The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert promoted by Cherry Tree Cricket Club on 5 June 2022 from 2.00pm to 7.30pm promises to be an outstanding event for all the family. Blackburn Symphony Orchestra will lead an open air concert with a large choir and other artists supporting the Orchestra on the … [Read more...]
2019 / 2020 Season
Please provide your suggestions for music to play next season. The theme is: November – audience friendly, based on stories March – serious, ambitious, include challenging and crowd-pleasing items July – themed around a country, or film, or dance. Ties in with European cup – is that an … [Read more...]
The brass section: “90% boredom; 10% absolute terror”
The Blackburn Symphony Orchestra is fortunate in having an established and very experienced brass section. Most of the players, Peter Sutcliffe and Mike Lormor (trumpets); John Holt and Graham Rouse (trombones) and Paul Roscow (tuba) have been with the orchestra for many years. The newest members, … [Read more...]