tradition, vision, versatility
Southern Sinfonia
the professional chamber orchestra resident in taunton and performing across the south of england
We at Southern Sinfonia believe everyone deserves the opportunity to experience a wide variety of classical music, no matter what age. Renowned for its musical excellence, Southern Sinfonia performs innovative concerts in Taunton and other venues and accompanies a range of well known Choral Socities in major Cathedral performances. Our musicians are passionate about music education and are developing an Education programme for students as well as recitals in Care Homes for those living in and around our Garden Town
Performances for 2024
friday 13th september 2024
southern sinfonia’s
‘last night of the proms’
come and ‘promenade’ from 7pm with a complementary drink included in your ticket
there will be incidental music to entertain you and the orchestra brass section will announce the concert at 7.40pm
soloist, richard smith, leader of the orchestra, will perform
vaughan williams’ ‘the lark ascending’the programme includes Music by faure, wagner, mozart, walton
and after the interval all the traditional ‘last night’ fun with music by
elgar, henry wood, vaughan williams, and parry’s ‘jerusalem’
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saturday 2nd november 2024
duruffle requiem and poulenc’s organ concertoat
buckfast abbey, devon
with buckfast abbey choir and organist charles maxtone-smith
conducted by
matthew searles
I wish that all chamber orchestras were as good as this one; I can honestly say that this was one of the most delightful and musically rewarding orchestral collaborations of my career.
In the past twenty years we have given performances in London, Canterbury, Romsey, Nottingham and closer to home in Wells, Bath, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol and Christchurch Priory, Dorset
Howard Goodall conducting Southern Sinfonia and Romsey Choral Society
We perform with the South of England’s best known chamber choirs and choral societies.We have staged young and older Musician of the Year competitions and been involved in extensive educational programmes.
Our plan for the future is to expand further into the South West while maintaining our current connections across the South of England.
