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Welcome to the
Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra
Season 2007-2008



Conductor: Martin Leigh • Leader Jenifer Smith

Serving the towns of Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn and
the wider community of the Wyre Forest district, the West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Beethoven Symphony No 9 with BFCS 03-Mar-2007

About us

Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra is a local non-professional orchestra serving the towns of Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn and the wider community of the Wyre Forest area of the West Midlands. We give three concerts a year, plus 2 charity concerts, and other musical events as and when they offer the opportunity. The conductor is Martin Leigh and the leader is Jenifer Smith.

The Music for You concert at Kidderminster Town Hall in the first weekend of October, which raises money for local charities was conductor Martin Leigh's latest appearance with WFSO. Music for You is a joint concert given by local music groups including Stourport Brass, The West Midlands Light orchestra, The Kidderminster Male Choir, the Kidderminster Valentines and us - the Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra - to raise money for local charities, this year the event raised £5000.

Soloists

The orchestra offers a solo platform to nationally recognised artists, as well as talented local amateur soloists in its concertos and other solo works. The 2005-2006 season saw a quartet of horns ( Nicky Daw, Hazel Whitefoot, Alison Bach and Simon Hall) perform the Concertstück by Schumann.
Previous soloists have included Nathaniel Vallois (violin), Nikki Loveridge (clarinet), Aydin Onaç (piano), Troels Svane (cello) from Denmark; Nina Nannar (narrator) from BBC Midlands Today; Robert Bishop (violin) from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth MacDonald (soprano) Jeremy Foster (oboe) and Tim Barber (trumpet).

Twin Town - Husum, North Germany

WFSO has strong links with its twin town orchestra, the Collegium Musicum Nordfriessland, formerly conducted by the late Thomas Wiese. Members of WFSO enjoyed a successful and enjoyable exchange in 2003.

Next Concert

Our next concert is on
SATURDAY July 12th 2008
Kidderminster Town Hall
Map.
 

Mozart

Overture: Magic Flute
 

Butterworth

Shropshire Lad
 

Elgar

Wand of Youth Suite
 

Borodin

Prince Igor
 

Borodin

Symphony No. 2

Ticket Agent

Kidderminster Town Hall
Vicar Street
Kidderminster
DY10 1DA
Tel: 01562 732158

Ticket prices

Tickets: Balcony £10.00, Others £8.00, concessions: £6.00.

Concessionary prices apply to over 60s, unemployed, full-time students over 14.

We are keen to encourage young musicians, and therefore have made tickets for under 14s FREE (if accompanied by an adult.) For ticket availability please contact the Concert Manager at cmgr@wfso.org.uk

For further information please contact the Secretary at info@wfso.org.uk.

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