According to the Hearing Health Foundation, normal conversation has a decibel (dB) level of sixty. A symphony orchestra runs around 110 dB – the same as a jackhammer! So it’s no surprise that as many as 50% of musicians suffer from a hearing problem. But noise-induced hearing loss isn’t just a concern for rockers and …
Would you like to audition to join Cambridge Philharmonic? We are hosting a new series of auditions this summer on the following dates: Monday 10 July, 5-8pm, Chesterton Community College Saturday 15 July, 2-5pm, Chesterton Community College What’s involved? Auditions are 10 minutes long and consist of an own-choice piece plus a prepared …
As part of our ongoing community engagement, Cambridge Philharmonic have been excited to work with local young people as part of an initiative developed alongside ‘The Sounds of Shakespeare’ concert on 20th May. The Garfield Weston Foundation and Pye Foundation have generously supported the project, using workshop sessions to engage young people in our music …
Following a brilliant performance of “Pictures at an Exhibition” last Saturday, Cambridge Philharmonic have received a wonderful review from the Cambridge Edition. “An ambitious repertoire, executed with great technical ability, Cambridge Philharmonic’s latest performance under new musical director Harry Sever guided audiences on a spellbinding journey through a wide range of soundscapes and delivered a …
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One of our longest-standing Chorus members, Jennifer Day, has written and published a book about her fifty years with the Phil! Fifty years of music-making with the Cambridge PhilBy Jennifer Day Jennifer Day’s fascinating account of her 50 years with the Cambridge Phil, records her experiences of singing under seven different conductors – Peter Dennison, …
A very warm welcome to Cambridge Philharmonic’s 2022-23 season, which I’m thrilled to introduce as the society’s new Music Director. The season begins with a ‘Come and Sing’ performance of Haydn’s iconic Nelson Mass. No prior preparation required – just dust off your vocal chords and enjoy Haydn’s rip-roaringly dramatic music. Our West Road concerts …
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On Saturday 9th July, the Cambridge Philharmonic returns to Ely Cathedral for a performance of Mahler’s epic Second Symphony (‘Resurrection’). The concert marks an extraordinary 21-year association with conductor, Timothy Redmond, who stepped down as Music Director last summer. ‘My first ever concert with the Phil was at Ely Cathedral’, writes Timothy Redmond, ‘and so …
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We are happy to announce that during the Vaughan Williams & Sibelius concert at West Road Concert hall on the 19th March 2022, we raised £797 by bucket collection alone to the DEC (Disaster Emergency Committee) Ukraine appeal! Thank you to our audience’s generosity – your contributions will be greatly appreciated!