The GCO is a charity registered in Scotland No SC022256
Would you like to join us ?
The GCO rehearses on Tuesday evenings from
7.30pm to 10.00pm Rehearsal venues can vary
from week to week, so it is important to keep
checking the Rehearsal Schedule for the latest
information.
The orchestra has around 40 regular members,
with any additional players called in as
required for each concert. Our players are
keen musicians of all ages and backgrounds
who come together under a professional
conductor to play music to the highest
standard we can achieve. We are a friendly
and sociable orchestra, but we do expect
players to commit themselves to regular
attendance throughout each term, and to
undertake private practice between
rehearsals.
We welcome enquiries from potential new
members in all sections. Although we have a
very loyal membership, with many long-
standing players, vacancies arise from time to
time so we are always keen to hear from
good, enthusiastic players who are interested
in joining us. Ideally, you will be playing to at
least the equivalent of Grade 8 level on your
instrument. Typically, you would be invited to
participate in a few rehearsals prior to taking
an audition with our conductor and relevant
section leaders.
Currently, vacancies exist for French horns,
violins, violas, cellos and double basses.
All members pay an annual subscription, which
is set each year at the Annual General Meeting
of the orchestra. For the 2019/20 session, this
is set at £120. A reduced subscription of £90 is
available for students and unwaged members.
If you are interested in becoming a member,
please e-mail us at join@gco.org.uk for
further information.
Your attention is drawn to the web-page
entitled Auditions (follow the link below).
This provides details of the procedure that the
orchestra adopts to audition prospective new
members. Also provided is a list of typical
orchestral excepts that you may be asked to
play. These will generally be related to pieces
in the current repertoire.