Directory of Amateur Orchestras in London
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
Adhoc Humanitarians' Orchestra
St Augustine’s Church, 117 Queen's Gate, London SW7
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Aeolian Sinfonia of North London
Church Hall of Our Lady Help of Christians, Falklands Road, NW5
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All Saints Concert Band
Upper Norwood SE19
All Saints String Ensemble
Community Centre, 44 All Saints Road, Wimbledon, SW19 1BX
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The Amadeus Chorus and Orchestra
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Amati Orchestra
St Botolph’s-without-Aldersgate
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Angel Orchestra
St. Silas with All Saints, Rising Hill St. N1
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Barnes Concert Band
Richmond Park Academy, SW14 8RG
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The Barnet Band
Queen Elizabeth School, Queens Road, Barnet
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Barnet Chamber Orchestra
Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys, Queens's Road, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN5 4DQ
The Barnet Symphony Orchestra
Hendon School, Golders Rise, NW4
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Baroque Strings
Limehouse
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Basement Orchestra
E2
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Beckenham Concert Band
St Barnabas Church Hall, Oakhill Road, Beckenham
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Belsize Baroque
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Blackfriars Sinfonia
Christ Church Hall, 27 Blackfriars Road, SE1
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Blackheath Halls Orchestra
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The Bloomsbury Chamber Orchestra
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Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble
Band Room, Coram’s Fields WC1N 1DN
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The Brent Symphony Orchestra
St James Church, Sheriff Rd, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP
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Bromley Concert Band
Bishop Justus School Hall, Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley, BR2 8HZ
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Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Bickley Primary School, Nightingale Lane, Bromley
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BWE2
St. Katharine Cree Church,86 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 3BP
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Camden Chamber Orchestra
Camden Square, NW1
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Camden Light Orchestra
Kentish Town Congregational Church Hall
Camden Philharmonic Orchestra
St Mary Magdalene Church, Munster Square, London, NW1
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The Central Band of the Royal British Legion
Norbury Royal British Legion Club
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The Chamber Orchestra
Exmouth Market Centre, 24 Exmouth Market, London, EC1R 4QE
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City of London Symphonic Winds
Tower Hill
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City Showtunes Orchestra
St Mary Aldermary Church,Watling Street, EC4
City University Symphony Orchestra
City University, Angel Islington
City Wind Orchestra
St. Olave's Church Hall, Mark Lane, London, EC3R 7NB
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Collaborative Orchestra
The London Southbank University
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COMA London Ensemble
Shoreditch Church, Shoreditch High Street, London E1
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The Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
BMA House, Tavistock Square
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Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
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Croydon Orchestral Ensemble
St Mildred’s Church Hall,Bingham Road, Addiscombe
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Croydon Symphonic Band
Christ Church Hall, West Croydon, Surrey, CR0 3LJ
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The Croydon Symphony Orchestra
East Croydon United Reformed Church Hall, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon
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Crystal Palace Band
St John’s Church, St John’s Road, Penge
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Da Capo Concert Band, Whetstone
St John's the Baptist Church, Wood Street, High Barnet, EN5 4BW
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Docklands Sinfonia
St Anne's Church, Commercial Road, Limehouse E14
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The Duke Street Big Band
Euston
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Dulwich Symphony Orchestra
Elmgreen School, Elmcourt Road, SE27 9BZ
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The Ealing Symphony Orchestra
Ealing Green Church, W5 5QT
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Ealing Youth Orchestra
Twyford School, Acton W3 9PP
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East London Community Big Band
Shadwell centre, The Highway, London E1
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East London Late Starters Orchestra
Professional Development Centre, Mile End
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ELLSO Intermediate Performance Ensemble
Bow Mission, Merchant Street E3 4LY
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ELLSO Performance Ensemble
St Anne's, Limehouse London E14
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BBC Elstree Concert Band
Maida Vale Studios
Enfield Chamber Orchestra
Oakwood Methodist Church, Westpole Avenue, Cockfosters, EN4 0BD
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Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra
Camden School for Girls, Sandall Street, Camden
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Finchley Chamber Orchestra
Trinity Church, Nether Street, Finchley N12
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Forest Philharmonic
Walthamstow
