Our 2025-2026 Season is one of our most ambitious yet. For the first time in some years the orchestra will perform outside of Dorchester in addition to the 4 concerts in our regular venue of St. Mary’s Church, Dorchester. This extra concert will take place in the Gransden Hall, (Merritt Centre), Sherborne Girls School, Sherborne. Please note the change of venue.

For more details of our 2025-2026 season download our brochure.

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Sunday February 22nd 3.00pm – Gransden Hall, Merritt Centre, Sherborne Girls School

Symphony No. 5 – Schubert

Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings – Britten

Tenor soloist: Michael Aitkenhead French Horn: Fiona Brockhurst

Symphony No. 40 – Mozart

IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION

It is highly recommended to pre-order interval drinks as only one till is available. Access to School Ground is strictly from 14:15 for the audience. 

Parking for the event is in the Oxley Car Park.

Click here for a map.

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Concert for Youth – Tickets now available

Saturday 14th March 2026 4.00pm

A unique, colourful celebration of art and music. Mussorgsky’s vivid ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ is brought to life with performances by local children and musicians from Wessex Schools Music — with special guest Martin Clunes narrating.

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Watch our introduction to the 2025-2026 Season.

Gala Concert – Saturday 9th May 2026 7.30 pm

Overture – Prince Igor – Borodin

Piano Concerto No. 2 – Rachmaninov

Soloist: Dominic Doutney Winner of the Washington D.C. International Piano Competition and Seattle Piano Competition

Symphony No. 2 – Brahms

Please note that our May Gala Concert is a joint promotion with Dorchester Arts and tickets will be available shortly through them.