Directory of Amateur Orchestras in the South East
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
Abingdon Concert Band
Dunmore Primary School, Abingdon
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Adur Concert Band
North Road Youth Centre, North Road, Lancing
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Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra
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Allegro Wind Bands
Harrow Way School, Andover
Alton Concert Band
Friends Meeting House, Church Lane, Alton
Alton Concert Orchestra
Amery Hill School, Alton
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Amersham Band
Winchmore Hill Methodist Chapel
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Andover Light Orchestra
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Ashford Baroque Ensemble
St Matthew's Church, Church Road, Ashford
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Ashford Orchestral Players
The Highworth Grammar School for Girls, Ashford, Kent
Aylesbury Concert Band
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8PE
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Aylesbury Symphony Orchestra
Aylesbury Music Centre, Walton Rd, Aylesbury, HP21 7ST
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Bacchus Wind Band
Judd School, Tonbridge
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The Bagshot Concert Band
Bagshot Methodist Church Hall, Jenkins Hill, Bagshot, Surrey
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Banbury Symphony Orchestra
Banbury School
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Basic Strings
Brockenhurst, Hampshire
Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra
Basingstoke
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Beech Hill Concert Band
Beech Hill Village Hall, RG7 1AA
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Beenham Wind Orchestra
Beenham School Hall RG7 5NN
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The Bells Yew Green Big Band
Bells Yew Green Village Hall, Tunbridge Wells
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Bognor Regis Concert Band
Regis School of Music, 46 Sudley Road, Bognor Regis
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Bourne Concert Band of Woking
Darley Dene School, Garfield Road, Addlestone, Surrey
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Bracknell & Wokingham Wind Band
Open Learning Centre, Rectory Lane, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7GR
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Brighton & Hove Concert Orchestra
All Saints Church Hall, Church Lane, Patcham, Brighton, East Sussex
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The Broadstairs and St Peters Concert Band
The Albion Sports Centre Albion Road Car Park, Broadstairs, Kent
The Brook Concert Orchestra
Rochester Grammar School, Maidstone Road, Rochester
Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra
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The Burford Orchestra
Witney Community Primary School, Oxfordshire
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Burnham Concert Band
St Nicholas Church, Taplow
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Buxted Symphony Orchestra
St Marys Church Village Hall, Church Road, Buxted
Canterbury Music Makers
United Reformed Church, Watling Street, Canterbury
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The Canterbury Orchestra
The Old Sessions House, Canterbury Christ Church University
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The Central Band of the Royal British Legion
Norbury Royal British Legion Club
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Chalfont Concert Wind Band
Robertswood County School, Denham Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, SL9 OEW
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Chichester Symphony Orchestra
Christchurch, Old Market Avenue, Chichester
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Chiltern Camerata
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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Chiltern Edge Orchestral Society
Chiltern Edge School, Sonning Common, Reading
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Claud Powell Chamber Orchestra
Ripley
CoMA Sussex Ensemble
Lancing College
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Contra Swing Band
Bexhill-on-Sea
Cores End Concert Band
Cores End United Reformed Church, Cores End, Buckinghamshire
Cowley Orchestra, Oxfordshire
The Music Block, Oxford Academy, Sandy Lane West, OX4 6JZ
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Cranbrook Symphony Orchestra
Angley School, Cranbrook
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Crawley Millenium Concert Band
Ifield West Community Centre, Crawley
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Crowthorne Symphony Orchestra
Our Lady of the Angels School, The Avenue, Crowthorne RG45 6PB
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Dartford Concert Band
St John Hall, Princes Road, Dartford
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Dartford Light Orchestra
The Rainbow Centre, Rose Street, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 9EQ
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Dartford Symphony Orchestra
The Mick Jagger Centre, Shepherds Lane, Dartford, DA1 2JZ
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Deane Sinfonia
Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke
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Didcot and Wallingford Orchestra
Northbourne Centre, Didcot
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Dorking Chamber Orchestra
Dorking
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Dorking Philharmonia
St. Martin's Church Christian Centre, RH4 1DW
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East Grinstead Concert Band
The East Grinstead Ex-Servicemens' Club, London Road
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East Sussex Concert Band
Chailey Parish Hall, Chailey
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Eastbourne Concert Orchestra
Birley Centre, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne
Emsworth Concert Band
St James Village Hall, Emsworth
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Epsom Symphony Orchestra
St. Martin's Junior School, Ashley Road, Epsom
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Eynsford Concert Band
Anthony Roper Primary School, Eynsford, Kent
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Farnborough Concert Band of The Royal British Legion
Manor Park, Aldershot
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Farnborough Symphony Orchestra
Memorial Hall, North Camp Methodist Church, Lynchford Road, Farnborough
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Fleet Orchestra
SS Philip and James Church, Kings Road, Fleet
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Folkestone & Hythe Orchestral Society
Folkestone School for Girls, Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RB
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Forest Row Orchestra
Forest Row Primary School, Forest Row, East Sussex
Freeland Orchestra
Freeland, Oxfordshire
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The Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra
