Hi there everyone,

We hope you are all having a pleasant Summer, and enjoying the typically British weather we are experiencing at the moment!

Our Proms in the Park concert is on the cusp of becoming a distant memory, although we are still hearing great feedback from the event. We have been asked to perform again for 2012 and will advise of rehearsals and the agreed concert date once they become concrete.

In the mean time, we are starting to put plans in place for a concert in November. The performance will most likely be at St Andrews Church in Ampthill on the evening of the 12th November. This date is fixed, however this venue is subject to final confirmation. Here are the details:

Rehearsal Dates/Locations all 2PM to 5PM:
Saturday – 10th September – Methodist Church - Confirmed
Sunday – 25th September – Methodist Church - Confirmed.
Sunday – 9th October - Redborne School (To be confirmed, else Methodist C)
Sunday – 23rd October - Redborne School (To be confirmed, else Methodist C)
Sunday – 6th November – Redborne School (To be confirmed, else Methodist C)

Concert Day Details:
Final Rehearsal - Saturday 12th Nov – 2.30PM – 5.30PM – Redborne School
Evening Concert – Saturday 12th Nov – 7.30PM. - Redborne School

Suggested Programme:
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture Op.80
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16
Beethoven – Symphony No.3 in E flat major, Op. 55, “Eroica”

Please can you let us know with a quick email your interest and availability for the rehearsals and concert as soon as possible so we can get an idea of player numbers. Thankyou!!

On a final note.... One of the benefits of our Orchestra has been the ‘free’ nature of the participance. Whilst the Proms Festival payments to the Orchestra have gone a long way to funding our costs, they have not covered everything. We would therefore like to ask those of you wishing to join us for each concert to contribute a small fee of £20 each to help fund the running of the Orchestra. This fee will also include the rehearsals for that particular concert. By introducing a little self funding, we will future proof so many things that keep our Orchestra going, for example Music and Rehearsal venue hire. We will only ask those who wish to join us in each rehearsals/concert venture for Orchestra 'subs'.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any queries or questions, or if you would like to get involved with the committee going forward.

The Ampthill Orchestra Committee.