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Autumn Concert 2025:
Saturday 22nd November 7.30pm 
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow


Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 100 ‘Military’
Camille Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in
​A minor
Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 3 in G minor


​Leader: Claire Tocknell
Conductor: Jonathan Lyness
Cello: Graham Walker


Three fabulous works make up this autumn programme from the Ludlow Orchestra. Louise Farrenc’s music has recently achieved huge popularity, and her Third Symphony from 1847 is brimming with intensity, beauty and Parisian ‘joie de vivre’. The orchestra are delighted to welcome back Graham Walker to perform Saint-Saëns’ astonishing Cello Concerto No. 1, and the concert opens with Haydn’s exhilarating ‘Military’ Symphony, with its high spirits, novelty percussion, catchy military music and the trumpet’s ‘call to arms’.

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Founded in 1970 Ludlow Orchestra is an enthusiastic amateur orchestra  of around fifty players. It draws its members from Ludlow in South Shropshire and the surrounding area. The orchestra meets fortnightly on Sunday evenings at Wistanstow Village Hall, just north of Craven Arms, off the A49. The orchestra gives concerts in May and November in Ludlow. 

Vacancies
We are always very interested in hearing from any players who would like to join the orchestra. Please contact us if you are interested!

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 [email protected].  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


Bill's Kitchen Assembly Rooms Ludlow - 8am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday, breakfast, lunch, early suppers, coffee all day
We are supporting members of:
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Website hosted by Gabriel Media Ltd - ' At least 10% of their profit goes directly to Gabriel Education Trust, which
is a charity helping to educate children in circumstances where they wouldn't normally receive any education'.
www.gabriel-media.net
Website by Gabriel Media Limited                                                                                                Ludlow Orchestra Charity number 1043173
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    • Children's Concert Series
  • Meet the Orchestra
    • Conductor and Leader
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  • Contact & Policies
    • Contact Us
    • Safeguarding Policy
    • Vacancies
    • Instruments for Loan
    • Our Musical Links
  • Gallery
  • From the Archives