St George's Church, St George's Rd, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 1ED
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Giocoso Concert Band
Swanbourne Village Hall, Buckinghamshire
Goring & Streatley Concert Band
Goring Community Centre, Berkshire
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Goring & Streatley Starter Band
Goring Community Centre, Berkshire
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Gravesend Borough Band
Ebbsfleet Rainbow Centre, Rose Street, Northfleet, Kent
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The Great Missenden Orchestra
Oldham Hall, Great Missenden, Bucks
The Grosvenor Orchestra
St Philip’s Church, Birken Road, Tunbridge Wells
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Guildford Light Orchestra
Guildford United Reformed Church
Guilford Sinfonia
Westfield School, Bonsey Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9PR
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Hadlow Orchestra
St Mary’s Church, Hadlow, Kent
Hampshire Area Guitar Orchestra
Purbrook Church Hall,Waterlooville
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Hampshire Recorder Sinfonia
Warblington School Drama studio, Havant
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Haslemere Musical Society
Haslemere Hall, Bridge Rd Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2AS
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Hastings Sinfonia
St John The Evangelist, Brittany Road, St Leonards-On-Sea
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Havant Symphony Orchestra
St. Faith's Church Hall, Havant
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The Hayes Symphony Orchestra
West Wickham Methodist Church, Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9AA
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Haywards Heath Sinfonietta
Richard's Church Hall, Haywards Heath
Heart Strings
The Chantry Chapel, Market Hill, Buckingham
Henley Symphony Orchestra
Henley College
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Herd of the Sax
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Herne Bay Concert Band
Reculver & Beltinge Memorial Hall, 149, Reculver Road, Beltinge, Herne Bay CT6 6PL
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Highbury Area Band
Fort Widley, Portsmouth
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Horsham Symphony Orchestra
Millais School, Depot Road, Horsham
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Hythe Town Concert Band
Range Road, Hythe
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Inertia Orchestra
University of Winchester
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Invicta Jazz Orchestra
Sutton Valence School Music Dept
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ISIS Chamber Orchestra
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Junior Strings
Brockenhurst
Kent Coastal Concert Band
St Peters Church Hall, Greenhill, Herne Bay
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Kent Police Band
Police Headquarters, Maidstone
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Kirby Orchestra
Rochester Grammar School
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Kirby String Orchestra
Rochester Grammar School
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Lancing Orchestral Society
Guide Hall, Penhill Road, Lancing, West Sussex
Langtree Sinfonia
Langtree School, Woodcote, Reading
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Leatherhead Orchestra
Leatherhead Institute, High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey
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Lewes Concert Orchestra
St Marys Hall, Lewes
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Lewes, Glynde & Beddingham Brass Band- LGB Brass
All Saints Arts Centre,Friars Walk, Lewes, East Sussex
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Littlehampton Concert Band
The Trading Post, Watersmead Business Park, Littlehampton, BN17 6LS
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Lydian Orchestra
Amherst School, Sevenoaks
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Lydian Training Orchestra
Sevenoaks
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Lymington Town Band
Literary Institute, New Street, Lymington, Hampshire
Maidenhead Concert Band
Furze Platt Church, Maidenhead
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Maidstone Symphony Orchestra
Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone
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Maidstone Winds
Invicta Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone
Marchwood Orchestra
Marchwood Village Hall, Hampshire
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Midsummer Players
City Church, Central Milton Keynes
Mid-Sussex Sinfonia
Ardingly College
Millstream Orchestra
Damerham, Hampshire
The Milton Keynes Sinfonia
Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes
The Misbourne Orchestra
Amersham School, Stanley Hill, Amersham, HP7 9HH
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Mixed Outfit
University of Winchester
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New England Arts Orchestra
The Clarendon Centre, New England Street, Brighton
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New Forest Orchestra
Hordle Church Memorial Hall, Hampshire
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Newbury Symphony Orchestra
Wormstall Hall, St.Bartholomew’s School, Newbury
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North Downs Sinfonia
Tatsfield
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North Downs Community Orchestra
North Downs Region
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Northwood String Orchestra
Friends Meeting Hall, Ordnance Road, Southampton
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Oare String Orchestra
Oare Village Hall, Faversham
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The Old Barn Orchestral Society
St Martin's Church, Maidstone
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Orpington Symphony Orchestra
Petts Wood
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OU (Open University) Orchestra
Open University, Milton Keynes
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Oxford Sinfonia
St Ebbe's School, Oxford
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Oxford Studio Orchestra
Botley Women’s Institute, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0LT
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Pangbourne All-Comers' Band
Pangbourne Village Hall, Station Road, Pangbourne, RG8 7AN
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Pelly Concert Orchestra
Oak Farm School, Farnborough
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Petersfield Orchestra
Avenue Pavilion, The Avenue, Petersfield, Hampshire
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Police Unity Memorial Band
Surrey Police HQ, Guildford, Surrey
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Portsmouth Light Orchestra
The Buckland Community Centre, Malins Road, Portsmouth
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Portsmouth Philharmonia
Church of the Resurrection, Drayton
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University of Portsmouth Orchestra
The Wiltshire Building, University of Portsmouth
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Radcliffe Orchestra
