Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra
Our next concert…
Sunday 4th October 2026, 3pm, Saffron Hall
James Mayhew - Family Concert
Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf
Ravel - Mother Goose
Will Peter catch the wolf? Discover Prokofiev’s classic orchestral tale, together with Ravel’s magical Mother Goose Suite.
The music will be brought to life by James Mayhew and Toto Martinez who will tell the enchanting stories and illustrate them live on stage. Featuring the Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Hull, this concert is the perfect introduction to the sounds of the orchestra for children! The paintings created during the performance will be raffled for charity. James Mayhew will be signing his new book of Peter And The Wolf after the performance.
Saturday 31st October 2026, 7.30pm, Thaxted Church
James Bond Concert - SWSO will be performing along with vocalist’s many of 007’s favourite themes and songs, including
Doctor No - A View to a Kill - Diamonds Are Forever - Goldfinger
Live and Let Die - Skyfall - Licence to Kill - The Living Daylights
From Russia With Love - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
You Only Live Twice - Goldeneye - The Spy Who Loved Me
Sunday 29th November 2026, 3.00pm, Saffron Hall
Hovhaness - And God Created Great Whales
Page - Tahlequah (Markus Sadler, Piano)
Vaughan Williams - Sinfonia Antarctica
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This whale-inspired concert opens with Hovhaness’ awe-inspiring work for recorded whale-song and orchestra.
This is followed by the premiere of Tahlequah,a new piece for piano and orchestra by local composer Geoff Page, inspired by the story of an orca that carried her dead calf for seventeen days. Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra welcome brilliant young pianist Markus Sadler in his Saffron Hall debut. They conclude with Sinfonia Antartica which Vaughan Williams developed from his 1948 score to the film Scott of the Antarctic. Snow, ice and penguins all feature in this epic piece.
Sunday 7th February 2027, 3.00pm, Saffron Hall
A concert of film music
Sunday 9th May 2027, 3.00pm, Saffron Hall
Barber - Essay No.1 for Orchestra
Bax - Phantasy for Viola and Orchestra (Robin Ashwell, Viola)
Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra
Saturday 26th June 2027, 7.30pm, Saffron Hall
Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra and Saffron Walden Choral Society
Elgar - The Music Makers