St Andrew Amateur Orchestral Society

Edinburgh's Longest Established Amateur Orchestra
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Welcome to the website for St Andrew Amateur Orchestra

 
- the longest established amateur orchestra in Edinburgh.  
 
The Orchestra's next concert will be on Sunday 5th December 2010.
The Programme will include
Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for strings,
Mozart Symphony No 41, and
Mortimer Divertimento for Wind. 
 
NOTE FOR ORCHESTRA MEMBERS:
NEW REHEARSAL VENUE:
REHEARSALS WILL NOW TAKE PLACE AT CHRIST CHURCH, MORNINGSIDE
 
Rehearsals to start on Tuesday 7th September at 7.30
 
Check the Orchestral Calendar  page for this and other rehearsal dates.
 
If you would like to be on our mailing list and be advised about upcoming concerts,
please get in touch using our contact form here
Who Are We?
 
The St Andrew Amateur Orchestral Society was founded in 1879 and has given concerts every year since then.
 
Previous Patrons have included Hans Gal, and some recent conductors have included Noel De Jongh, John Willmett, and Alison Rushworth. Some soloists we have played with include Liam Lynch, Florian Meierrott (Pictured below with our conductor, John Glenesk Mortimer), Roddy Long, Garry Walker, Andrew Shetcliffe, Steven Osborne, Malcolm Watson, Sandy McGrattan, Edna Arthur, Elizabeth Clements, Pamela Turley, Malcolm Martineau, Inga Mantle and others.
 
  

 
We rehearse between September and December, and January and May, putting on two concerts a year. Our rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings at Christ Church in Edinburgh. For our latest dates and programme, click on 'Programme and Rehearsals' above.

 
For further information, please contact frank_glynn@hotmail.com.  

 
Our conductor is John Glenesk Mortimer. John has conducted and played in Scotland and Switzerland as well as having been a composer and arranger for many years. 
 

  
John's resume can be found here... 
 
 
Interested?

If you are interested in joining this friendly and welcoming orchestra, please contact us on the contact page here . There is no audition, and we have vacancies in most sections. In particular, we are looking for brass players and violinists.