The 2026-2027 season of music marks our 40th anniversary and the orchestra will celebrate this with a special Gala Concert in May 2027.

You will shortly be able to purchase tickets for our first concert or take advantage of a 3-ticket saver which covers the October, November and May Gala performances. In February we will give our 2nd performance in Sherborne and in march we feature our regular guest narrator and patron, Martin Clunes.

10 October 2026 7.30pm

Overture – Marriage of Figaro – Mozart

Concerto Grosso Op.6 No. 12 – Corelli

Masques et Bergamasques – Fauré

Symphony No. 2 – Beethoven

21 November 2026 7.30pm – The Spanish Concert

Espana – Chabrier

Pavane pour une infante défunte – Ravel

Concierto de Aranjuez – Rodrigo Soloist: Alexandra Whittingham – guitar

El Cid Ballet Suite – Massenet

Capriccio Espagnol – Rimsky-Korsakov

21 February 2027 3.00pm – Gransden Hall, Sherborne

Concerto Grosso Op.6 No. 12 – Corelli

Pastorale d’été– Honegger

Masques et Bergamasques – Fauré

Symphony No. 2 – Beethoven 

13 March 2027 4.00pm – Concert for Youth

The Musical Time Machine
Eight stops. Centuries of music. One extraordinary journey with Martin Clunes narrating a new script by Rebecca Anderson-Deas.

Featuring a local, young soloist to be announced.

8 May 2027 7.30pm – 40th Anniversary Gala Concert

Overture – Prometheus – Beethoven

Violin Concerto – Beethoven Soloist: Rose Gosney – violin

Symphony No. 7 – Beethoven