Rehearsal Schedule
LO 2025-2026 CONCERT 3: 14 February 2026
Romance and Rhapsody for Valentine’s Night
Conductor: Peter Selwyn
Rehearsal Details: Wheatsheaf Community Hall and St John the Divine Kennington
Concert Venue: St John’s Church Waterloo
WAGNER – Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (20)
3(1dp).2+ca.2+B.3 / 4.3.3.1 / T Hp / Strings
RACHMANINOFF – Piano Concerto No. 2 (35) (soloist: Ignas Maknickas)
2.2.2.2 / 4.2.3.1 / T 2P / Strings
TCHAIKOVSKY – Romeo and Juliet Concert Overture (hp, 2 x perc) (20)
2+p.2+ca.2.2 / 4.2.3.1 / T 2P Hp / Strings
MAXWELL-DAVIES – An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise (13) (88)
2.2.2(1dbl bscl).2 / 4.2.2.1 / T 4P + BAGPIPES / Strings
Rehearsal schedule:
Jan 8 Tchaikovsky, Wagner
Jan 15 Maxwell-Davies, Rachmaninov
Jan 22 Maxwell-Davies, Tchaikovsky
Jan 29 Wagner, Rachmaninov
Feb 5 Tchaikovsky, Maxwell-Davies, Rachmaninov bits
Feb 12 Rachmaninov with soloist & Run others (NOTE: Rehearsal at St John the Divine Kennington)
Feb 14 Concert day: St John’s Waterloo
2-5pm Rehearsal
7.30pm Concert
LO 2025-2026 CONCERT 4: 9 May 2026
An Italian Feast
Conductor: Peter Selwyn
Rehearsal Details: Wheatsheaf Community Hall
Concert Venue: St John’s Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Programme:
VERDI - Overture Force of Destiny (7)
1+p.2.2.2/4.2.3.1/ T 2P 2Hp / Strings
VERDI – Tenor aria from Forza ‘Tu che in seno agli angeli’ (7) (Soloist: Dominic Bevan)
1.2.2.2 / 2.0.0.0 / Strings
VERDI – Desdemona’s ‘Willow Song and Prayer’ from Otello (15) (Soloist: Nicola Said)
3(1dp). 2(1dCA).2.4 / 4.0.0.0 / T 1P / Strings
MASCAGNI – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (4)
3(2dp).1.2.0 / 0.0.0.0 / Hp Org / Strings no double bass)
PUCCINI – End of Act 1 La Boheme for tenor/soprano (15)
3(1dp).3(1dca).3(1db).2 / 4.3.3.4.0 / T 3P 1Hp / Strings
ELGAR – In the South (23)
3(1dp).2+ca.2+B.2+C / 4.3.3.1 / T 3P 2Hp / Stings
RESPIGHI – Pines of Rome (21)
3(1dp).2+ca.2+B.2+C / 4.3.4.0 / T 5P Hp Cel Pno Org (offstage bugles) / Strings
Rehearsal schedule:
March 5. Verdi overture, Elgar
March 12 Respighi
March 19 Verdi Forza/Otello arias, Puccini, Mascagni (no brass)
March 26 Elgar, Respighi
April 16 Verdi overture, Respighi, Elgar
April 23 Verdi Forza/Otello arias, Puccini, Mascagni (no brass) (AGM in the break)
April 30 Elgar, Respighi (Verdi Overture)
May 7 Verdi Forza / Otello arias + SINGERS
8pm + brass Puccini
Run Elgar, Respighi, Verdi-overture
May 9 Concert day:
2-5pm Rehearsal
7.30pm Concert