Blackheath Halls Orchestra are excited to be playing Holst’s The Planets this Autumn – a fabulous and ambitious piece.
Rehearsing from Wednesday 9 October we will be working towards presenting two concerts on Sunday 24 November.
Performance 1 at 4pm Aga Serugo Lugo will present this family concert. The concert will last approximately 45 minutes and Aga will present three of the planets from the suite with a narrative to engage a family audience. We will also be joined by a primary school group who will present their composition inspired by The Planets.
Performance 2 at 7pm Conducted by Chris Stark, the orchestra will perform the full Planets suite as well as The Needles, a short overture by Matthew Taylor in celebration of his 60th birthday.
Rehearsals
Wednesday 9 October 7pm– 10pm
Sunday 13 October 2.30pm– 5.30pm
Sunday 20 & 27 October 10.30am – 1.30pm
Sunday 3 November 10.30am – 5.30pm
Thursday 7 November 7pm – 10pm
Sunday 17 November 2.30pm – 5.30pm
Sunday 24 November 1pm – 3.30pm dress rehearsal
Sectionals
Strings and woodwind: Sunday 13 October 10.30am – 1.30pm
Brass and Percussion: timings tbc
As a very large orchestra is required to play this piece, we are looking for more players to come and join us for this exciting project.
We need to recruit:
1 bassoon
1 contrabassoon
2 trumpets
1 trombone
1 bass trombone
Please email Rose Ballantyne r.ballantyne@blackheathhalls.com if you’d like to be part of this exciting project.