Events and Concerts

All being well, our next concert is LIVE

on Sunday 3 July 2022 6pm at The Apex

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Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland
Shenandoah - Traditional folk song - arr Parsons
Walking the Dog - George Gershwin
Theme from The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein
Old American Songs Set 1 - Aaron Copland (soloist John Holland-Avery)

Star Wars Main Theme - John Williams
West (Native American Suite) - Lawrence Yates
Nature Boy - Eden Ahbez (soloist John Holland-Avery)
The Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
Charleston - James P Johnson

Tickets can be bought from The Apex but orchestra members have them too

Joining the Orchestra

We are a community orchestra in the Bury St Edmunds area of Suffolk in England.

We would like new players to join us, especially strings, brass and bassoon.
There is a waiting list for some other instruments.
Our minimum playing standard is around Grade 5.

If you are interested in joining the orchestra, or would like to play with us as a soloist, please email us at buryfriendlyorchestra@gmail.com       

We meet for rehearsals during term time
every Tuesday at 7:30pm
at Sybil Andrews Academy, Rougham Tower Avenue,
Bury Saint Edmunds IP32 7QB