Players' Information
Rehearsals
The rehearsals for the next Radcliffe concert will take place at 8pm-10pm on Tuesdays and one Monday, in either either St Clements Family Centre (here's how to find the Centre) or Beckley Village Hall*, Sandhills School**, or St Andrews***.at the John Radcliffe Hospital (directions to Tingewick Hall).
There will also be a rehearsal on the afternoon of the day of the concert, Saturday 14th March 2025, starting at 1pm, in St. Andrew's Church.
The rehearsal schedule is as follows:
| Location | 8:00pm | 9:00pm (or as stated) | |
| Tuesday 27 January | Beckley Village Hall | Rachmaninov |
9:15 Gershwin |
| Tuesday 3 February |
Beckley Village Hall | Rachmaninov | Butterworth |
| Tuesday 10 February | Sandhills School | Gershwin (with Sunil) | Rachmaninov |
| Tuesday 17 February | Sandhills School | Gershwin (with Sunil) | Butterworth |
| Tuesday 24 February | Beckley Village Hall | Rachmaninov | 9:15 Butterworth |
| Tuesday 3 March | Sandhills School | Rachmaninov | Gershwin (with Sunil), Butterworth |
| Monday 9 March | St. Andrew's Church | Gershwin (with Sunil) | Rachmaninov, Butterworth |
| Saturday 14 March | St. Andrew's Church | 1pm to 4pm approx. |
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*Beckley Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, OX3 9UZ
**Sandhills Community Primary School, Terrett Avenue, Sandhills, OX3 8FN
***St. Andrew's Church, Linton Road. OX2 6UG
Dress Code
Dress code for our concerts is as follows:
Ladies: plain coloured (preferably red, purple, or dark blue) top and black bottoms (long black or short black with black tights)
Gentlemen: DJ with plain coloured (preferably red, purple, or dark blue) shirt and suitably matching bow tie. (If no such colours, black/white tops as fall back!).
Donations
There is no subscription for playing with the orchestra, but we do ask players to consider making a voluntary contribution of £10 or more per concert to help us to cover our costs.
On the right is a QR code for donations which will take you to https://www.hospitalcharity.co.uk/donate/area-of-greatest-need-2023
Please tick ‘Yes’ to add Gift Aid and in the ‘leave a comment’ box put ‘For Radcliffe Orchestra Fund 0307’ (important!).
Instrumentation
2.2+1.2+1.2 4.2.3.0 timp, harp, strings
2+1.2+1.2+1.2 4.3.3.1 timp, 3 perc, strings
2+1.2+1.2+1.2+1 4.3.3.1 alto sax, timp, perc, harp, strings
Dates of Future concerts
- Saturday 6th June 2026
- Saturday 14th November 2026
Rehearsals
The rehearsals for the next Radcliffe concert will take place at 8pm-10pm on Tuesdays and one Monday, in either either St Clements Family Centre (here's how to find the Centre) or Beckley Village Hall, Sandhills School, or St Andrews.at the John Radcliffe Hospital (directions to Tingewick Hall).
There will also be a rehearsal on the afternoon of the day of the concert, Saturday 14th March 2025, starting at 1pm, in St. Andrew's Church.
The rehearsal schedule is as follows:
| Location | 8:00pm | 9:00pm (or as stated) | |
| Tuesday 26 January | Beckley Village Hall | Rachmaninov |
9:15 Gershwin |
| Tuesday 3 February |
Beckley Village Hall | Rachmaninov | Butterworth |
| Tuesday 10 February | Sandhills School | Gershwin (with Sunil) | Rachmaninov |
| Tuesday 17 February | Sandhills School | Gershwin (with Sunil) | Butterworth |
| Tuesday 24 February | Beckley Village Hall | Rachmaninov | 9:15 Butterworth |
| Tuesday 3 March | Sandhills School | Rachmaninov | Gershwin (with Sunil), Butterworth |
| Monday 9 March | St. Andrew's Church | Gershwin (with Sunil) | Rachmaninov, Butterworth |
| Saturday 14 March | St. Andrew's Church | 1pm to 4pm approx. |
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Dress Code
Dress code for our concerts is as follows:
Ladies: plain coloured (preferably red, purple, or dark blue) top and black bottoms (long black or short black with black tights)
Gentlemen: DJ with plain coloured (preferably red, purple, or dark blue) shirt and suitably matching bow tie. (If no such colours, black/white tops as fall back!).
Donations
There is no subscription for playing with the orchestra, but we do ask players to consider making a voluntary contribution of £10 or more per concert to help us to cover our costs.
On the right is a QR code for donations which will take you to https://www.hospitalcharity.co.uk/donate/area-of-greatest-need-2023
Please tick ‘Yes’ to add Gift Aid and in the ‘leave a comment’ box put ‘For Radcliffe Orchestra Fund 0307’ (important!).
Instrumentation
2.2+1.2+1.2 4.2.3.0 timp, harp, strings
2+1.2+1.2+1.2 4.3.3.1 timp, 3 perc, strings
2+1.2+1.2+1.2+1 4.3.3.1 alto sax, timp, perc, harp, strings
Dates of Future concerts
- Saturday 6th June 2026
- Saturday 14th November 2026
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