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Prom Concert - Saturday, 20th July 2024


Leas Cliff Hall,
The Leas,
Folkestone,
CT20 2DZ.

Playing all your favourite Last Night of the Proms music, as well as popular classical works and film music from Titanic, Harry Potter, The Mission and Pirates of the Caribbean.  Our guests for the evening are Folkestone Choral Society.

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Summer Concert - Saturday, 15th June 2024


Holy Trinity Church,
Sandgate Road,
Folkestone
CT20 2HQ

Delius - The Walk to the Paradise Garden (arr. Beecham)

Arutiunian - Trumpet Concerto in Ab major

  • Soloist: Sasha Canter


Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

REVIEW:

Holy Trinity Church Folkestone was full to hear an outstanding concert under the direction of Rupert Bond. He is a sure-footed conductor with a creative vision that suits the orchestra well.

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Spring Concert - Saturday, 2nd March 2024


Holy Trinity Church,
Sandgate Road,
Folkestone,
CT20 2HQ

Mozart - Overture to Don Giovanni

Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

  • Soloist: Adrian Oldland

Haydn - Symphony No. 104

REVIEW:

In his opening remarks at the Folkestone Symphony concert on Saturday 2nd March, conductor Rupert Bond made reference to the terrible weather that evening.

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Family Christmas Concert - Sunday, 10th December 2023


Holy Trinity Church,
Sandgate Road,
Folkestone,
CT20 2HQ.

Programme included:

Sleigh Ride - Delius
Swan Lake (Excerpts) - Tchaikovsky
Medley from the film 'Frozen'
Christmas carols

Folkestone Young Strings also performed carols.

Autumn Concert 2023

Autumn Concert - Saturday, 11th November 2023


Holy Trinity Church,
Sandgate Road,
Folkestone,
CT20 2HQ

Smetana - Vltava (The Moldau)

Bruch - Scottish Fantasy in Eb major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

  • Soloist: Joo Yeon Sir

Sibelius - Symphony No. 5 in Eb major, Op. 82

REVIEW:

Folkestone Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rupert Bond performed its Autumn Concert in Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone on Remembrance Day, Saturday 11 November, and opened fittingly with a noble performance of the National Anthem.

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FHOS Poster 2023 Summer

Summer Concert - Saturday, 15th July 2023


Holy Trinity Church,
Sandgate Road,
Folkestone,
CT20 2HQ

Faure - Pelleas et Melisande Suite (excerpts)

Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole

  • Soloist: Floriane Peycelon

Vaughan-Williams - Symphony No. 2 "London Symphony"

REVIEW:

I’m very proud to have been elected, recently, as President of the Folkestone Symphony Orchestra.

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Folkestone Music in May Concert - Sunday, 28th May 2023


Holy Trinity Church,
Sandgate Road,
Folkestone
CT20 2HQ

Folkestone Symphony Orchestra are proud to be taking part in Music in May!

Repertoire for the Open Workshop starting at 1 pm will be:-

Bizet - Carmen Suite No. 2 (Toreador's Song and Habanera)

Grieg - Hall of the Mountain King

Beethoven - Symphony No, 5, 1st Movement

Folkestone Symphony will then perform what has been covered in the workshop and possibly some pieces from their repertoire at 3.30 pm. 

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Spring Concert - Saturday, 18th March 2023


Holy Trinity Church,
Sandgate Road,
Folkestone,
CT20 2HQ

Elgar - Cockaigne Overture

Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor

  • Soloist: Vincent Barrella

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1 in G minor "Winter Dreams"

REVIEW:

This demanding programme, so skilfully performed, admirably showed the variety and sheer delight of the romantic repertoire.

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Family Christmas Concert - Sunday, 11th December 2022


Holy Trinity Church,
Sandgate Road,
Folkestone
CT20 2HQ

For this concert, Folkestone Symphony Orchestra was joined by the FESIC Choir conducted by Helen Brooks and the Folkestone Young Strings conducted by Floriane Peycelon.

The orchestra played two movements from the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky, 'Sleigh Ride' by Leroy Anderson and music from the film 'Superman'. We also played 'An Overture on old English Carols' by John Whittaker, who came along to hear us.  The choir joined us in a rendition of The 12 Days of Christmas which was arranged by Peter Aviss, one of the orchestra's Viola players.

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Autumn Concert - Saturday, 12th November 2022


Holy Trinity Church,
Sandgate Road,
Folkestone
CT20 2HQ

Beethoven - Prometheus Overture

Glazunov - Saxophone Concerto

  • Soloist: Ann-Louise Sirota

Mozart - Overture to La Clemenza di Tito (arranged for Woodwind and Brass)

Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

REVIEW:

Two overtures, a rarely-performed 20th century concerto and a much-loved symphony – this was a magnificent, varied and demanding programme to open the season of concerts by the Folkestone Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rupert Bond and led by local violinist Floriane Peycelon.

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60th Anniversary Concert - 9th July 2022


Leas Cliff Hall
The Leas
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2DZ

60th Anniversary Concert
Brahms — Academic Festival Overture

Tchaikovsky — Violin Concerto in D major

  • Soloist: Joo Yeon Sir

Elgar — Enigma Variations

REVIEW:

Folkestone Symphony’s postponed (the 60 year landmark was last year) Diamond Concert was worth waiting for and it was good to see a large audience in the grandiosity of Leas Cliff Hall to enjoy it.

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Folkestone and Hythe Concert

Saturday 14th March 2020


Holy Trinity Church
Sandgate Rd
Folkestone
CT20 2HQ  

Elgar - Introduction & Allegro for Strings

Sibelius - Symphony No. 4

Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2
(Soloist - Adrian Oldland)

REVIEW:

Folkestone Symphony always provides its audience with a feast of worthwhile orchestral music.  As a musical meal, the main course of the concert on 14 March was undoubtedly the Sibelius Symphony 4, its ‘meat’ being particularly strong stuff.  The Elgar was an attractive and substantial starter, w

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