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Programme 1 — Sunday 18th October 2026

Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel [15’]

[4 4 4 4 – 4(+) 3 3 1 – tmp+2 – str]

https://imslp.org/wiki/Till_Eulenspiegels_lustige_Streiche%2C_Op.28_(Strauss%2C_Richard)

piccolo, 3 flutes,  3 oboes, English horn, piccolo clarinet, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon
8 horns (5-8 ad lib.), 6 trumpets (4-6 ad lib.), 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, triangle, large ratchet,
strings

https://youtu.be/1zbCfP9wGt4?si=oHyNGczS6cNNjQIC Rolling score, New York Philharmonic, Bernstein

https://youtu.be/SS7dy3c8gZM?si=PnaIu01hcNn-hJNv  Video, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Weigle

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Elgar: Cello Concerto [30’]

[2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – tmp – str]

https://imslp.org/wiki/Cello_Concerto%2C_Op.85_(Elgar%2C_Edward)

https://youtu.be/VoNVKgZ0D3U?si=ymzHToJckxdnKx77 Rolling score, Kanneh-Mason, anon

https://youtu.be/hTlWUOllZsA?si=krnveI_WYqfcSoEv Video, Cohen, London Symphony, Pappano​

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Holst: The Planets [51’]

[4 4 4 4 – 6 4 3 2 – 2tmp+4 – 2hp – cel,org – str plus offstage female chorus]

https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Planets%2C_Op.32_(Holst%2C_Gustav)

Female Chorus (last movement only)

SSA, SSA

Orchestra

piccolo (also flute), 2 flutes, alto flute (also flute, piccolo), 3 oboes (3rd also bass oboe), English horn,
3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon

6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba
6 timpani (2 players), triangle, side drum, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, gong, xylophone, bells, glockenspiel,
celesta, 2 harps, organ, strings

​https://youtu.be/AhFfuLqoiUI?si=Qv2JiEdCe_YgeYVA Rolling score, Montreal Symphony, Dutoit

https://youtu.be/HP5xhyPn58U?si=jA0VKaUlLgjI_BEU Video, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Wolff

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Programme 2 — Sunday 29th November 2026

Parry: Symphonic Variations [14’]

[2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – tmp – str]

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, string

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphonic_Variations_(Parry%2C_Charles_Hubert_Hastings)

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 [33’]

[2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+2 – str]

​2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.2%2C_Op.18_(Rachmaninoff%2C_Sergei)

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Scriabin: Symphony No. 2 [41’]

[3 2 3 2 – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+1 – str]

​3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 3 clarinets (A, B♭), 2 bassoons
4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, tam-tam, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.2%2C_Op.29_(Scriabin%2C_Aleksandr)

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Programme 3 — Sunday 13th December 2026

The Lord of the Rings

The Nightmare before Christmas

A Muppet Christmas Carol

Waltz of the Flowers

Skaters’ Waltz

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Predicted instrumentation:

[3 3 3 3 – 4 3 2 1 – tmp+3 – hp – str]

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Programme 4 — Sunday 7th February 2027

Elgar: In the South [20’]

[3 3 3 3 – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+3 – hp – str]

​3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinet (B♭)
bass clarinet (B♭), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, triangle, glockenspiel
2 harps, string

https://imslp.org/wiki/In_the_South%2C_Op.50_(Elgar%2C_Edward)

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Ruth Gipps: Horn Concerto [18’]

[2 2 2 2 – 3 2 0 0 – tmp+2 – cel – str]

​not on IMSLP

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 [38’]

[2 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+2 – hp – str]

​2 flutes (both also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, harp, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1%2C_Op.39_(Sibelius%2C_Jean)

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Programme 5 — Sunday 21st March 2027

Weber: Oberon Overture [9’]

[2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 0 – tmp – str]

​https://imslp.org/wiki/Oberon%2C_J.306_(Weber%2C_Carl_Maria_von)

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Tchaikovksy: Violin Concerto [33’]

[2 2 2 2 – 4 2 0 0 – tmp – str]

​2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto%2C_Op.35_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr)

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Brahms: Symphony No. 2 [43’]

[2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – tmp – str]

2, 2, 2, 2 - 4, 2, 3, 1, timp, strs 

"2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.2%2C_Op.73_(Brahms%2C_Johannes)

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Steyning Festival Concert — May 2027 [TBC]

Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture (OR MacCunn OR similar) [10’]

[2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – tmp – str] or ...

​2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Die_Hebriden%2C_Op.26_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix)

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TBC: Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon Concerto (Ansel C-H) / Trumpet Concerto [20-30’]

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Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 3 [32’]

[2 2 2 2 – 2 0 0 0 – tmp – str]

​2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, timpani, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.3%2C_Op.36_(Farrenc%2C_Louise)

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Programme 6 — Sunday 6th June 2027

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture [10’]

[3 2 3 2 – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+3 – str]

​piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Academic_Festival_Overture%2C_Op.80_(Brahms%2C_Johannes)

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Schumann: Piano Concerto [31’]

[2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – tmp – str]

​2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto%2C_Op.54_(Schumann%2C_Robert)

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Liszt: A Faust Symphony [65’]

[3 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+2 – hp – org – str, plus male chorus + tenor solo]

N.B optional alternative ending without organ/voices is 7’ shorter

3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones
timpani, cymbals, triangle
organ, harp, strings

https://imslp.org/wiki/Faust_Symphony%2C_S.108_(Liszt%2C_Franz)

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Notes: any links to YouTube are provided for convenience and do not necessary imply endorsement of any particular performance.

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