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Welcome to the Ludlow Orchestra website
Just missed it: our spring concert! What a fabulous programme! Please go to the 'Future Concerts' page to see our November concert programme.
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Saturday 21st May 2022, 7.30pm 
​St Laurence's Church, Ludlow

​​Jonathan Lyness - conductor
Claire Tocknell - leader
Matthew Sharp - cello

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Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor 
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor
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This bold, romantic programme features two major blockbusters from the late nineteenth century. Dvorak composed his big-hearted cello concerto during his three-year stay in America immediately after completing his Symphony No. 9 From the New World. It was premiered in London in 1896, since when, it has been widely performed, becoming universally loved and admired for its beauty and its passion. The orchestra is delighted to welcome the internationally acclaimed cellist Matthew Sharp to perform this glorious work.
 
Brahms’s mighty fourth and final symphony caused much anguish for the composer and was written over two consecutive summers in the mid 1880s. It is a work of contrasts, from its clear and expressive first movement, to its gently melancholic second movement, to the fiery energy and exuberance of its scherzo third movement. The extraordinary final movement - a Passacaglia consisting of thirty variations and coda – provides a formidable and powerful conclusion to the symphony.


Praise for Matthew Sharp:
'freewheeling exuberance & blistering virtuosity' (BBC Music Magazine)
'extraordinary cellist - raised the evening to a pitch of spiritual feverishness rarely encountered in either concert hall or theatre.' (Independent)
'Matthew Sharp’s playing is captivating - so full-bloodied, dramatic and supple.' (The Strad)


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Ludlow Orchestra is an enthusiastic amateur orchestra consisting of around fifty players. It draws its members from Ludlow in South Shropshire and surrounding area. We meet fortnightly on Sunday evenings in Wistanstow Village Hall, just north of Craven Arms, off the A49. The orchestra performs up to three concerts each year locally. Ludlow Orchestra was founded in 1970 as a string orchestra to accompany Ludlow Choral Society.

Vacancies
Playing opportunities are currently very limited but under normal circumstances, we are always very interested in hearing from string players.
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Please contact us if you are interested in joining the orchestra.

Accessibility

​Wistanstow Village Hall
Our main rehearsal venue is Wistanstow Village Hall, SY7 8DQ. Doors which can be unlocked on the northwest (far) side of the hall give full wheelchair access. There are no steps in the parts of the hall that we use and there is a disabled access toilet.

Moor Park
Occasionally we rehearse in Henderson Hall at Moor Park School, SY8 1AJ. Here, there is one step up from ground level outside the door and then a further, similar step at the door to access the hall.  If required, and with some advance notice, a ramp can be put out to allow wheelchair access. There is no disabled access toilet.

​Both rehearsal venues have free unlimited parking right outside.

St Laurence's Church, Ludlow
The main area of our concert venue, St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, is level and most steps in the church can be avoided for our purposes but we do use tiered staging. This is flexible and can be arranged to suit everyone. There is a disabled access toilet and the nearest disabled parking spaces are about 60m away.

Please contact us for further details and to let us know how we can help you.
Photos by members of the orchestra and by Nigel Bishop: http://www.wnbishop.co.uk





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We are very grateful for the support of the following local companies (click on the names below to be redirected to their websites):
  
Border Computer Services Ludlow – Bespoke computers and laptops, support, repair, networks
 
Ludlow Curtain Company ​5 The Angel, Broad Street Ludlow, SY8 1LT. Tel: 01584 875533. Email ludlowcurtains@hotmail.co.uk.  Fabrics, wallpapers, curtains, blinds, paints.
 
Castle Bookshop Ludlow Tel: 01584 872562  Books and maps, stationery, artists' materials
               
Castle Gallery Ludlow –   Art and sculpture, furniture and lighting
 
Reeds Plus Ludlow -   Supplier of musical instruments and accessories
 
The Cliffe at Dinham​ -  "Restaurant with Rooms" in Ludlow

Meju - Jewellery, fashion accessories and animal ornaments
We are supporting members of:
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is a charity helping to educate children in circumstances where they wouldn't normally receive any education'.
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Website by Gabriel Media Limited                                                                                                Ludlow Orchestra Charity number 1043173
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