Directory of Amateur Orchestras in the East of England
Whatever your age or standard there is no better way to build your musicianship and meet like minded people than by joining an amateur orchestra or music group. Asides from making practising your instrument more enjoyable, amateur music groups can provide great performance opportunities and the social possibilities are endless! If you know of an amateur music group that isn't already in our directory, please click here
The A10 Orchestra
Roselands School, Highwood Road, Hoddesdon EN11 9AR
Abbey Gateway Orchestra (St Albans)
St Michael's C of E JMI School, St Albans
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Academy of Great St. Mary's
University Church, Market Square, Cambridge
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Ampthill Orchestra
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Bedford Light Ensemble
Bunyan meeting Free Church, Mill Street, Bedford
Bedfordshire Adult String Sessions (BASS)
All Saints Church Hall, Kempston
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Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra
Goldington Middle School, Bedford
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Brentwood Philharmonic Orchestra
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, Queen's Road
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Bury Friendly Orchestra
Bury St. Edmunds
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Bury St Edmunds Concert Band
Riverwalk School, Bury St Edmunds
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The Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Bushey Academy, London Rd, Bushey, Herts
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The Cambridge Concert Orchestra
Central Cambridge
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Cambridge Philharmonic Society
Chesterton Community College
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Cambridge Sinfonietta
Milton Road primary school, Ascham Road Cambridge
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Christ Church Youth Orchestra
Christ Church, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 8JJ
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City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
St Faith's School, Cambridge
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City of Peterborough Symphony Orchestra
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Clacton Concert Orchestra
Clacton County High School Community Hall, Clacton-On-Sea
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Colne Philharmonic Orchestra
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Community Light Orchestra
Henley Community Centre, Church Meadows, near Ipswich
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Dacorum Recreation Orchestra
St John's Church Hall, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead
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Dacorum Symphony Orchestra
Bridgewater School, Berkhamsted
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Dennis Light Orchestra
The United Reformed Church, Jessopp Road, Norwich, Norfolk
The East Hertfordshire Youth Orchestra
Simon Balle School, Mangrove Road, Hertford
Ely Sinfonia
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Essex Chamber Orchestra
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Essex Concert Band
Village Hall at Rowhedge, Colchester
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Essex Symphony Orchestra
St John Payne School, Chelmsford
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Essex Yeomanry Band
New Hall School, Boreham, Chelmsford
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Evening Rehearsal Orchestra
Homewood Road United Reform Church, St Albans
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Fen Edge Orchestra
Cottenham Village College, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UA
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Fleetville Community Band
Fleetville, St Albans
4 Villages Orchestra
United Reform Church Chapel, Duxford, Cambs
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Funky Strings
Hitchin
Hadleigh Orchestra
Small Hall of Hadleigh C.P. School, Station Road, Hadleigh, IP7
Harlow Symphony Orchestra
Harlow
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Harmonie Concert Band
The Warehouse Centre, Brooke Rd Industrial Estate, Rayleigh, Essex
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Harpenden Concert Band
Crabtree Junior School, Harpenden
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Haverhill Flute Group
Kedington Community Centre, Arms Lane, Kedington
Haverhill Sinfonia
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Havering Concert Orchestra
North St Hall, North St, Hornchurch, Essex
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Hertford Symphony Orchestra
Millmead school, Port Vale, Hertford
Herfordshire Philharmonia
Applecroft School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
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Hitchin Concert Band
Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin
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Hitchin Light Orchestra
Hitchin
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Hitchin Symphony Orchestra
Kingshott School, Hitchin
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Hunstanton Concert Band
Union Church, Westgate, Hunstanton
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Huntingdonshire Concert Band
St Peter's School, Huntingdon Cambs PE29 7DD
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Huntingdonshire Music School
Huntingdonshire Regional College
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The Huntingdonshire Philharmonic Orchestra
Godmanchester Primary School, Park Lane, Godmanchester
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Ipswich Orchestral Society
Holywells High School, Ipswich
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King John Orchestra
King's College School/St John's College School, Cambridge
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Leighton-Linslade Concert Band
Sacred Heart Church Hall, 5 Beaudesert, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1HZ
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Letchworth Sinfonia
The Settlement, Nevells Road, Letchworth
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Linton Jazz
Linton Village College, Linton, Cambridgeshire
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Lowestoft Orchestral Society
52 Blackheath Rd, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 7JG
Luton Concert Orchestra
St Margarets Church, Biscot, Luton
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Luton Symphony Orchestra
Stopsley Baptist Church, St. Thomas' Road, Luton
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Musicale Wind Band
Harpenden Musicale, Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4GJ
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New Redbridge Wind Orchestra
John Savage Centre, Fencepiece Road, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex
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The Norfolk Symphony Orchestra
Downham Market High School, Bexwell Road, Downham Market
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North Norfolk Orchestral Society
East Runton Village Hall, Norfolk
Norwich City Concert Band
Mile Cross Methodist Church, Aylsham Road, Norwich
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Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra
Norwich High School for Girls, Newmarket Road, Norwich
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The Philharmonic at UH
University of Hertfordshire
Phoenix Concert Band
Christ Church, Watling Street, Radlett, Herts, WD7 7JJ
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The Pulham Orchestra
Village Hall, Pulham Market, Norfolk
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Roding Players Orchestra
Roding Valley High School, Loughton, Essex
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St Albans Rehearsal Orchestra
The Mid Herts Centre for Music and Arts, Hatfield
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St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Homewood Road United Reformed Church, St. Albans
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Chamber Orchestra of St Ives
Free Church, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
St Neots Sinfonia
Ernulf Community College, St Neots
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Sentimental Music Club
Clacton Baptist Church, 117 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Sillars Orchestra
Colman Junior School, South Park Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk. NR4 7AU
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Sillars Windband
Ipswich Road United Reformed Church, Norwich
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Southend Philharmonic Orchestra
Clifftown Theatre & Studios, Nelson Street, Southend on Sea, Essex SS1 1EF
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Southend Symphony Orchestra
St Margaret's Church Hall, Lime Avenue, Leigh-on-Sea
Southend Wind Orchestra
Chalkwell Park Methodist Church, Eastwood Lane South, Chalkwell, Essex
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Stamford Chamber Orchestra
Stamford Junior School, Kettering Road
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Stevenage Symphony Orchestra
Community Arts Centre on Roaring Meg retail park, Stevenage
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Sudbury Symphony Orchestra
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Take Note
Helena Romanes School & 6th Form, Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2AU
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Trianon Symphony Orchestra
Ipswich, Suffolk
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University of Hertfordshire Big Band
Hertfordshire University, John Lill Centre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10
Watford Symphony Orchestra
Nascot Wood Junior School, Watford
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Watford Workshop Orchestra
St Oswald's Church Hall, Malvern Way, Croxley Green, Watford
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Waveney Strings
Beccles, Suffolk
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Welwyn Garden City Music Society
United Reformed Church, Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City AL7 3TP
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West Bergholt Concert Band
Heathlands School, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex
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West Norfolk Jubilee Youth Orchestra and Concert Band
Springwood High School
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Wolsey Orchestra
Stoke High School, Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich IP2 8PL
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Woodbridge Orchestral Society
The Methodist Church, St John's Street, Woodbridge IP12 1ED
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The Woodford Symphony Orchestra
Roding Valley High School, Alderton Hill, Loughton
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Wymondham Symphony Orchestra
Wymondham High School,Folly Road,Wymondham, Norfolk
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