The Glasgow Chamber Orchestra is a charity registered in Scotland No SC022256

The Orchestra is affiliated to Making Music Scotland - Supporting & Championing Voluntary Music

Welcome to the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra !

The GCO is an amateur orchestra based in Glasgow, and has been making music for over 60 years. We give 3 main concerts each year in March, June and November.  You can find out lots more about the orchestra and its music in the pages of this web-site.  Hopefully, you will be encouraged to come along to a concert, or if you are a musician, you may be interested in joining us.  We invite you to browse through the site, and if you need more information, there is a Contacts Page so that you can get in touch.

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Did you know that you could become a Sponsor of the GCO ? Both Individual and Business sponsorship opportunities exist to support your orchestra.   Click on the button below to learn all about our new Sponsorship Schemes!

Join the GCO !

The GCO is always on the look-out for new players. Details on vacancies and how to join the orchestra can be found by clicking the link below.

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In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation introduced in 2018, GCO has implemented updated policies and procedures to ensure our compliance with this important new law.   To read our Data Protection and Retention Policy, please click on the link below.

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West End Festival Summer Concert

Saturday 1 June 2019                                      

Venue - Bute Hall, University of Glasgow @ 7.30pm

Conductor - Robert Baxter

Leader - Hazel McDonald

Programme

Tickets for this fantastic Summer Concert are now available from members of the orchestra or from our online booking site PriorBooking.com. Just click on the button below, to be taken to their ticketing site and purchase your tickets today!  Note: a small booking fee will apply.

Ticket prices are as follows:

Four cellists from the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra, together with a guest soprano, will present a programme of well-known favourites. As well as music ranging from opera to Scots songs, there's a chance to "name that famous cello tune" in a fun arrangement of Home on the Range.

Catch the cellos at Martyrs' Sandyford Church, Montgomery Road, Paisley PA3 4LQ on Sunday 16th June at 2.30pm.  Tickets cost £5 and are available at the door on the day.

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Chamber Music Concert

Our popular annual Chamber Concert will take place this year on Saturday 22 June 2019, at our usual venue of Martyrs’ Sandyford Church, Montgomery Road, Paisley, PA3 4LQ.

Featuring a potpourri of solos, duets, trios, quartets and ensembles from the ranks of the GCO and friends, this is a relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours on a summer Saturday evening.  The Concert starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £5, available at the door on the day.

Rehearsal Update

Our next rehearsal will be a full orchestra rehearsal on Wednesday 22 May, starting at 7.30pm as usual in the Balshagray Victoria Park church sanctuary.  

We will be joined by our cello soloist Balazs Renczes for the second half of the rehearsal, so the focus then will be on the Tchaikovsky Variations.    

Spring Concert CDs

Click on the button below to sample the recordings of this great concert. CDs are NOW available for purchase.

Contact Wendy to secure your copy!