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
Applications now open for EOS 2023 – vacancies in all string sections
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.
Vacancies remain in all string sections. All other sections are now full.
If you are a woodwind, brass, or percussion player, 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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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
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.