WELCOME to the Cowley Orchestra Website.
WHAT IS COWLEY ORCHESTRA?
We are a small play-through orchestra, largely sight-reading through 6 or 7 pieces in an evening.
WHAT MUSIC DOES COWLEY ORCHESTRA PLAY?
The orchestra originated over 60 years ago and has accumulated its own library of over 350 sets of music, and we sometimes hire from the Light Music Society. A typical evening might include: My Fair Lady, a Haydn symphony, a Gershwin arrangement, Lustspiel, Teddy Bears' Picnic, Fingal's Cave, The ostracised Imp, Le Boulevardier. We welcome all players without audition.
WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF COWLEY ORCHESTRA?
Cowley Orchestra aims predominantly to encourage the practice of sight-reading, essential for every musician; we aim to make it fun.
We also offer a low-key way to keep up your practice or get back into playing in an orchestral setting.
WHEN DOES COWLEY ORCHESTRA REHEARSE?
Wednesday evenings during term time 7.00pm to 9.00pm.
Oxford Academy (formerly Peers School)
Sandy Lane West
Oxford OX4 6JZ
We are a small play-through orchestra, largely sight-reading through 6 or 7 pieces in an evening.
WHAT MUSIC DOES COWLEY ORCHESTRA PLAY?
The orchestra originated over 60 years ago and has accumulated its own library of over 350 sets of music, and we sometimes hire from the Light Music Society. A typical evening might include: My Fair Lady, a Haydn symphony, a Gershwin arrangement, Lustspiel, Teddy Bears' Picnic, Fingal's Cave, The ostracised Imp, Le Boulevardier. We welcome all players without audition.
WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF COWLEY ORCHESTRA?
Cowley Orchestra aims predominantly to encourage the practice of sight-reading, essential for every musician; we aim to make it fun.
We also offer a low-key way to keep up your practice or get back into playing in an orchestral setting.
WHEN DOES COWLEY ORCHESTRA REHEARSE?
Wednesday evenings during term time 7.00pm to 9.00pm.
Oxford Academy (formerly Peers School)
Sandy Lane West
Oxford OX4 6JZ
