Open Playing Day
Sat, 13 Sep 2025The work for study on this day will be Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, which we will perform at our next concert in November 2025! This is an opportunity for players ... more
Autumn Concert
Sun, 16 Nov 2025Brahms: Hungarian Dances Elgar: Cello Concerto Cello soloist Ed Pendrous. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra more
Around the World in 80 Minutes: A Musical Journey
Sun, 11 Jan 2026
Spring concert: Triptych
Sat, 28 Mar 2026Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten opens the programme in a world of stillness and luminous restraint. Composed in 1977 as a tribute to a composer Pärt deeply admired, ... more
Summer concert
Sun, 14 Jun 2026Emilie Mayer - Faust Overture Fredrik Holm - Bassoon Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov - Sheherazade more
Who PLAYS IN The Westmorland Orchestra?
Our membership is made up of over 60 dedicated amateur musicians from Cumbria and North Lancashire. We rehearse weekly in Kendal from September to June and give three or four public concerts a year. In our performances of large-scale works, professional musicians augment the orchestra – particularly in the percussion section! We present the full range of the established symphony concert repertoire, and also newer, lesser-known works of the 20th and the 21st century. We endeavour to support and encourage young musicians embarking on a professional career.
