Hereford String Orchestra
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The Hereford String Orchestra (HSO) is an amateur orchestra based in Hereford
, England. The orchestra was formed from an evening class for advanced strings in September 1958 by Ronald Collett and is now the only regular adult orchestra in Hereford. Although the orchestra was initially founded as a string group, it now performs concerts with wind, brass, percussion and occasionally choral groups.
and was appointed in 2009. In 2010, the orchestra welcomed Hazel Davis as Associate Conductor. The orchestra is made up of around thirty-five string players and a number of wind, brass and percussion players.
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
, England. The orchestra was formed from an evening class for advanced strings in September 1958 by Ronald Collett and is now the only regular adult orchestra in Hereford. Although the orchestra was initially founded as a string group, it now performs concerts with wind, brass, percussion and occasionally choral groups.
Today
The Hereford String Orchestra rehearse on a weekly basis and aim to hold three concerts a year which are held at various venues in or around Hereford. The conductor and music director of the orchestra is currently James Slater who studied at King's College, CambridgeKing's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
and was appointed in 2009. In 2010, the orchestra welcomed Hazel Davis as Associate Conductor. The orchestra is made up of around thirty-five string players and a number of wind, brass and percussion players.
Past conductors
- Roger Fisher
- Joan Spencer
- Julie Hollingworth
- David Briggs
- Stephen Gouland
- David Etheridge
- Nic Fallowfield
- Richard Coppack
- Kenneth WoodsKenneth WoodsKenneth Woods is an American conductor and cellist. He is widely recognized for his interpretations of the works of Mahler, Haydn, Shostakovich, Beethoven and Bruckner and is acknowledged as an expert orchestra builder and conducting pedagogue....