Following our first (and highly successful) concert in St John’s
Renfield church, our final orchestral concert of the 2024-25
season returns to the familiar setting of Sherbrooke Mosspark
Church, on Sunday 25 May.
The concert opens with Schubert’s delightful Overture in the
Italian Style. Written in 1817, when Vienna was in the grip of
a Rossini music craze, this was Schubert’s take on the style.
Light, tuneful and melodic, it makes a great start to our
summer concert.
Arriaga was a Spanish composer in the classical style. He was
born in 1806 but sadly died too soon, of tuberculosis, just
before his 20th birthday. He was lauded at the Spanish
conservatoire as the “Spanish Mozart”, but such was his short
life that his potential was never realised. His Symphony in D
has been compared to Mozart’s 40th. Here’s your chance to
see what you think!
Closing our summer concert is summer music personified. Mendelssohn’s Italian symphony
stemmed from a Grand Tour of Italy in 1830. It has been described as “blue sky in A major”, and
Mendelssohn himself described it as the happiest music I have ever written. Enjoy!
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)
Rehearsal Update
Choral Concerts
GCO Summer Concert
Please note that our final rehearsal on
Tuesday 20th May will be at our concert
venue of Sherbrooke Mosspark Church.
A full rehearsal schedule can be found
by clicking the button below.
Following the recent EGM , the decision has been taken to move to Sherbrooke Mosspark church for our rehearsals as from September 2025.
Well done to everyone who played in
our final Choral Concert of the year
at St John’s Renfield church on
Saturday with the Kelvin Choir.
Once again we have received very
good feedback from audience
members and from the choir. Thanks
again to everyone who gave of their
time to make this concert possible.
.
In our customary fashion, the GCO rounds off its 2024-25 season with a chamber music concert
featuring members and friends of the orchestra letting their hair down with an eclectic mix of
short musical pieces scored for soloists, duets, trios quartets and ensembles. The concert takes
place on Saturday 7th June in St John’s Renfield Church, Beaconsfield Road, starting at 7.30pm.
Tickets for this concert are now available from our ticketing agent,Trybooking, or can simply be
purchased at the door on the night iteslf.
TIckets are priced at £10, but accompanied chidren are admitted free. Why not come along
and enjoy the talents of the GCO in the relaxing surroundings of St John’s Renfield. We can
promise you a varied programme of music, from Bach to Beatles and almost anything in between!
Tickets - Adults - £15 Concessions - £10 Children (under 18yrs) - £5
The GCO Chamber Concert!
In our customary fashion, the GCO rounds off its 2024-25 season with a chamber music concert
featuring members and friends of the orchestra letting their hair down with an eclectic mix of
short musical pieces scored for soloists, duets, trios quartets and ensembles. The concert takes
place on Saturday 7th June in St John’s Renfield Church, Beaconsfield Road, starting at 7.30pm.
Tickets for this concert are now available from our ticketing agent,Trybooking, or can simply be
purchased at the door on the night iteslf.
TIckets are priced at £10, but accompanied chidren are admitted free. Why not come along
and enjoy the talents of the GCO in the relaxing surroundings of St John’s Renfield. We can
promise you a varied programme of music, from Bach to Beatles and almost anything in between!
Click on the button to go to our online
booking agent to book your tickets now!
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
Following our first (and
highly successful)
concert in St John’s
Renfield church, our
final orchestral concert
of the 2024-25 season
returns to the familiar
setting of Sherbrooke
Mosspark Church, on
Sunday 25 May.
The concert opens with Schubert’s delightful
Overture in the Italian Style. Written in
1817, when Vienna was in the grip of a
Rossini music craze, this was Schubert’s take
on the style. Light, tuneful and melodic, it
makes a great start to our summer concert.
Arriaga was a Spanish composer in the
classical style. He was born in 1806 but sadly
died too soon, of tuberculosis, just before his
20th birthday. He was lauded at the Spanish
conservatoire as the “Spanish Mozart”, but
such was his short life that his potential was
never realised. His Symphony in D has been
compared to Mozart’s 40th. Here’s your
chance to see what you think!
Closing our summer concert is summer music
personified. Mendelssohn’s Italian symphony
stemmed from a Grand Tour of Italy in 1830.
It has been described as “blue sky in A
major”, and Mendelssohn himself described it
as the happiest music I have ever written.
Enjoy!
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)
Well done to everyone who played in our
final Choral Concert of the year at St
John’s Renfield church on Saturday with
the Kelvin Choir.
Once again we have received very good
feedback from audience members and from
the choir. Thanks again to everyone who
gave of their time to make this concert
possible.
Please note that our final rehearsal on
Tuesday 20th May will be at our concert
venue of Sherbrooke Mosspark Church. A
full rehearsal schedule can be found by
clicking the button below.
Following the recent EGM , the decision has been taken to move to Sherbrooke Mosspark church for our rehearsals as from September 2025.Rehearsal Update
In our customary
fashion, the GCO
rounds off its
2024-25 season
with a chamber
music concert
featuring
members and
friends of the
orchestra letting
their hair down
with an eclectic mix of short musical pieces
scored for soloists, duets, trios quartets and
ensembles. The concert takes place on
Saturday 7th June in St John’s Renfield
Church, Beaconsfield Road, starting at
7.30pm. Tickets for this concert are now
available from our ticketing
agent,Trybooking, or can simply be
purchased at the door on the night iteslf.
TIckets are priced at £10, but accompanied
chidren are admitted free. Why not come
along and enjoy the talents of the GCO in the
relaxing surroundings of St John’s Renfield.
We can promise you a varied programme of
music, from Bach to Beatles and almost
anything in between!
The GCO is a charity registered in Scotland No SC022256
.
Click on the button below to go to our online
booking agent to book your tickets now!
Tickets
Adults - £15
Concessions - £10
Children (under 18yrs) - £5
The GCO Chamber Concert!