Orchestral workshop

Posted on 5 December 2010

On Sunday 5th December, ULMS hosted the first ever Orchestral Workshop held at Lancaster University. The day saw the creation of the Lancaster University Community Orchestra that morning, which was conducted by Duncan Ward, and benefited from sectional rehearsals run by members of the Lancashire Sinfonietta.

The workshop was completely free and open to anyone from the university and the local community, with participants from Lancaster Community Music Centre and Lancashire Youth Concert Band, as well as ULMS members. The aim was to create an orchestra which would rehearse pieces during the day and then perform in the evening’s concert, along with the ULMS Symphony Orchestra. The day was a great success with everyone enjoying and benefiting from the rehearsals.

The concert in the evening began with the ULMS Symphony Orchestra performing Rosamunde, Coppelia and Suite from Swan Lake. The Community Orchestra performed in the second half. The music that was picked for the Orchestra was Soirees Musicales (Rossini, arr. Britten) as well as the film music, Concert Suite from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Symphonic Suite from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Thanks must go to conductor Duncan Ward and the musicians from the Lancashire Sinfonietta for the help and expertise. Thanks must also go to LUSU Involve who provided the funding to allow the event to take place and helped in the organisation. Finally I’d like to thank the ULMS committee for their help in organising this event.