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Fortismere Community Brass
Fortismere Music Centre, Tetherdown, Muswell Hill, London N10 1NE
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Fortismere Community Orchestra
Music Concert Hall at Fortismere School, North Wing, Creighton Avenue, Muswell Hill
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Fulham Festival Orchestra
St John's Church, Fulham
Fulham Symphony Orchestra
Novotel, 1 Shortlands, London W6
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The George Miles Light Orchestra
Wellington Road, Enfield
Greenwich Concert Band
Holy Trinity Church, Southend Crescent, Eltham, London SE9
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Guys', Kings and St Thomas' Hospitals Music Society
Guy's Chapel
Hampstead Sinfonietta
St Marks Church, Regents Park, NW1
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Harmony Sinfonia
Prendergast School, Adelaide Avenue, Ladywell, SE4 1LE
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Harrow Concert Band
Harrow Arts Centre, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Middlesex
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Harrow Symphony Orchestra
Harrow Arts Centre, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, HA5 4EA
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Haydn Chamber Orchestra
St Andrew's, Thornhill Square N1
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The Hayes Symphony Orchestra
West Wickham Methodist Church, Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9AA
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Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra
Ickenham
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Horizon Orchestra
St Mark's Church, Regents Park, London
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The Hounslow Symphony Orchestra
St Mary's Church, Osterley
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Kensington Chamber Orchestra
St Clement & St James CE School, Penzance Place, W1
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Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra
St Augustine's Church, 117 Queen's Gate, London, SW7
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Kensington Symphony Orchestra
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Kew Sinfonia
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Kew Wind Orchestra
Richmond
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Kingston Chamber Orchestra
St John's School, Portland Road, Kingston-Upon-Thames
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Kingston Philharmonia
St.Nicholas Church Hall, Summer Road, Thames Ditton
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Kingston U3A
United Reform Church, Eden Street, Kingston KT1 1DJ
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Lambeth Orchestra
Christchurch, Brixton Road, SE1
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Lambeth Wind Orchestra
St. Paul's Church Hall, Herne Hill, SE24
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Lawyers' Music
St Pancras Church Hall, Euston
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The Learning Orchestra
Lancing Street, Euston, London NW1
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Lewisham Concert Band
Prenderghast School, Hilly Fields, Adelaide Avenue, London, SE4
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The Linden Wind Orchestra
St Mark's Church Hall, Church Hill Rd., Surbiton KT6 4LS
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London Charity Orchestra
Chelsea
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London City Brass
St. Margaret Pattens church, Rood Lane, London EC3M 1HS
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London City Orchestra
St Botolph’s-without-Aldersgate
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London College of Music Sinfonia
Thames Valley University, St Marys Road Campus; Ealing, W5
London Consorts of Winds
Herne Hill, SE24
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London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra
Herne Hill, SE24
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London Doctors Orchestra and Choir
Reynolds Building, St Dunstans Road, W6 8RP
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London Euphonia Orchestra
Sepulchre-without-Newgate, EC1A 2DQ
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The London Gay Symphonic Winds (LGSW)
Pimlico
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London Gay Symphony Orchestra
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London Gypsy Orchestra
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Russell Square
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London Internation Orchestra of Academia
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The London Medical Orchestra
Walter Sickert Community Centre, Canonbury Crescent, N1 2FB
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The London Phoenix Orchestra
St Thomas More School, Cadogan Street, London
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London Piano Circle
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The London Repertoire Orchestra
St Joseph’s Church Hall, Lamb’s Passage, EC1Y 8LE
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London Saxophone Choir
St Gabriel's Halls, Glasgow Terrace, Churchill Gardens, SW1V 3AA
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The London Shostakovich Orchestra
St Cyprian’s Church, Glentworth Street NW1
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London Violin Orchestra
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London Youth Symphony Orchestra
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Lucas Wind Ensemble
Surbiton, KT5
Mary Ward Orchestra
Mary Ward Centre, 42 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AQ
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Meridian Sinfonia
St Nicholas Church, Deptford Green, London SE8 3DQ
Merton Concert Band
Old Ruts Rugby Club, SW19 3JS
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Middlesex Yeomanry Concert Band
Whitehouse Center, 45 The Avenue, Hampton, TW12 3RN
Monday Afternoon Strings
Christchurch, Tudor Way, Petts Wood, BR5 1LH
The Malden Chamber Orchestra
The Malden Centre., Blagdon Rd, New Malden, Greater London KT3 4AF
