West Forest Sinfonia

Concerts 2023 - 2024

Sunday 25th June 2023

  • 4.30pm, The Great Hall, University of Reading
  • Philip Ellis - Conductor
  • Caroline Owen - Clarinet
Griffes Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Debussy Première Rhapsodie
Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919)

Sunday 9th July 2023

  • 7.30pm in the Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell

Cello sonatas by Frank Bridge and Alan Rawsthorne, played by Lorraine Deacon and Andy Spiceley, followed by Mendelssohn String Symphony no.10, and Bach Brandenburg Concerto no.3, played by a string group from West Forest Sinfonia.

Sunday 1st October 2023

  • 4.30pm, The Great Hall, University of Reading
  • Philip Ellis - Conductor
  • Rachel Siu - Cello
Sibelius Pohjola's Daughter
Schumann Cello Concerto
R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben

Sunday 28th January 2024

  • 4.30pm, The Great Hall, University of Reading
  • Philip Ellis - Conductor
  • Rupert Marshall-Luck - Violin
Britten Four Sea Interludes
Dyson Violin Concerto
Walton Symphony No.1

Sunday 30th June 2024

  • 4.30pm, The Great Hall, University of Reading
  • Philip Ellis - Conductor
  • James Doherty - Tuba
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
Vaughan-Williams Tuba Concerto
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Ballet Music

WFS reserves the right to make programme changes where necessary.