The Blackburn Symphony Orchestra is fortunate in having an established and very experienced brass section. Most of the players, Peter Sutcliffe and Mike Lormor (trumpets); John Holt and Graham Rouse (trombones) and Paul Roscow (tuba) have been with the orchestra for many years. The newest members, … [Read more...]
Blackburn Symphony Orchestra String Day – 23rd September
What a great afternoon we had at Blackburn Symphony Orchestra's Strings Open Day. Some lovely music including Tchaikovsky's sumptuous Serenade for Strings, some delightful pieces by Martin Ellerby and to finish a sassy strings arrangement of Irving Berlin's Cheek to Cheek. It was great to have … [Read more...]
Our new brand
It’s easy to be cynical about re-branding, with plenty of stories of focus groups who spend massive amounts of time and money to create a new image which is sometimes worse than the original……. But we decided that it was time our marketing materials matched the quality of our music, so we … [Read more...]
Calling all string players….
We are looking for new string players. If you are interested in good music in a friendly atmosphere, please get in touch. … [Read more...]
Blackburn Symphony Orchestra
March 2019: "We were very impressed with the performance last night and very well worth the trip up from Birmingham". Dave & Claire in Birmingham. … [Read more...]