Paul Presents The Newbury Symphony Orchestra with Dr. Annie Jones

Newbury Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is one of the oldest non-professional orchestras in England and is now enjoying its 143nd season.

NSO comprises sixty amateur musicians of all ages and draws its members and audience from four counties.

Their resident professional conductor is Dr Jonathan Williams .

A major objective of NSO is to contribute to creating live music in the local community.

They encourage participation by musicians throughout the Newbury area and they support young and up-and-coming soloists by inviting them to perform concertos.

Rehearsals take place in Newbury on Wednesday evenings during school terms.

The Newbury Symphony Orchestra is affiliated to Making Music, which represents and supports amateur performing societies throughout the UK and is grateful for the generous support of the Friends of Newbury Symphony Orchestra and our sponsors, Philip Brown Violins.

New players are always welcome, and we are especially looking for brass players.

As a guideline, they suggest that string players should play to a standard of Associated Board grade 7 or above, and section leaders or wind players with solo parts would need to be much better than this.

Please let them know if you plan to attend one of their rehearsals for the first time, e.g. by contacting the section leader or the chair of the orchestra.

Autumn Concert

7:30pm Sat 22 Nov 2025

St Nicolas Church, Newbury

“Love Stories”

Glinka – Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture

Wagner – Tristan and Isolde Prelude & Libestod

Soprano Soloist: Antonida Kocharova 

Prokofiev – Extracts from Romeo and Juliet ballet suite

Narrators: Paddy Lintin and Nancy Jones

Tickets are available  via Eventbrite or at the door.