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Welcome to Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra. Here you will find information about the Orchestra, its outstanding conductor, Tim Harrison and Leader, Lynne McCabe..
At our summer performance at the Bristol Beacon we joined forces with two of Bristol's choirs (City of Bristol Choir and Exultate Singers) to perform a little known work by Gerald Finzi and Gustav Holst's much more familiar Planets Suite. In the Finzi the composer set some of the words of Wordsworth's 'Ode to Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood'. Tenor James Gilchrist and the choirs gave a moving performance, and the orchestra gave a spirited rendition of the Planets. This was a very successful concert attracting a huge audience that felt as if it was filling the hall.
The Orchestra is delighted to announce its concert programme for its 2024 - 2025 Season.
| Saturday 5 October 2024 | Saturday 16 November 2024 | Saturday 22 March 2025 |
| St. George's Bristol, 3:30pm | St. George’s Bristol, 7:30pm | St. George's Bristol, 7:00pm |
| Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto | 'Inspired by Folk' (Modality from the East) | 'Land of the Free' (From the Blues to the Wild West of the USA) |
On Saturday 5 October we are collaborating with other Bristol amateur orchestras to perform all five of Beethoven's piano concertos. This event is to start a fund raising initiative for St Georges. We will be playing the 3rd piano concerto starting at 3:30pm.
Our own longer concert will be held on Saturday 16 November, in a programme to include Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
There are further details of each concert on our Concerts pages.
Look at our Opportunities page where you will find more information on joining and playing with the Orchestra.
The Orchestra is a registered charity. Our concerts present a great opportunity for sponsorship, donation and programme advertising. Find out how you can support us by going to our Support Us page. If you enjoy our concerts and want to leave feedback please write a review on our Contact page.
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