2025
12pm to 6pm, 19 July 2025: Open Day, Bramshaw Village Hall, Lyndhurst, read more.
3pm, 15 November 2025: Cornerstone, Hythe United Reformed Church, read more.
2026
7.30pm, 14 March 2026: Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton.
Open Day
12pm to 6pm, Saturday 19 July 2025
Bramshaw Village Hall, Lyndhurst
Join us at Bramshaw Village Hall’s Open Day! This is an opportunity to meet the regular clubs that use the hall and see how you can get involved. We will be available to tell you more about our orchestra, how you can support and join us, and members will be performing during the afternoon. Delicious homemade treats and beverages will be available for purchase and you can explore the facilities and learn about the history of the village hall.
Moonlight & Masquerades: Tracing Romantic & Impressionist Soundscapes Through Europe
3pm, Saturday 15 November 2025
Cornerstone, Hythe United Reformed Church
Join us on a sweeping musical journey across Europe, as we explore the rich and varied soundscapes of the Romantic and early Impressionist eras. From Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade and Debussy’s Clair de Lune, to Fauré’s Masques et Bergamasques, this programme captures the emotional and stylistic breadth of a transformative period in musical history. Lalo’s Cello Concerto and Mendelssohn’s sunlit “Italian” Symphony further expand the landscape. Poignant traditional Ukrainian folk song Plyve Kacha (which translates as “the duckling swims”) offers a haunting, timeless reflection on love, loss, and homeland.
LALO Cello Concerto
COLERIDGE-TALOR Ballade
DEBUSSY Petite Suite Clare De Lune
FAURE Masques et Bergamasques
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.4 (Italian) Movements 3 & 4
TRADITIONAL Plyve Kacha (arr. Andy Wooler)
Soloist Simon Wilkins studied Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has performed in notable venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, Pisa Duomo and the Liszt Academy, Budapest, and has worked with soloists including Michael Collins, James Bowman, Nicola Benedetti, Guy Johnson, Felicity Lott and Alexander Sitkovetsky.
The Solent Concert Orchestra is a group of amateur musicians from the Southampton, Solent and New Forest area. We aim to give enjoyment to our members and audiences with performances of classical to light modern orchestral music, including symphonies and concertos, at least three times a year in the Southern Hampshire area.
Tickets £10 on the door or in advance from www.bit.ly/solent-moonlight