Southern Sinfonia
Music is our passion
the professional chamber orchestra resident in taunton and performing across the south of england
We 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 in Taunton and other venues and accompanies a range of well known Choral Societies 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
Events for 2025
Recording of a new Choral work, The Breath of Life by Matthew Coleridge with Royal Holloway Choir at Christchurch Priory
17th June 2025
Requiem by Matthew Coleridge, Sherbourne Abbey
4th October 2025
Brahms Requiem with Wells Oratorio Choir, Wells Cathedral
25th October 2025
Southern Sinfonia Trio’s, lunchtime Café Concert at the Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
9th November 2025
Concert at Wellington school featuring Taunton Young Musician of the Year, Hannah Yap performing
Mozart’s 4th piano concerto. Full programme to be announced.
14th November 2025
Performances in 2024
- Emma Johnson, International clarinettist, was our soloist for our April concert at the Minster, Taunton
- Last Night of the Proms at Queens Auditorium, Taunton
- Duruffle Requiem and Poulenc's organ concerto at with Buckfast Abbey Choir.
- Pangbourne Choral Society
- Bath Bach Choir
- Wells Oratorio Choir
It was an absolute pleasure to work with Southern Sinfonia. They played admirably throughout – the Preludes to each of the Parts being particularly beautiful, and they balanced admirably with the choral forces. I do hope we continue the association with this excellent orchestra – these are high-quality players – and it was a joy to work with them.
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.
Our Patron, Sir Roger Norrington
Southern Sinfonia's Music Director, John Warner
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
