University of Cambridge Philharmonia

The Philharmonia, affectionately known as 'Baby', is UCPO's chamber orchestra. It allows us to tackle a wider range of music, and cater for players who may not be able to make the Wednesday evening rehearsals of the main orchestra.

Like the main orchestra, we do not audition for the Philharmonia, and players are welcome as long as we have a part for them to play... rehearsals usually take place on a series of weekends in the middle of the Michaelmas and Lent terms, followed by a concert each term. Membership is currently free to anyone who's a member of the main orchestra.

Concert Calendar

Lent Term 2008

Our Lent 2008 concert was on Saturday 1 March at 7.30pm at St Edward King and Martyr Church, Peas Hill, Cambridge.

The programme included:

Gypsy Baron Overture - Strauss

Flute Concerto in D major - Mozart

Symphony No. 4 - Mendelssohn

Flute: Angela Bennett

Single-handedly conducted by the wonderful Nik Myers.

To download the poster - click here.

Michaelmas Term 2007

Our Michaelmas 2007 concert was on Saturday 24 November at 8pm at Emmanuel United Reform Church.
The programme included:

Overture to Die Zauberharfe (Rosamunde Overture) - Schubert

Variations on a Rococo Theme - Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 39 - Mozart

Cello: Mark Galtrey

Conducted by Carlos Del Cueto and Emily Taylor.

Lent Term 2007

Our Lent 2007 concert was on Saturday 10 March at 8pm at Emmanuel United Reform Church
The programme included:

Art of Fugue - Bach

The Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams

Symphony no. 41 'Jupiter' - Mozart

Violin: Emmy Goodby

Conducted by Mark Galtrey, Katharine Hubbard.

UCP in concert, March 2006, West Road Concert Hall

If you would like to play in UCP, please contact the chair or ask a friendly committee member at an UCPO rehearsal. If there are players required, an email will usually reach the main UCPO list to gauge interest. Rehearsals will be on Saturday afternoons, mostly in the Blythe room, Clare Colony (at the corner of the L-shaped building in this map).

Meanwhile, mp3 recordings of our last concert are now online.