The GCO is always on the look-out
for new players. We currently have
vacancies for violas, cellos and
basses. Details on how to join the
orchestra can be found by clicking
the link below.
Details have now been released on our NEW
Support the GCO programme! Click on the
button below to find out more about how YOU
can support your favourite chamber orchestra!
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The Glasgow Chamber Orchestra is an amateur orchestra based in Glasgow, and has been making music here for over 50
years. We give 3 main concerts each year, usually in March, May and November. You can find out lots more about the
orchestra and its music in the pages of this web-site. Hopefully, you will be encouraged to come along to a concert, or if
you are a musician, you may be interested in joining us.
We invite you to browse through the site, and if you need more information, there is a Contacts Page so that you can
get in touch.
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Welcome !
Rehearsal Update
Winter Concert
Tickets for this concert are now available online from our booking
agent Trybooking, by clicking the button below, or by using your
smartphone on the QR code shown here.
Ticket prices are:
Adults
£15
Concessions (students & unwaged)
£10
Children under 18
£5
Our next rehearsal on Tuesday 7 October will focus on the
Schubert and the Tchaikowsky. The following week, there
will be NO rehearsal, as this is the school holiday week.
Our full rehearsal schedule to the end of 2025 can be found on the Members’ page by clicking the button below.
Our winter concert will take place on Sunday 23 November at 7.30pm in
our new rehearsal home of Sherbrooke Mosspark church. Opening the
programme is Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony No 8 in B minor. Written in
1822, Schubert completed only 2 movements, and since then, scholars
have debated the reasons for leaving it unfinished. Despite this, it is still
one of the most familiar and popular symphonies in the classical
repertoire.
In complete contrast, our second piece is almost brand new. Written for
the joint forces of the Inverurie and Learig Orchestras, composer Peter
Stollery has created a joyous work which captures different styles of tango
music over the years. The solo viola reflects his own interest in playing
the instrument as an amateur in the Inverurie Orchestra. Expect Latin
American dance rhythms, homages to Piazzolla, and percussive effects on
the violins. The title of the piece translates as “A sad thought danced”.
The second half of the programme is pure romance, with the glorious
melodies of Tchaikowsky’s ballet, Swan Lake, including the Hungarian
Dance, Waltz and the full Finale. A glorious end to the evening!
Advanced notice, too, that the orchestra will once
again be supporting the Glasgow Hospitals Choir at
their annual Christmas Concert in aid of Young Lives
Versus Cancer, at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, on
Friday 5 December. This is always a great night of
celebration for a very worthy cause, so put the date in
your diary now!
YLVC Christmas Concert
The GCO is always on the look-out for new
players. We currently have vacancies for
violas, cellos and basses. Details on how to
join the orchestra can be found by clicking
the link below.
Details have now been released on our NEW
Support the GCO programme! Click on the
button below to find out more about how
YOU can support your favourite chamber
orchestra!
Welcome !
Glasgow Chamber Orchestra
The Glasgow Chamber Orchestra is an amateur
orchestra based in Glasgow, and has been making
music here for over 50 years. We give 3 main
concerts each year, usually in March, May and
November. You can find out lots more about the
orchestra and its music in the pages of this web-
site. Hopefully, you will be encouraged to come
along to a concert, or if you are a musician, you
may be interested in joining us.
We invite you to browse through the site, and if
you need more information, there is a Contacts
Page so that you can get in touch.
Photo courtesy of Neil Stuchbury (@what_stuch_saw)
Our next rehearsal on Tuesday 7 October will
focus on the Schubert and the Tchaikowsky.
The following week, there will be NO
rehearsal, as this is the school holiday week.
Our full rehearsal schedule to the end of 2025 can be found on the Members’ page by clicking the button below.Rehearsal Update
Winter Concert
Advanced notice, too, that the orchestra
will once again be supporting the Glasgow
Hospitals Choir at their annual Christmas
Concert in aid of Young Lives Versus
Cancer, at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall,
on Friday 5 December. This is always a
great night of celebration for a very worthy
cause, so put the date in your diary now!
YLVC Christmas Concert
Follow the GCO on Facebook !
Our winter concert will take place on
Sunday 23 November at 7.30pm in our new
rehearsal home of Sherbrooke Mosspark
church. Opening the programme is
Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony No 8 in B
minor. Written in 1822, Schubert completed
only 2 movements, and since then, scholars
have debated the reasons for leaving it
unfinished. Despite this, it is still one of
the most familiar and popular symphonies in
the classical repertoire.
In complete contrast, our second piece is
almost brand new. Written for the joint
forces of the Inverurie and Learig
Orchestras, composer Peter Stollery has
created a joyous work which captures
different styles of tango music over the
years. The solo viola reflects his own
interest in playing the instrument as an
amateur in the Inverurie Orchestra. Expect
Latin American dance rhythms, homages to
Piazzolla, and percussive effects on the
violins. The title of the piece translates as
“A sad thought danced”.
The second half of the programme is pure
romance, with the glorious melodies of
Tchaikowsky’s ballet, Swan Lake, including
the Hungarian Dance, Waltz and the full
Finale. A glorious end to the evening!
Tickets for this concert are now available
online from our booking agent Trybooking,
by clicking the button below.
Ticket prices are:
£15 - Adults
£10 - Concessions (students & unwaged)
£5 - Children under 18
£5
