Rehearsal Venue

Rehearsals take place at St Thomas Moore Language College on Cadogan Street. A map can be found here. The nearest tube is Sloane Square and you can park locally after 6.30pm.

Please note the conditions regarding behaviour at the rehearsal venues:

• No smoking anywhere
• No food and drink inside the buildings
• No bikes inside the building and no cycling in the grounds

Rehearsal Schedule

St Thomas Moore: 11/5, 18/5, 1/6, 8/6, 15/6, 22/6, 29/6 (there is no rehearsal on 25/5)

There will also be an afternoon rehearsal on the day of the concert, Wednesday 1st July at Cadogan Hall.

Programme (1st July 2026)

Still                     Symphony No 1

Kapustin             Piano Concerto No 5   

Bernstein           West Side Story Symphonic Dances

Subscriptions (2025-6)

The level of ‘Annual’ subscriptions remains unchanged from last year and the ‘Per Concert’ subscription has been reduced.  Concessions have also been included as set out below:

• Annual £295.  A concessionary rate of £195 for students, the unwaged, graduates with student loans and retirees.
• Per Concert £80.  A concessionary rate of £50 for students, the unwaged, graduates with student loans and retirees.
• For players who are depping for a particular concert and have a limited involvement in rehearsals a voluntary per concert sub of £30 or higher would be appreciated.

If you have not previously completed a gift aid form and pay tax, please consider completing a Gift Aid form and returning it to David Thorne. This helps to increase the orchestra’s income.

Please pay by bank transfer to the orchestra account as follows:

Insurance Orchestral Society

HSBC Canary Wharf

Sort code 400244

Account 02079364