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Reading Symphony Orchestra
St Mary’s School, Wensley Road, Reading
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The Redhill Sinfonia
Holy Trinity Church, Carlton Road, Redhill
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Redstone Community Big Band
Wray Common School Kendal Close, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0LR
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Regent Orchestra
Broughton Infant School, Narbeth Drive, Aylesbury
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Ripley Symphony Orchestra
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The City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Rochester Grammar School for Girls, ME1 3BY
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The Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra
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Runnymede Sinfonia
Heriot Hall, Chertsey, Surrey
The Rushmoor Concert Band
The Cody Sports and Social Club, Old Ively Road, Farnborough
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The Saturday Morning Orchestra
Beansheaf Community Hall, Calcot, Berkshire
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Sandwich Concert Band
Pfizer Social Club, Ramsgate road, Richborough, Kent
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Second Wind Concert Band
Vine Baptist Church Hall, Park Lane, Sevenoaks
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Sevenoaks Symphony Orchestra
Sevenoaks County Primary School, Bradbourne Park Road, TN13 3LB
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Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Concert Band
Christchurch Hall, London Road, Sevenoaks
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Slinfold Concert Band
Slinfold Village Hall, Slinfold, Nr Horsham,West Sussex
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The Slough Philharmonic Orchestra
Burnham Grammar School, Hogfair Lane, Burnham, SL1 7HG
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Solent Symphony Orchestra
Portsmouth
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Sound Worship
St Peter's Church, Boyatt Wood
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South Berks Concert Band
Mortimer Methodist Church, 17 West End Road, Mortimer, Reading RG7 3TE
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South West Surrey Concert Band
Queen Eleanor's School, Guildford, Surrey
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Southdowns Concert Band
Arundel Church of England Primary School, Jarvis Road, Arundel
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Southampton Concert Orchestra
Millbrook Church, Southampton
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Southampton Concert Wind Band
St Anne's School, Southampton
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City of Southampton Orchestra
Cantell School, Southampton
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Southampton University Symphony Orchestra
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St Giles' Orchestra
Cheney School, Oxford
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Staplehurst Music Centre Community Orchestra
Staplehurst Musice Centre, Staplehurst School, Staplehurst, TN12 0LZ
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Strings & Things
Broadstairs
Surrey Brass
Music School, Reeds School, Sandy Lane, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 2ES
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Surrey Mozart Players
Guilford, Surrey
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The Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra
St John's School, Epsom Road, Leatherhead
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Sussex Band of the Royal British Legion
Horsham
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Sussex Strings
St Marys Church, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, East Sussex
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Sussex Symphony Orchestra
Rehearsal venue - Hove Park School
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Sutton Symphony Orchestra
Homefield School, Western Road, Sutton
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Symphony in a Weekend
Milton Keynes
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Tadworth Chamber Orchestra
Community Centre, Breech Lane, Walton-on-the-Hill, Tadworth, KT20 7SN
Testbourne Orchestra
Testbourne School, Whitchurch, Hampshire
Thame Concert Band
Christchurch, Upper High Street, Thame
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Thanet Light Orchestra
Wellesley House School, Broadstairs
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Trinity Camerata
Bicester, Oxfordshire
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Trinity Concert Band
Trinity Church, Lower Earley
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Uckfield Community Orchestra
Forresters Hall, Harcourt Road, Uckfield , East Sussex, TN22 5DT
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Vale Winds
Aylesbury
Wantage Orchestra
King Alfred's Academy, OX12 9DU
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Warsash Band
Warsash, Hampshire
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West Chiltington Silver Band
Church Street, West Chiltington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2JW
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The Westbourne Orchestra
St Ambrose Church, Westbourne
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Winchester Chamber Orchestra
All Saints School, St Catherine's Road, Winchester, SO23 0PS
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Winchester Symphony Orchestra
Winchester College New Hall
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The Winchester & Maidenham Symphony Orchestra
Dolphin School, Hurst, Twyford, Berkshire
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Windsor Community Orchestra
Dedworth Green Baptist Church, 29 Smiths Lane, Windsor, SL4 5PE
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Winslow Concert Band
Winslow Public Hall, Elmsfield Gate, Winslow, MK18 3JA
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WOC- West Oxfordshire Clarinets
Freeland, Oxfordshire
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WOW- West Oxfordshire Winds
Freeland, Oxfordshire
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Woodley Concert Band
St Dominic Savio RC School, Western Avenue, Woodley, RG5 3BH
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Woking Symphony Orchestra
The Church of the Good Shepherd, Coldharbour Road, Pyrford, Woking
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Woking Wind Orchestra
Westfield Primary School, Bonsey Lane, Westfield, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9PR
Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra
Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing
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Worthing Silver Band
Queen Street Church Centre, Worthing
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Wycombe Concert Band
Wycombe Music Centre, Milbrook School, Mill End Road
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Wycombe Sinfonia
John Hampden Grammar School, High Wycombe
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