The Really Terrible Orchestra

12/08/2024

Thank you Edinburgh and to our wonderful Fringe audience this year at St Cuthbert's Church last weekend. Whether you came for the music or whether you came for the (weather) forecast, we were able to rein-in our conductor without anyone getting rained on. We all "saw" the beauty of colorful rainbow music and enjoyed everyone's company. Thanks for another great Fringe event everyone!

11/01/2023

The RTO is looking for new players (especially double bass and another oboe!). We are restarting rehearsals for 2023 today 11 January and rehearse 2 Wednesdays per month with 2-3 concerts per year. Please consider joining and playing music with us!

16/08/2022

Thanks to our loyal fans and all the new attendees for joining the full crowd at St Cuthbert's Parish Church. It was so much fun for all of us to be able to return to the Fringe after a pandemic hiatus and we all truly enjoyed playing for all of you again. "Thank you for the music"!

A special thanks as well to our fearless conductor armed with a lightsaber, Michael Graham and guest speaker/fellow RTO musician, Alexander McCall Smith.

Photos courtesy of Sheila Masson

07/07/2022

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/really-terrible-orchestra

The Really Terrible Orchestra has survived covid and reappears like a butterfly from the chrysalis. The RTO has a new conductor, renewed enthusiasm and new music. Playing at the very edge of our frail abilities the RTO will entertain for a full hour demonstrating our own enviable interpretations of....

11/09/2019

More international acclaim for the RTO!

When really bad turns out to be really good – and successful. The Really Terrible Orchestra of Edinburgh is the last refuge for hopeless musicians. With some last shrieks and awkward noises the pie­ce which is supposed to be Scott Joplin’s “The En­tertainer” fades out. Were the American co...

11/09/2019

2019 RTO Fringe review in the press!

★★★★☆ Edinburgh-based orchestra return to the Fringe for their annual extravaganza

24/08/2019

Sally Magnusson speaking at the 2019 Fringe RTO concert at St Cuthbert’s Church.

Photo by: Dr Alan J Masson

17/08/2019

Thank you to everyone who attended our terrific sold-out Fringe concert today. Please "like" us and follow our page for future Terrible concerts including the Fringe next year!

05/08/2019

Haven't heard of us yet? Here's a little taste of what to expect from previous international news coverage - because we are so famously terrible.

Being terrible hasn't stopped them from selling out in London and New York.