mondays from 19:30 to 22:00 at Bishop Justus CE School, Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley BR2 8HZ. Please bring a music stand to rehearsals. Bowed string parts are available online after the first rehearsal and string players mark up their own parts. Tea, coffee and biscuits are normally available for 50p during the rehearsal interval – please bring your own mug if possible.

We welcome applications from prospective members and ask new members to complete a registration form and Gift Aid declaration after their first rehearsal. We collect an annual subscription from members who attend rehearsals, with a 50% discount for students. Seating positions are rotated where possible and there are opportunities to perform solo parts.

Playing members commit to the full rehearsal series for each concert they play in. If an absence is unavoidable please contact your section leader immediately, and if you were due to rehearse a solo part, please find a deputy. Members are also expected to put in the necessary time outside rehearsals to learn and practise the pieces they perform, and to promote ticket sales for all the orchestra’s concerts.

There is a facebook members group ‘BSO Tutti‘, an official facebook page to like and follow, an X feed @BromleySymphony and an Instagram account bromleysymphony. Many instrument sections have WhatsApp groups – ask your section leader to be invited. Some members socialise at The Two Doves in Oakley Road after rehearsals and The Railway in West Wickham after concerts.

Rehearsal and Event Schedule

Dates for next season are provisional.

Monday 31st Mar, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 Bishop Justus CE School	19:30 Shos mov 1 begin to fig 17 then 32 to end of mov. Mov 4 fig 112-128 21:00 Brahms
Monday 28th Apr, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 Bishop Justus CE School	19:30 Ravel 21:00 Shos mov 2
Tuesday 29th Apr, 2025 19:00 - 21:30 Bishop Justus CE School	Note Tuesday and early start 19:00 Shos mov 4, 1, 3
Tuesday 6th May, 2025 19:00 - 21:30 Bishop Justus CE School	Note Tuesday and early start 19:00 Brahms. Shos mov 3
Monday 12th May, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 Bishop Justus CE School	19:30 Shos 1, 2, 4 20:30 Ravel 21:15 Brahms
Saturday 17th May, 2025 14:00 - 17:00 Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts	14:00 Brahms 15:00 Ravel 15:30 Shos
Saturday 17th May, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts	Concert Order and Orchestration: Ravel Alborada del gracioso 8’ Picc,2,2, CA,2,2, Con. 4,2,3,1. T Perc (Everything!) Harps, Strings Brahms Double Concerto 38’ 2,2,2,2, 4,2,0,0, T. Strings Interval Shostakovich Symphony 5 55’ Picc,2,2,Eflat,2,2, Con. 4,3,3,1, T. 1 Harp, Perc. Strings
Monday 19th May, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 Bishop Justus CE School	Rehearsal
Monday 2nd Jun, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 Bishop Justus CE School	Rehearsal
Monday 9th Jun, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 Bishop Justus CE School	Rehearsal
Sunday 15th Jun, 2025 14:00 - 16:00 Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts	Rehearsal
Sunday 15th Jun, 2025 17:00 - 19:30 Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts	Concert Order and Orchestration: Childrens’ Concert Saint Saëns Carnival of the Animals 22’ Full orchestra version arr by Richard Blackford. 2(picc).2.2(bcl).2(contra)/2.2.2.0/hp.timp.perc/str Kleinsinger Tubby the Tuba 20’ 2(2pic)12(bcl)1/2211/timp.2perc/cel(pf)/str Narrator tbc Richard Brown Pageant of the Seas 2.2.2.2/4.2(1 dbl picc tpt).2.1/Timps. 3 perc. Hp. Optional mandolin/str. (and yes, that’s correct – just two trombones rather than three).
Monday 16th Jun, 2025 20:00 - 22:30 Bishop Justus CE School	20:00 AGM, library
Saturday 15th Nov, 2025 19:30 - 22:00 Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts	Concert Order and Orchestration: Provisional date and programme for next season Mozart Don Giovanni Overture 7′ 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 T Str Beethoven Symphony 8 26′ 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 T Str Weber Bassoon Concerto op75 17′ 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 T Str Strauss Don Juan 17′ 3(Picc) 2(CA) 2 2(Con) 4 3 3 1 T Hp 3 Perc Str
Saturday 24th Jan, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts	Concert Order and Orchestration: Provisional date and programme for next season Boulanger D’Un Matin de Printemps 5′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 3(Sarrus) 4 3 3 1 2 Perc Hp Cel Str Berlioz Harold in Italy 43′ 2(Picc) 2(CA) 2 4 4 4(2 Cornets) 3 1 T Hp 4 Perc Str Saint-Saëns Symphony 3 (Organ) 36′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 3(Con) 4 3 3 1 T 2 Perc Piano duet Str
Saturday 14th Mar, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts	Concert Order and Orchestration: Provisional date and programme for next season Vaughan Williams Symphony No 9 33′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 3(Con) 4 3 3 1(Flugel Horn) 3 sax T 3 Perc 1hp Cel Str Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 30′ 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 T Str Gershwin American in Paris 16′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 2 4 3 3 1 3 sax T 4 Perc Cel Str
Saturday 16th May, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts	Concert Order and Orchestration: Provisional date and programme for next season Ravel La Valse 12′ 3(Picc) 3(CA) 3(BCl) 3(Con) 4 3 3 1 T 6 Perc 2Hp Str Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1 32′ 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 0 T Str de Falla Three-Cornered Hat 30′ 3(all 3 on picc) 3(CA) 2 2 4 3 3 1 T 5 Perc Hp Cel/Pf Str
Thursday 31st Dec, 2026 19:30 - 22:00 Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts	Concert Order and Orchestration: Summer workshop 2026 provisional programme, date TBC Tippett Symphony 2 37′ 2(Picc) 2 2 2 4 2 3 1 T 1 Perc Hp Pf Cel Str