Date - Sunday 9 March 2025 @ 7.30pm
Venue - St John’s Renfield Church,
Beaconsfield Road, Kelvindale,
Glasgow G12 0NY (Note new venue!)
Programme
Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture
Krommer - Concerto for Two Clarinets Op 35 with
soloists David Hay & Stephen Webster
Commissioned work by Eva Smeddle
- A Nightmare in Argentina
Beethoven - Symphony no 8
Our next concert is a corker! Two classical favourites
(by Mozart & Beethoven) bookcase two contrasting
works - one by a contemporary of Beethoven who, in his
time, was almost as popular as Beethoven himself - and
the second, a brand new piece by a young student of St
Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh.
Krommer’s Concerto for two Clarinets is one of only a few pieces that remain in the repertoire
from his extensive output.
GCO is delighted that an up-and-coming composer, Eva Smeddle has agreed to compose a
piece especially for the orchestra. The piece is called “A Nightmare in Argentina”. so you
can expect fireworks!
Please note that this concert is to be held in a new venue for the GCO, namely St John’s
Renfield Church, in Beaconsfield Road, Glasgow G12 0NY.
The GCO is always
on the look-out for
new players. We
currently have
vacancies for
violas, cellos and
basses. Details on
how to join the
orchestra can be found by clicking the link
below.
Details have now been released on our
NEW Support the GCO programme! Click
on the button below to find out more
about how YOU can support your favourite
chamber orchestra!
Join the GCO !
Support the GCO !
Glasgow Chamber Orchestra
The Glasgow Chamber Orchestra is an amateur orchestra based in Glasgow, and has been making music here for over 50 years. We give 3 main
concerts each year, usually in March, May 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.
Welcome !
Photos courtesy of Neil Stuchbury (@what_stuch_saw)
The GCO continues to be in great demand, and in March we will be accompanying two
local choirs in their latest concerts.
First up is the Coats Choral choir, who will be performing Poulenc’s Gloria and Faure’s
Requiem in their concert on Sunday 23 March in Paisley Abbey.
The following week, we will be accompanying the Greenock Philharmonic Choir in their
spring concert on Saturday 29 March in the Lyle Kirk, Greenock.
Then, in May, we will be accompanying the Kelvin Choir in their summer concert,
featuring a lesser known version of Vivaldi’s Gloria and a Sunrise Mass by Ola Gjeilo
Full details of these concerts will be posted as soon as they are available.
Rehearsal Update
Choral Concerts
Tickets will soon be available from our orchestra members, but you can
book NOW through our booking agent TryBooking, by clicking on the button
below or scanning the QR code shown here. Please note, a small booking
fee will apply to online bokings. You can also now pay for your tickets by
credit/debit card at the door on the night of the concert.
Tickets are priced at Adults £15 Concessions £10 Children (under 18 years) £5
GCO Spring Concert
Great rehearsal on Tuesday, with the first
run through of the Krommer clarinet
concerto, with some virtuoso playing from
our two clarinetists, David & Stephen.
Great stuff! Our next rehearsal on Tuesday
21 January will give us our first taste of the
new commission from Eva Smeddle. In
addition, we will be concentrating on the
Beethoven Symphony.
The Rehearsal Schedule has now been
extended out to the end of March, and
includes additional rehearsals for two
choral concerts for which the GCO will be
providing the accompaniment. This can be
found by clicking on the button below.
The GCO is always on the look-out for new
players. We currently have vacancies for
violas, cellos and basses. Details on how to
join the orchestra can be found by clicking
the link below.
Details have now been released on our NEW
Support the GCO programme! Click on the
button below to find out more about how
YOU can support your favourite chamber
orchestra!
Welcome !
Glasgow Chamber Orchestra
Date - Sunday 9 March 2025 @ 7.30pm
Venue - St John’s Renfield Church,
Beaconsfield Road, Kelvindale,
Glasgow G12 0NY (Note new venue!)
Programme
Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture
Krommer - Concerto for Two Clarinets Op
35 with soloists David Hay & Stephen
Webster
Commissioned work by Eva Smeddle
- A Nightmare in Argentina
Beethoven - Symphony no 8
Our next concert is a
corker! Two classical
favourites (by Mozart
& Beethoven)
bookcase two
contrasting works -
one by a
contemporary of
Beethoven who, in his
time, was almost as
popular as Beethoven
himself - and the second, a brand new piece
by a young student of St Mary’s Music School
in Edinburgh.
Krommer’s Concerto for two Clarinets is one
of only a few pieces that remain in the
repertoire from his extensive output.
GCO is delighted that an up-and-coming
composer, Eva Smeddle has agreed to
compose a piece especially for the orchestra.
The piece is called “A Nightmare in
Argentina”. so you can expect fireworks!
Please note that this concert is to be held in
a new venue for the GCO, namely St John’s
Renfield Church, in Beaconsfield Road,
Glasgow G12 0NY.
The Glasgow Chamber Orchestra is an
amateur orchestra based in Glasgow, and
has been making music here for over 50
years. We give 3 main concerts each year,
usually in March, May 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.
Photo courtesy of Neil Stuchbury (@what_stuch_saw)
The GCO continues to be in great demand,
and in March we will be accompanying two
local choirs in their latest concerts.
First up is the Coats Choral choir, who will
be performing Poulenc’s Gloria and Faure’s
Requiem in their concert on Sunday 23
March in Paisley Abbey.
The following week, we will be
accompanying the Greenock Philharmonic
Choir in their spring concert on Saturday
29 March in the Lyle Kirk, Greenock.
Then, in May, we will be accompanying the
Kelvin Choir in their summer concert,
featuring a lesser known version of
Vivaldi’s Gloria and a Sunrise Mass by Ola
Gjeilo
Full details of these concerts will be
posted as soon as they are available.
Tickets will soon be available from our
orchestra members, but you can book NOW
through our booking agent TryBooking, by
clicking on the button below. Please note, a
small booking fee will apply to online
bokings. You can also now pay for your
tickets by credit/debit card at the door on
the night of the concert.
Tickets are priced at
Adults £15
Concessions £10
Children (under 18 years) £5
Great rehearsal on Tuesday, with the first run
through of the Krommer clarinet concerto,
with some virtuoso playing from our two
clarinetists, David & Stephen. Great stuff!
Our next rehearsal on Tuesday 21 January
will give us our first taste of the new
commission from Eva Smeddle. In addition,
we will be concentrating on the Beethoven
Symphony.
The Rehearsal Schedule has now been
extended out to the end of March, and
includes additional rehearsals for two choral
concerts for which the GCO will be providing
the accompaniment. This can be found by
clicking on the button below.
Rehearsal Update
