Pelly Concert Orchestra
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December 2011 Notice of Change to Ticket Pricing Our current ticket prices are:
From March 2012 (ie our next concert), tickets bought in advance will remain at the same price. Tickets bought at the door will be slightly more expensive:
For details of how to purchase tickets in advance, please see the Concert Diary page of this website. | |
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October 2011
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September 2011 The Orchestra’s Patron Scheme is being expanded and with effect from September 2011,
we will be offering a two-
Patron: for a minimum of £40 per annum a Patron will be entitled to:
Junior Patron: (children under 16): as above, for a minimum of £20 per annum
Friend: for a minimum of £30 per annum a Friend will be entitled to
For more information or to become a Patron or Friend, please contact Sue Gillis on: scgillis@hotmail.co.uk
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July 2011 Pelly Double Bill
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April 2011 Our spring concert was a celebration of all things Elizabethan. Queen Elizabeth I inspired a vast amount of artistic creativity in her lifetime, and the nostalgia of her reign spanned the generations into the 20th century. Our concert took a look at composers who were inspired by her life from Purcell to Benjamin Britten who composed Gloriana for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. To see the programme, click here.
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March 2011 The orchestra was recently asked to provide a string quartet to play background music at the Odiham Wellington Dinner which took place on 19 March 2011, in aid of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association. A quartet comprising Leon Crampin, Jinny Gribble, Emily Myles and Lynda Trice was dispatched to represent the orchestra and further the aims of its recently acquired charitable status. A most enjoyable evening was had by all, not least the string quartet who, having played Haydn, Mozart and Borodin quartets for their supper, were made most welcome by the organisers and guests. It was also an opportunity to publicise the orchestra and hopefully attract a wider audience to our concerts. | |
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February 2011 We are pleased to announce that the orchestra was offically registered as a charity on 9 February 2011. Our Charity Commission No. Is 1140319. We are currently in the process of registering with HMRC to be able to claim Gift Aid. This means that we will be able to claim tax back on subscriptions paid by most of our members and any donations that we may be given. As an orchestra we do not own any percussion instruments and we would love to have our own set of timpani. Any grant or donation towards this cause would therefore be most welcome.
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February 2011 A very enjoyable day of challenging orchestral playing took place at Farnborough Hill on 27 February 2011. Members of the orchestra were joined by other local musicians to play through Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky, The Pines of Rome by Respighi and La Mer by Debussy.
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January 2011 The orchestra was thrilled to perform to a packed audience at our concert on 29 January.
This was the Christmas concert which had to be rescheduled to late January due to
the snow in mid-
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October 2010 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto As part of our October Concert entitled ‘Pelly On Demand’ the Orchestra performed the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major with our brilliant leader, Amanda Lake, on solo violin. Amanda enthralled the audience with her virtuoso playing of this difficult concerto and the orchestra supported her sensitively. The concert was an eclectic mix and included Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Bernstein’s Candide Overture and the Dambusters March by Coates. To see the full programme, click here. | |
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July 2010 New Pelly Orchestra Chair We are delighted to announce that, following the Orchestra’s recent AGM, the new
chair is Barbara Sykes (flute). She will be assisted in the role by Karen Carter
(bassoon) as Vice-
Barbara currently teaches flute in the Camberley area, in local schools and privately from home. She also does work for the Flutewise charity, working with young people. Barbara is keen to further her personal flute playing and has recently studied with David Nicholson and Ian Clarke. In addition to the Pelly Orchestra, Barbara also plays with Farnborough Symphony Orchestra and Quintessential Winds, a local wind quintet.
Barbara is passionate about music education and enjoyment both with youngsters (and the not so young) and is looking forward to taking on this instrumental (!) role in continuing to bring live, exciting music to our local audiences.
Christopher Braime (Musical Director) said: "I am really looking forward to working with Barbara. Her expertise in the field of education gives us the insight to develop the work we are doing in the community, and I think that this is a hugely important part of what we do. We also have other very exciting projects planned, and Barbara has the skills to drive these forward and build on the orchestra's achievements."
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July 2010 Fabulous Audience in New Venue Enjoy Pelly Prom This year’s ‘Last Night of the Pelly Proms’ concert took place on Saturday 17 July
in the wonderful surroundings of the Church on the Heath, Elvetham Heath. A packed
and enthusiastic audience enjoyed a varied programme in the first half including
a world premiere -
The concert was filmed and recorded -
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June 2010 Play Day - Pelly Orchestra members and friends enjoyed our second annual ‘Playday’ at Farnham Maltings on Sunday 27 June 2010. Despite being one of the warmest days of the year so far, the orchestra remained cool as it mastered the symphony over the course of the day. Everyone enjoyed the challenge as well as the opportunity to socialise over a picnic or pub lunch. Thanks go particularly to Karen Carter (bassoon) for masterminding the day.
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May 2010 Orchestra receives £1000 grant Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation have awarded the Pelly Concert Orchestra a Grassroots Grant of £1000 to be spent on new music by the end of this year. Music hire and purchase is a major expense for the Orchestra so this is an exciting opportunity to invest in some wonderful new music for us to play. Our music librarian, Barbara Sykes, is busy drawing up a shopping list and we hope to start enjoying this new music at the beginning of the next season in September.
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March 2010 Children’s Concert is Huge Success The Orchestra was thrilled to play to a packed audience of all ages at the Children’s
Concert on 27th March. The challenging programme -
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March 2010 Educational Visits to Schools A small group of Pelly Orchestra members embarked on a new venture this week -
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Alea Quartet -
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January 2010 Snow doesn’t stop Orchestra’s Perpetual Motion! Our New Year Concert -
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October 2009 Hallowe’en Treats at Concert An enthusiastic audience at High Cross Church enjoyed an evening of orchestral treats
for the ‘Pelly’ween’ concert on October 31st. Musical Director, Chris Braime, led
the orchestra in a challenging programme of music written around the magical, the
mystical and the downright terrifying! The concert began with an atmospheric performance
of ‘Mars’ from Holst’s Planets and included other highly topical pieces such as Danse
Macabre by Saint-
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October 2009 New Venue for Summer Proms Concert At our concert on 31st October our Chairman, Mike Thomson, was delighted to announce
that the Orchestra has secured the Church on the Heath, Fleet, for its next Summer
Proms Concert. This event has been a complete sell-
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September 2009 Leader Amanda in prestigious concert The Orchestra was delighted to learn that our leader, Amanda Lake will be playing in the Purcell Room on 11th October. She is a member of the Alea Quartet who have been asked by the Park Lane Group to play Peter Maxwell Davies 10th Quartet. For more details or to book tickets, click here for the Southbank website. |
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May 2009 Playday at Farnham Maltings The Orchestra welcomed local musicians to join them for their first ‘Playday’ at Farnham Maltings on Saturday 31st May. This was a fabulous opportunity to tackle the challenging and very beautiful Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 in E Minor. We all had a thoroughly enjoyable day, made new friends, and had a lot of fun playing a variety of music under the inspirational baton of Christopher Braime. To view photos of the day, click here. | |
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December 2008 A Very Pelly Christmas! Our Christmas concert on 20th December 2008 was a festive occasion with music to suit all ages. The highlights included ‘Tubby the Tuba’ (narrator Lesley Nicholls, tuba soloist Daniel Barnes) and The Snowman (narrator Lesley Nicholls, soloist Tabitha Machin). Also on the programme were a spectacular performance of music from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ by Klaus Badelt, the Suite from ‘The Nutcracker’ by Tchaikovsky, Troika by Prokofiev, ‘Sleigh Ride’ by Leroy Anderson and communal carols.
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Rhapsody in Blue 
