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WELCOME TO OUR 107th SEASON

17th OCTOBE*R 26

Sir Edward Elgar - In The South

Dame Ethel Smyth - The Cliffs of Cornwall

Jean Sibelius - Symphony No 5

Federico Espinosa, horn player in the orchestra plays in front of a teal croydon tower block. The block is called Ten Degrees and is on the opposite side of the street to Boxpark
Richard Campbell, percussion player in the orchestra is standing at the Shirly Hills Viewpoint at sunset on the evening of the 2026 solar eclipse. He is overlooking the croydon skyline in the backgroup, out of focus with forest in the middle. Richard is holding his timpani sticks above his head in a cross, and in the top of the cross, at the centre you can see the setting sun.

5th DECEMBER 26

Engelbert Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel Overture

Jessie Montgomery - Starburst

Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov - Snow Maiden Suite

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Leroy Anderson - Christmas Festival

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THEN FAMILY SING-ALONG CAROLS WITH CSO BRASS

AND FATHER CHRISTMAS

14th FEBRUARY 27

Dani Howard - Coalescence

Doreen Carwithen - Suffolk Suite

Camille Saint Saëns - Organ Symphony

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Narrator - Zeb Soanes

Organ - Precious Akindele

Linda Penn, flute player in the orchestra, sits on a park bench at South Norwood Lakes at sunrise. She sits on a park bench looking out of the shot, playing her flute. There are trees in soft focus in the background. The morning light is creating a pink cast on the bark and the gentle light highlights the leaves of the trees.
Sarah Newlands, Violin Player in the CSO plays violin in front of a graffiti wall at Saint George's Walk. Croydon. Sarah's red hair pops against the backdrop of the graffiti.

1st MAY 27

Jessie Montgomery - Coincident Dances

Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No 5

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Violin - Basil Alter

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3rd JULY 27

Gabriela Ortiz - Kauyumari

Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto in G

William Walton - Symphony No 1

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Piano - Alan Brown

Phil Myers, cello player in the orchestra, plays in front of the shirley windmll. He is seated in the foreground, playing, with the windmill looming impressively behind him,
Sarah Newlands, Violin Player in the CSO poses with her violin in front of a graffiti wall at Saint George's Walk. Croydon, she is smiling and looking off camera to her right. Sarah's red hair pops against the backdrop of the graffiti.

MUSIC MADE

IN CROYDON

For more than 100 years, we've been making ambitious orchestral music in the heart of Croydon.

 

Bringing together musicians from across our community, we champion new music, nurture young artists and perform great orchestral repertoire — right here in our borough.

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