Yearly Archives: 2012

Tickets for the first concert in the IWSO’s 2012-2013 season are now available on sale from Medina Theatre, with prices maintained at the same as last season. A full listing of all the concert programmes is available online, and a poster for the first concert (on the 17th of November) can be downloaded from here. […]

As we reach the last concert of the present season, I thought I would take the opportunity to thank you for your support this year. The orchestra members hope you have enjoyed the varied programme this season, and will want to continue to do so during our 2012-2013 season, which begins on November the 17th […]

The Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra finish off their season at Medina Theatre in style this weekend, with an evening of music for all tastes. Beginning with the Children’s Overture by Roger Quilter, the first half follows on with music from Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel before reaching the interval with the Petite Suite de Concert […]

On Saturday the 30th of June, at 7.00pm, the Orpheus Singers will be performing a memorial concert, remembering Conrad Piper. The concert will take place at All Saints’ Church, Ryde with tickets priced at £10 for adults, £5 for students. Proceeds (after expenses) will go to the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. Music for the evening will […]

Due to the popularity of last night’s concert (26th May), we actually ran out of printed programmes. In order for those who didn’t manage to get a copy to have a chance to obtain one, an electronic edition of the programme is now available from the website.

On the 26th of May the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra will be performing an evening of music to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Join us for a selection of traditional favourites, beginning with Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture, and including music by Walton, Coates and Britten. The evening will conclude with a “Last night […]

If you enjoyed the latest concert in the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra’s season, and would like to hear more of the Isle of Wight Cantata Choir, why not return to the Medina Theatre on Saturday the 28th of April, at 7.30pm? In the run-up to the final performance the Choir will be holding ‘open […]

The Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra will combine forces with the Isle of Wight Cantata Choir on Saturday March the 17th at Medina Theatre to perform Howard Blake’s oratorio “Benedictus”. The work will feature the tenor Philip O’Brien, with Nathan Thomas narrating and Rosalind Ventris on viola. The concert will open with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, […]

Now that Christmas and the New Year have been and gone, why not brighten up a dark winter’s night with our January concert? The evening’s music at -as usual- Medina Theatre, begins at 7.30pm with Brahms’ Tragic Overture, followed by Horovitz’ Oboe Concerto (which premièred here on the Island during the first International Oboe Competition […]