Westmorland Orchestra

Westmorland Orchestra The Westmorland Orchestra is an amateur orchestra with professional conductor, leader, and guests. We welcome new players and new audience members!

Based in Kendal, in Cumbria, we perform three concerts a year. Tickets are always free for young people. The Westmorland Orchestra gave its first concert in 1945. The membership is made up of over 60 dedicated amateur musicians who rehearse weekly in Kendal from September to May and give three public concerts a year. In its performances of large-scale works, professional musicians augment the orch

estra. It presents the full range of the established symphony concert repertoire, and also newer, lesser-known works of the 20th and the 21st century. It actively supports and encourages young musicians embarking on a professional career. The Orchestra is grateful for the support it receives from Arts Council of England, Making Music, South Lakeland District Council and the Frieda Scott Trust. However, in times of rapid cost escalation it simply could not continue to exist without the generous support of its many Patrons. Applications for membership are always welcome; both from players and from those who would like to become involved in the Orchestra by supporting and furthering its activities as Patrons.

Autumn brings a new season of music making! We kick off with an open play day Saturday 12th September at Grange-over-San...
05/09/2026

Autumn brings a new season of music making! We kick off with an open play day Saturday 12th September at Grange-over-Sands playing Nielsen's 3rd symphony, "Sinfonia Espansiva"... its a big hall and we still have places for more players... especially brass, bass and first violins! Please come and join us as we find our way through this wonderful work under the guidance of Helen Harrison Conductor... 🎶🎵

The work for study on this day will be Nielsen's 3rd symphony, "Sinfonia Espansiva" - unique in his symphonic output for having vocal parts, specifically wordless solos for soprano and ...

One for your diaries... three weeks today you can hear our leader, Pamela Redman's quartet in the perfect surrounds of C...
09/08/2026

One for your diaries... three weeks today you can hear our leader, Pamela Redman's quartet in the perfect surrounds of Cartmel Priory....

The Lake District Summer Music Festival (all the right words, not necessarily in the right order 😉) is up and running! F...
31/07/2026

The Lake District Summer Music Festival (all the right words, not necessarily in the right order 😉) is up and running! For string players there is a side-by-side workshop on Tuesday 4th August.
https://tickets.ldsm.org.uk/sales/events/2025-2026-season/summer-2026/side-by-side-string-orchestra-

And we're off! The Summer Festival begins today with Opera North at Barrow Library with Mini Magic Flute and Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque at The Coro Ulverston this evening. We can't wait to welcome audiences to this year's Festival today.

What a wonderful finale to our summer sessions! Thank you to conductor Francesca Peilober-Richardson... and good to see ...
30/07/2026

What a wonderful finale to our summer sessions! Thank you to conductor Francesca Peilober-Richardson... and good to see Melvin Tay visiting!
Thank you to all our conductors, section leaders, administrators and musicians, but mainly to bassonist Bridget Starling for making these sessions happen. 🎶🙏

On Wednesday we will be rounding off our summer sessions with Beethoven's First Symphony... one last opportunity for a b...
27/07/2026

On Wednesday we will be rounding off our summer sessions with Beethoven's First Symphony... one last opportunity for a bit of orchestral playing before the September play day and Autumn term!
Our conductor will be Francesca Peilober-Richardson of the RNCM
https://www.westmorlandorchestra.org.uk/summer-4

22/07/2026

Not a bad bit of sight-reading! Another fabulous turn-out... thanks to all involved, especially the Brahms fan who travelled from Nottingham to play with us this evening 😀

21/07/2026

Tomorrow we will have two hours playing Brahms' Serenade no. 1 in D major. Who doesn't love Brahms? And D major? My favourite key!
Our newly appointed MD, Helen Thomas, will be conducting this week's open session 🎶 😊

Lytham on Monday? Afternoon music tomorrow, featuring violinist - and our leader - Pamela Redman and regular guest music...
19/07/2026

Lytham on Monday? Afternoon music tomorrow, featuring violinist - and our leader - Pamela Redman and regular guest musician David Battersby...

Pamela Redman – Violin David Battersby – Piano The Friends Of Lowther Pavilion present an afternoon of classical music. Not to be missed, this concert features Pamela Redman (Violin) and David Battersby (Piano) Programme (Subject to Change): Beethoven – ‘Spring’ Sonata Op. 24 Vaughan Willi...

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Kendal
CUMBRIA

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7pm - 9:30pm

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