bos brochure 2015-16

Bedfordshire O rchestral Society&Bedford Choral Society

2015/16 Concert Season

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T h e O r ch es t r as an d t h e C h o r al So ciet y ar e r eal g em s in t h e B ed fo r d s h ir e cu lt u r alcr o w n an d t h e 2 0 1 5 /1 6 Seas o n s h o w s t h e br ead t h an d v ar iet y o f p ieces w h ich m ad e

t h e p r ev io u s s eas o n s o s at is fy in g . T h e t alen t o f o u r lo cal m u s ician s ad d s t o t h e at t r act io nan d d es er v es w id es p r ead s u p p o r t fr o m m u s ic lo v er s acr o s s t h e co u n t y . I lo o k fo r w ar d t oen jo y able ev en in g s o f h ig h q u alit y m u s ic.

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It is a g r eat h o n o u r t o s er v e as Pr es id en t o f t h e B ed fo r d C h o r al So ciet y an d t o beas s o ciat ed w it h s u ch a t alen t ed g r o u p o f m u s ician s w h o g iv e s o m u ch p leas u r e t o t h e

p eo p le o f B ed fo r d an d t h e s u r r o u n d in g ar ea. B ed fo r d s h ir e is fo r t u n at e in h av in g a w id er an g e o f t alen t t o g et h er w it h t h e abilit y t o at t r act h ig h - q u alit y s o lo is t s .T h e 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 co n cer t s eas o n co n t in u es t h e t r ad it io n o f t h e p er fo r m an ce o f a w id e r an g eo f m u s ic by B ed fo r d C h o r al So ciet y t o g et h er w it h B ed fo r d Sin fo n ia an d B ed fo r d s h ir eSy m p h o n y O r ch es t r a, an d I h o p e t h at t h e co n cer t s w ill at t r act w id e s u p p o r t .

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in v it at io n . It s p ecialis es in p r o g r am m in g ch am bero r ch es t r a w o r ks , w in d en s em ble an d s t r in g o r ch es t r ait em s an d a h ealt h y s elect io n o f 2 0 t h cen t u r y p ieces .

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lar g er g r o u p o f 8 0 - 9 0 lo cal p lay er s o f all ag es ,in clu d in g t alen t ed y o u n g m u s ician s . It s p r o g r am m e isd iv er s e an d in clu d es m ajo r s y m p h o n ies an dco n cer t o s . It r eh ear s es in B ed fo r d ev er y W ed n es d ayev en in g d u r in g t er m t im e. T h o s e in t er es t ed in p lay in gs h o u ld co n t act B ar bar a Tay lo r o n 0 1 2 3 4 7 6 4 5 6 6 o r0 7 8 1 2 3 5 3 7 5 7 .

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B ed fo r d s h ir e O r ch es t r al So ciet y is ar eg is t er ed ch ar it y : N o . 2 6 2 8 1 3

B ed fo r d C h o r al So ciet y is ar eg is t er ed ch ar it y : N o . 2 9 1 5 1 8

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