Come and play

great music!

Our two exciting programmes are aimed at keen adult amateur musicians and budding professionals. We tackle a very wide range of challenging repertoire in a fun, friendly and supportive environment. Come and play pieces you’ve always wanted to try!

Easter Orchestra Week 2023
Tackle exciting repertoire that most amateurs don’t usually get the chance to play

Applications now open

Brass Weekend 2023
A fun weekend for experienced orchestral brass players, usually held in October.

Easter Orchestra Week 2023

Friday 31 March 2023 – Thursday 6 April 2023

 

Free places for string/harp players aged 18-25
Half price places for full-time students

Update: all free/half price places now taken

Applications now open for EOS 2023.

Remaining vacancies: 2 violins, 1 cello, 1 bass. All other sections are now full.

However, you can apply to the Waiting List for all sections, and we will contact you if a place becomes available because someone drops out.

An opportunity to tackle exciting repertoire that most amateurs don’t usually get a chance to play. The week is suitable for experienced orchestral players with excellent sight reading skills. Scholarship places, which waive all subscriptions, are available to young string and harp players and there are some subsided places for full-time students.

If you are a woodwind, brass, or percussion player or play in a section which is now full, we ask you to apply to the Waiting List. We will contact you if a vacancy becomes available because someone drops out. You do not need to pay a deposit to join the Waiting List.

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Brass Weekend 2023

Friday 27 October to Sunday 29 October 2023

Aimed at experienced orchestral brass players with good sight reading ability, this fun weekend gives players the opportunity to play in different-sized ensembles, making good music with like-minded people.

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EOS on Twitter

Easter Orchestra 31 March 2023 http://easterorchsoc.org Places remaining for strings, trumpet, trombone. Repertoire includes Bartok, Busoni, Elgar, Prokofiev, Bruckner, Gliere, Gipps and more.

One Trombone place still available for the EOS Brass Weekend 2022
Friday 21 October 2022 – Sunday 23 October 2022
Ellesmere College, Shropshire

https://easterorchsoc.org/brass-weekend/

Rep:
Severn Suite – Elgar
Moorside Suite – Holst
Music for the Royal Fireworks – Handel
Chamber works

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The Easter Orchestral Society (EOS) has been running orchestral weeks in the UK since 1977.  We run two programmes each year: the Easter Orchestra Week and the Brass Weekend.

Our Musical Director is Mike Thorne. Lewis Gaston is our Assistant Musical Director. The Brass Musical Director is Shaun Matthew. Click here for profiles

EOS is a registered charity, no. 1153970.