Welcome to the Bournemouth Rehearsal Orchestra's website!

Welcome to the website of the Bournemouth Rehearsal Orchestra.
Conductor: Denise Ham  Leader: Brian Howells

 <IMG alt=Andrew src="http://ns.inqa.net/ROrchalbums/SomeMembers/AndrewPatrick.thumb.jpg" align=baseline border=0> <IMG alt="Brian and part of the strings section" src="http://ns.inqa.net/ROrchalbums/SomeMembers/Strings.thumb.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Our aim is to enjoy playing classical music in a relaxed atmosphere, without the pressure of performances.  Some people meet in small groups in various houses to play chamber music, well this is an extension of that: we meet to play orchestral music in an informal way, while still aiming to improve our musicianship and ensemble playing. Members come from all walks of life, have eclectic backgrounds in "real life", and are of varying musical standards.  What we all have in common is a desire to enjoy music in a friendly, no pressure environment. 

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Rehearsals and contact details
Rehearsals take place from 7.30 pm until about 9.30 pm o­n Monday evenings, at <FONT color=#0000ff>our new venue  St Paul's Church, Culliford Crescent, Canford Heath during term time (see the Venue album in the Gallery section for some pictures, and even some short video and sound clips) .  We generally play through parts of two different works, with a tea break and a chat at around 8.45pm!  <FONT color=blue>

New members of all standards are always welcome (particularly strings, percussion, lower brass, and horn).  Please feel free to come and either listen, or even take part (the first session is free, subsequent sessions cost £5 [£2.50 for students] plus 20p for tea and biscuits!).
<FONT color=#0000ff><IMG alt="Contact details" hspace=0 src="http://www.rehearsalorchestra.org/images/topics/Contact.JPG" align=baseline border=0>Contact details are listed here.