Music Ensembles
University Orchestra
The University Orchestra is open to all University of Surrey students and staff through an audition process. Auditions for the 2012-13 season are now closed.
Rehearsing every Monday evening during semester, the Orchestra performs three concerts a year. Concerts are held at St Saviour's Church and Guildford Cathedral, and are conducted by Russell Keable as well as student conductors.
The most recent concert was on Saturday 24th November 2012 at St Saviour's. The programme was:
- Bernstein On the Waterfront Suite
- Kodaly Psalmus Hungaricus (with the University Choir)
- Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919 Suite)
The repertoire and performances for the 2011-12 year included:
- Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 4
- Orff Carmina Burana (with the University Choir)
- Vaughan-Williams Five Mystical Songs
- J. Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture
- Copland Appalachian Spring
- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet
- Sibelius Symphony no. 7
- Beethoven Symphony no. 8
- Mozart Overture Die Zauberflote
Auditions:
Auditions for the 2012-13 season occurred in the first week of October 2012.
[Signing up is required in order to audition, sign up sheets can be found in the PATS Lower Foyer.
Ideally you should bring a short piece to play and you'll be expected play a scale and some sight reading too.
Grade 7 and Above expected.]
University Choir
The University Choir rehearsals started on Wednesday 3 October 2012 6-8pm and are currently closed to new members.
The University Choir is a lively and fun Choir open to all University of Surrey staff and students. A basic level of sight reading, an ability to hold a tune and enthusiasm is all we ask for. University Choir rehearse every Wednesday evening from 6pm-8pm in PATS Studio One and perform 2-3 times a year. In November the choir performed with the University Orchestra in Vaughan-Williams' Five Mystical Songs and Orff's Carmina Burana in February at Guildford Cathedral.
The choir will be performing Brahms' German Requiem at Guildford Cathedral on 16th February.
University Chamber Choir
The Chamber Choir rehearse each Tuesday Lunchtime 1pm-2.30pm and perform at a wide range of engagements throughout the year. This choir is open to all students through an audition.
Auditions:
Auditions for the 2012-13 season occurred in the first week of October 2012.
[Signing up is required in order to audition, sign up sheets can be found in the PATS Lower Foyer.
Ideally you should bring a short piece to play and you'll be expected to sight sing. Grade 7 and Above expected.]
University String Orchestra
A student led music ensemble within the Music and Sound Recording. The University String Ensemble is open to all students and staff who play a stringed instrument.
USSU Ensembles
Societies run by the student union can be found here under 'Arts Societies'. They include Big Band, Gospel Choir and Presha.
GSA Singers
The GSA Singers are a company of performers from GSA [Guildford School of Acting] selected from the 2nd year Musical Theatre and Acting courses formed specifically to provide entertainment for business functions, private parties and concerts. They have also been requested to sing at weddings, memorial services and Masonic evenings and are quite diverse in their ability to perform material for any given event. Their wide repertoire offers songs from Musical Theatre and popular classics.
For more information on any of these ensembles please email: arts@surrey.ac.uk