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Welcome
to Newent Orchestra

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A recording which expresses talent, energy, enthusiasm, entertainment and fun - that's what this orchestra is all about!

85 Years of Magnificent Music Making
Est. 1940

Come and join us.
We rehearse on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. 'til midday at Newent Community Centre, Ross Road, Newent GL18 1BD.

Newent Orchestra consists of amateur players from around the Three Choirs counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Membership encompasses a wide range of playing abilities and ages. This friendly orchestra is currently growing in membership and repertoire and presents highly successful and enjoyable concerts and events at local venues. Repertoire ranges from light orchestral to powerful symphonic, from opera to original works.

Newent, in Gloucestershire, is a picturesque medieval town, about ten miles from Gloucester and from Ross-on-Wye. Cheltenham, Ledbury, Monmouth and Malvern are within our catchment area.

Officials
President: Roger Beard, BEM
Conductor: Tobias Lazenbury-Halliwell
Leader: Bill Anderton
Chairman: Guy Fletcher
Secretary: Elizabeth Walker
Treasurer: Alan Keene
Committee: Bill Anderton,
Nigel Garbutt, Jennifer Whiskerd, Sally Keene

PR: Jackie Rodgers
Photographer: Robin Lister, CPAGB


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How To Download Free Music Parts

Use the Petrucci website to download and print your free out-of-copyright music parts. The short tutorial video below will save you time and effort:


Quote of the Week

Aldous Huxley
After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
Marsilio Ficino
A concert is a living creature akin to the human soul and the cosmic spirit.
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HMRC Charity No. EW01917

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Newent Orchestra in partnership with
Newent Community School Music

Photos, courtesy Robin Lister, CPAGB
Clip of a magic moment with Newent Orchestra; Soprano, Rebekah Edwards, baritone, Tobias Lazenbury-Halliwell, extract from the Brindisi aria, La Traviata.

Grant Fund for Local Musicians

The orchestra has a grant fund for supporting local music and musicians. To contribute to the fund or to apply for funding use the 'Quick Link' below, under 'Latest News'.

Awards Made To: Chloe Goodchild of Newent for a violin 'upgrade'; Rosita da Silva Teixeira of Newent to support ongoing vocal coaching and exams; William White of Hereford, clarinettist, towards course fees at the Royal Academy; Newent Community School Music Dpt for instrument refurbishment.


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