West Bristol Orchestra

We play a whole range of classical music, mainly from the classical, romantic and modern periods.

We play many pieces during the year (our year is Sept-July), polishing some more than others. An interest of the orchestra is to play music that is not played frequently. So, if you join us, you will almost certainly play music you have not played before. The panel on the right shows some of the composers whose music we have enjoyed in recent years.

Soloists join us from time to time, and members of the orchestra also have the chance to be a soloist if they wish – a rare opportunity indeed for most orchestral players.

Music

Below are some of the pieces we have played previously.

Note: We are not playing in the YouTube clips below. The clips are provided so that you can hear the pieces, if you are not already familiar with them. (Some of the YouTube clips are preceded by adverts that you can skip after a few seconds.)

These are the pieces we played in during a sample year:

We enjoy playing pieces by female composers, for example:

Pieces involving soloists have included: