Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Next week, the Recovery Orchestra (which we run in partnership with @@bdpbristol.bsky.social ), takes part in a very special event as BDP – which provides drug and alcohol support to people in Bristol – marks its 40th anniversary.

More than 70 performers from BDP’s Creative Communities groups join special guests to journey on a musical and spoken word journey through its history… and the Recovery Orchestra will be at the heart of it.

The clocks go back this weekend… but there is a programme of ‘Sunshine Symphonies’ just around the corner, thanks to our partnership with new BSO Corporate Patron, Paris Smith, in Dorset.

The concert [Wed 4 Nov: Lighthouse, Poole] includes Schumann’s Piano Concerto and Prokofiev’s First Symphony and marks the next stage on our ‘Road to Joy’ – as we perform Beethoven’s Second Symphony under the baton of Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth.

Are your pupils coming to one of our Key Stage 4 concerts this week? The events are designed to bring the curriculum to life for pupils studying GCSE and BTEC qualifications, and we can’t wait to meet this year’s cohort...

We’ll be in Eastleigh [Tues], Yeovil [Wed], Newquay [Thurs], and Exeter [Fri], this week. The tour continues – to Poole [9 Nov], Winchester [10 Nov], Gloucester [11 Nov], Swindon [12 Nov], Southampton [13 Nov], and Bristol [4 Feb]. Events are bookable via local Music Education Hubs.

Are you a teacher based in the South West? Thousands of children and young people, from Cornwall to the Isle of Wight will access FREE music events, over the coming months.. don’t miss the chance to book your seats, including:

Key Stage 2 – Explore the Orchestra (Bristol, Exeter, Poole, Portsmouth) Key Stage 3 – Open Rehearsal (Bournemouth) Key Stage 4 – Schools’ Concerts (Bristol, Eastleigh, Exeter, Gloucester, Newquay, Poole, Southampton, Swindon, Winchester, Yeovil)

Please join us in giving a big warm BSO welcome to Lucie Sprague, our new Principal Oboe, who began this week ✨ Lucie studied at the Royal Academy of Music and previously held the position of Principal Oboe for the Welsh National Opera.

Talking about how her journey with the oboe began Lucie says, “At age eight I was offered the choice to play either the flute or clarinet, neither of which took my fancy at the time. I wanted something a little different…”

📢📢 Have you heard? Our upcoming two-year Road to Joy celebration promises a deep dive into one of music’s most iconic and intriguing disruptors: Ludwig van Beethoven. The landmark series comes as we deepen our partnership with Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth...

...following his contract extension to 2032 – and enter a new chapter with longstanding partner, Lark Music: the leading musical instrument insurance specialist becomes our Digital Concert Series Sponsor.

Will you be visiting Bournemouth over the course of this weekend to enjoy Arts by the Sea Festival? Or perhaps some of the many spaces throughout the @mybcpcouncil.bsky.social region celebrating creativity over the coming weeks? @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @pierjournal.bsky.social

Based at Lighthouse, Poole, we’re proud to be part of a brilliant network of cultural partners here on the South Coast. Over the course of this weekend, you’ll hear from lots of them, including, @aub.ac.uk, Pavilion Dance, @@poolemuseum.bsky.social, and the Russell-Cotes Museum.

Huge congratulations to our new Calleva Assistant Conductor, Michal Oren, on her win at the Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition in Birmingham, this weekend. Michal won both First Prize and the Orchestra’s Prize at the Competition, which was streamed live on MediciTV 🥳

According to recent research, commissioned by London Concertante, ‘more than a third of adults say they regret not continuing to make or study music when they were younger’.

If you’re looking to get inspired and reignite your passion for music, the concert hall is a great place to start! We return to the stage in a few weeks’ time, ready to share a host of exciting concerts across the South West.

“…a barnstorming performance” says Tom Wickson on last week’s BBC Proms performance at @bristolbeacon.bsky.social with conductor Adam Hickox and cellist Maximilian Hornung.

Playing to a 120-strong audience at Bradford-on-Avon Library last month was so special! 🎺🎻🎹🎷 Musicians joined players from Bournemouth NOYO and BSO Resound to perform an inspiring programme on the theme of ‘Dusk to Dawn’ 🌄

Have you met our fantastic line-up of judges for this year’s BSO Music-Making Competition, which is sponsored by Lark Music? 🪄 Here are a few inspiring words from some of them about what they’re looking for… so you can glean a couple of handy hints and tricks 😉

📢📢If you’re close to Weymouth or Barnstaple prepare for an exciting programme showcasing the beauty of the violin this September. We’ll join star violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen 🎻 and our new Calleva Assistant Conductor Michal Oren 🪄 for a moving programme of popular classics charting a journey...

We're pleased to announce an exciting opportunity offering four children (aged 9-13) the chance to join the BSO on stage as soloist for 'Walking in the Air'! ☃️🎤 Applications are now open, so if you know a talented young singer...

...make sure their name is put forward for an audition on Saturday 26 September [deadline to enter: Friday 18 September] For more information, including concerts dates - at Lighthouse, Poole, Mayflower Theatre and Bristol Beacon – click here ➡️ bsolive.com/the-walking-...

YouTube star and guitarist Dagan Wilkin is one of the brilliant judges for the BSO Music-Making Competition (sponsored by Lark Music)… and he dropped in to say a few words about the competition.

Were you at @bristolbeacon.bsky.social for the weekend’s BBC Proms performances? Don’t miss the chance to listen again to our concert with Maximilian Hornung and Adam Hickox, it’s presented by Sarah Walker and is on BBC Sounds now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... [📸: Soul Media]

If you’ve not visited Bristol Beacon before, what are you waiting for? Get along this autumn: bsolive.com/whats-on/bri...

Were you at @bristolbeacon.bsky.social for the weekend’s BBC Proms performances? Don’t miss the chance to listen again to our concert with Maximilian Hornung and Adam Hickox, it’s presented by Sarah Walker and is on BBC Sounds now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... [📸: Soul Media]

There’s just one week to go until our Southampton-based community choir, BSO Voices, takes to the stage at St Michael and All Angels Church in Lyndhurst. On Saturday 1 August the choir serenades with a selection of summer songs ☀️ including 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon and Garfunkel...

📢 We are thrilled to announce two concerts at @mayflower.org.uk in Southampton! Jedis and Siths, prepare for an out-of-this-world concert celebrating Star Wars 50th Anniversary on Sunday 3 October. www.mayflower.org.uk/whats-on/bso...