GLASGOW CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Est 1956

How to join

The Orchestra welcomes enquiries to join. We rehearse every Tuesday night from 7.30 to 10 pm at the Glasgow Caledonian University. Potential players must be a minimum standard of Grade 8. All potential new members are auditioned, usually on the second rehearsal they attend. Please do not take home parts until you have ‘officially’ joined the orchestra! Auditions are held in a separate room, and are usually attended by Peter Cynfryn Jones (conductor), Bob Nelson (leader), and depending on the instrument, a wind section representative. You should perform a piece or excerpt (unaccompanied) lasting around 5 to 10 minutes. No scales or sight-reading are required. You will be notified of the outcome in writing within a few days of the audition. For more information, please contact Bob Nelson, our Leader, on 0141 954 9817, or email us. When you email us, please include a postal address and a contact telephone number.

Accompaniment of Choral Societies

Every season the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra participates in a few choral concerts, an activity that we thoroughly enjoy. Over the last few years, we have worked with the Glasgow Hospitals' Choir in the CLIC Sargent Christmas Carol Concerts, and with the Eastwood Choral Society, the Glasgow Caledonian University Choir, Come and Sing Scotland, and the Strathaven Choral Society. If your choir needs an orchestra for a concert, please contact us.  

Vacancies for 2010/11

We currently have vacancies for viola, double bass, horn, trumpet, and bassoon players