Further Concerts Dates

Saturday 1st March, 7.30pm at All Saints Woodford Wells Woodford Green IG8 0NH

Another special concert, this time to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of All Saints Woodford Wells. The WSO will combine with All Saints’ Choir, Epping Forest Singers and Theydon Bois Singers for a programme of Orchestral and Choral works.

Schubert Symphony No. 5

No. 5 is one of Schubert’s most famous Symphony’s and was heavily influenced by his love of Mozart. It was written between September and October 1816 and is a very lightly orchestrated works, possibly reflecting the light orchestration of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40.

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte

Originally, a Piano work (written in 1899), Ravel published an Orchestral version of the piece in 1910. According to Ravel the piece was supposed to be “an evocation of a pavane that a little princess might, in former times, have danced at the Spanish court”.

It was first performed as an orchestral work in February 1911 by Sir Henry Wood.

John Rutter Requiem

This is Rutter’s setting of the Latin Requiem with additional extracts from Psalms and biblical verses.

It was written in 1985 and dedicated to his father who died the year before.

The first performance was in America in October 1985, by the composer himself at the Lovers’ Lane United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas.

Joe Watling Yea Though I Walk

This is a new work specially composed for 150th Anniversary of All Saints which is based on Verse 4 of Psalm 23.

Concert – Saturday 28th June 2025, 7.30pm at Roding Valley High School

Program yet to be decided.

String Workshops – 2025

We have posted new dates for the string workshops for 2025. Make sure they are marked in your diary.

See our string workshop page or contact Rosemary Fitchett leader@wsorchestra.org.uk .