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Different Orchestra
Philharmonia Britannica, a classical symphony orchestra,
was formed in 2007 by its conductor
Peter Fender.
Many amateur orchestras rehearse on a weekly basis and present perhaps 3 or 4 concerts each year.
But Philharmonia Britannica (PB) is set up to be a little different.
It aims to provide opportunities for more accomplished amateur musicians, and music students,
to rehearse and perform music in a small amount of time.
We certainly don't want to cause any clashes of allegiance for players in
'regular' orchestras - it should be possible for players
to carry on with their weekly rehearsals but also to fit in some PB concerts.
Also we hope that PB may provide an orchestral playing outlet for those
who may be unable to attend an orchestra with weekly rehearsals.
Through a positive and encouraging atmosphere we aim to meet our high but attainable standards.
This is greatly aided by a fine core of professional musicians (for example,
all the string section leaders are professionals).
We are keen that the whole orchestra 'owns' our concerts.
So to play in one of our orchestral concerts we charge £20 (£12 if you fall in the usual concessions bracket,
£4 for under 19s, but nothing if you are a professional musician or music student -
though please note that for the 13th September concert there is no fee at all!).
In return you receive two concert tickets.
You can sell these to friends/relatives and thereby recoup your outlay -
and we get two more people in the audience!
Different Audiences
PB is starting to explore partnerships with other art forms. Amongst other things
we hope that this will appeal to the many music lovers who wouldn't normally
attend a classical concert. We also have plans to work in the field of education
and to promote new compositions. Please visit the relevant links below for further details.
Overall, we want to bring the great music of the classical repertoire
to as large and diverse an audience as possible.
You can help us in this task by:
Thank you in anticipation!
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