The GCO is always on the look- out for new players. We currently have vacancies for cellos and double 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!

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The The Glasgow Chamber Orchestra is a charity registered in Scotland No SC022256 The Orchestra is affiliated to Making Music Scotland - Supporting and Championing Voluntary Music

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.

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Rehearsal Update

Spring Concert

Sunday’s pre-concert rehearsal will start promptly at 3.30pm at our concert venue, St John’s Renfield Church on Beaconsfield Road. The concert itself will start at 7.30pm. Dress, as usual, is all black. Have a great Concert! An updated rehearsal schedule can be found by clicking the button below. This schedule now also contains the dates of rehearsals for the two choral concerts in March and extends out to the end of April.

Our Spring Concert will be held on Sunday 8 March 2026 at 7.30pm in St John’s Renfield Church, Beaconsfield Road. Tickets are now available on line from our ticketing agent - Trybooking, from orchestra members, and at the door on the night. Tickets prices are Adults £15 Concessions (unwaged) £10 Children (under 18) £5 Simply click on the button below to go to their website!

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GCO on the Road !

March is a very busy month for the GCO. In addition to our Spring Concert, we will be taking part in two further Choral Concerts in Paisley and in Greenock. First up is the Coats Choral concert to be held in Paisley Abbey on Sunday 22 March at 7.30pm. The programme comprises the popular Gloria by Vivaldi, and a modern choral work entitled Illuminare by Elaine Hagenberg. Then, on Saturday 28 March, we travel down to Greenock for our annual concert with the Greenock Philharmonic Choir. This year, the choir will be performing Vivaldi’s Gloria and Benjamin Britten’s St Nicholas. This latter work includes the Voices of Inverclyde Senior Schools and St Mary’s Primary School.

Click on the poster below to download the programme for our Spring Concert!

The GCO is always on the look-out for new players. We currently have vacancies for cellos and double 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

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)