Members
Final details for engagement with WCS on 7th November 2026
Saturday 7th November 2026 – rehearsal 2.15pm to 5.15pm, and 7.30pm concert
All Saints Church, Wiltshire Rd, Wokingham RG40 1TN
Large instruments - Limited drop-off at the church.
General parking in Easthampstead Road (East) Pay & Display car park, RG40 2EG
Bring a music stand and a stand light
12 noon onwards - WCS will be building their choir staging
1pm - 2pm - Orchestra get-in and set-up
2pm - Chorus warm up. Orchestra seated in place to resolve space and sight-line issues.
NB - Space will be an issue so please bring your own good humour!
2.15pm - 5.15pm FULL REHEARSAL
2.15pm - Stanford
3.25pm - Break (Bring your own drink and snack if you want one during the break)
3.40pm - Rutter
5.15pm - End
7.30pm CONCERT
Concert order: Stanford - interval - Rutter
Concert dress: Men - all black (jackets optional, but it is a church in November!), Women - all black
After the concert please make a pile of the music in the Lady Chapel for me to collect (WCS will be rapidly dismantling their staging so please don’t leave music in or around the performance space). The music has to be returned on Monday so it is imperative that it is all there on Saturday.
Rehearsal details for concert on 14th November 2026
Philip Ellis – Conductor
Geoffrey Silver - Violin Soloist
Beethoven - Coriolan Overture (2222-2200-Timps-Strings)
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor (Soloist: Geoffrey Silver) (2222-2200-Timps-Strings)
Sibelius - Impromptu for Strings (Strings only)
Beethoven - Symphony No.2 (2222-2200-Timps-Strings)
Bring a music stand to all rehearsals and the concert.
Tea and coffee will be available at rehearsals – bring your own cup.
Sunday 8th November – 11.02am–1.30pm and 2pm-3.30pm
Full orchestra (no trumpets or timps)
(rehearsal times allow for attendance of WFS Chamber Concert, South Hill Park at 4.30pm)
Main Hall, Loddon Primary School,
5 Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 7LR.
Parking available in the school's car park, entrance on Silverdale Road.
Tuesday 10th November – 7.30–10pm
Full orchestra (no trumpets or timps)
Main Hall, Loddon Primary School,
5 Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 7LR.
Parking available in the school's car park, entrance on Silverdale Road.
Friday 13th November – 7.30-10pm
Strings only
Main Hall, Loddon Primary School,
5 Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 7LR.
Parking available in the school's car park, entrance on Silverdale Road.
Saturday 14th November – All Saints Church, Wiltshire Rd, Wokingham RG40 1TN
Large instruments - Limited drop-off at the church.
General parking in Easthampstead Road (East) Pay & Display car park, RG40 2EG
14.00 Get in – please help
14.30 – 17.30 FULL REHEARSAL (with trumpets and timps)
(Call Times - to be advised)
Bring a stand light!
19.30 CONCERT
Concert dress: Men - all black (jackets optional), Women - all black
After the concert, please help to reset the church.