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Nonesuch Orchestra
London Interfaith Centre, NW6 6RG
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NLB Southgate Concert Band
Oakwood Baptist Church, Merrivale, Southgate, London N14 4TE
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North London Morning Orchestra
The Scout Hut, Slades Hill Enfield
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North London People's Orchestra
Oakwood Baptist Church, Merrivale, Southgate, N14 4TE
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The North London Philharmonia
Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley, N12 7NN
North London Sinfonia
Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley, N12 7NN
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The North London Symphony Orchestra
United Reformed Church, Ferme Park Road/Weston Park, London N8
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Northwood Volunteer Band
Northwood Headquarters, Sandy Lane
Norwood Wind Ensemble
Addington Village
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Noteworthy Wind Ensemble
SCOLA, Sutton
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The Opal Flutes
Christ Church URC/Methodist Church, 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich SE22 0JT
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Orchestra of the City
St Augustine's, Queensgate, SW7
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Philharmonia Britannica
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The Portobello Orchestra
Lancaster Road Methodist Church, London, W11
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The Richmond Orchestra
The United Reform Church, Vernon Road, East Sheen SW14 8AX
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Richmond Symphonic Concert Band
The Baptist's Church Hall, Duke Street Church, Duke Street, Richmond Upon Thames, TW9 1HP
The Roehampton Orchestra
Roehampton University, SW15
The Royal Air Forces Association Presidents Band
RAF Uxbridge
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The Royal Holloway Sinfonietta
Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham
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The Royal Holloway Symphony Orchestra
Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham
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Redhill Corps of Drums & Band
The St John Ambulance Hall, Kingsfield Business Centre, Philanthropic Road, Redhill RH1 4DP.
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Royal Orchestral Society
Quintin Kynaston School, St John's Wood, NW8
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Ruislip Sinfonia
Hillingdon Baptist Church, Hercies Road, Hillingdon, UB10 9LS
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The Salomon Orchestra
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Sinfonia Tamesa
South bank
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South Circular Orchestra- SCOre
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South East London Orchestra
Beckenham
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South London Concert Band
Acacia Intergenerational Centre, Streatham
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South London String Orchestra
Chatsworth Baptist Church, Chatsworth Way, SE27
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Southgate Symphony Orchestra
Walker School, Waterfall Road, Southgate, London, N14 7JN
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The Southwark Concert Band
St Matthew’s Church, Lilford Road, Camberwell, SE5 9BX
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Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra
St Paul's Community Centre, Inner Park Road, Wimbledon SW19 6ED
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Streatham St. Bart's Chamber Orchestra
St Bartholomew's Church Hall, Ellison Road, Streatham, London, SW16 5DE
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Sutton Symphony Orchestra
Homefield School, Western Road, Sutton
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Symphonic Wind Orchestra of North London (SWONL)
Martin Junior School, Plane Tree Walk, East Finchley, N2 9JP
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Thames Philharmonia
Raynes Park, Wimbledon
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Thames Youth Orchestra
Tiffin Girls' School, Richmond Road, Kingston KT2 5PL
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Thameside Clarinet Choir
St John's Church, New Malden, Kingston
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Three Rivers Chamber Orchestra
St. Mary's Church, Rickmansworth, Herts
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Trinity Orchestra
Trinity Church, Harrow
University of London Symphony Orchestra
Stephen's Church, Gloucester Road, SW7
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The Wandsworth Symphony Orchestra
St. Mary’s Church, Putney Bridge
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Water City Festival Orchestra in a Weekend
Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, E14
Watford Symphony Orchestra
Nascot Wood Junior School, Watford
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Watford Workshop Orchestra
St Oswald's Church Hall, Malvern Way, Croxley Green
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West London Sinfonia
Haven Green Baptist Church Hall, Haven Green, W5
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West London Strings
St Marys Church, Edith Road, West Kensington, London, W14 9BA
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The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra
Indian YMCA, Fitzroy Square
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The Whitehall Orchestra
BIS building, 1 Victoria St, SW1H 0ET
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Whitton Wind Orchestra
Whitton Community Centre, Percy Road, Whitton, TW2 6JL
Wimbledon Community Orchestra
St James' Church Hall, Martin Way, Morden, SM4 4AR
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The Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra
Holy Trinity Primary School, Effra Road, SW19 8PW
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The Winchmore String Orchestra
Winchmore Hill Methodist Church, Green Lanes, N13 4EP
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