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
Elgar’s Sea Pictures and Orff, Carmina Burana with Wells Oratorio Choir at Wells Cathedral
29th March
Easter Day Service with Buckfast Abbey Choir, Matthew Searles, Master of the Music and Charles Maxtone Smith, organist at Buckfast Abbey
20th April
Cafe Concert at The Brewhouse, Taunton
9th May
Recording of a new work by Matthew Coleridge with Rupert Gough conducting and the Royal Holloway Choir at Christ Church Priory.
June ’25
Requiem by Matthew Coleridge at Sherbourne Abbey. soloist etc. t.b.a.
4th October
Brahms Requiem with Wells Oratorio Choir, Conductor Timothy Parsons
October ’25
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
