Rehearsing the Vaughan Williams with the soloist this evening, his name is Sam and he is wonderful. The piece is coming together really well #TubaConcerto

Tonight’s first half was focused on the Vaughan Williams Tuba concerto. Looking forward to rehearsing it with the soloist, it’s settling down nicely #MadRhythms

Here is a slightly dodgy (sorry about the flash!) photo of the concert flyer. Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto (soloist Sam Dodd) Dvorak Symphony No8 Conductor Nick Meredith Leader Alison Major November 22nd 3:00pm St Matthew’s Church Chapel Allerton

Tonight’s first half has been fun, rehearsing the even mvts of the Dvorak; upping the tempo A Lot for the 4th, it’s all sounding very exciting (whooping horns! stormy strings!) so we’ll be calming down a bit after the break with some Mendelssohn 🎶🎵

Good evening! Apologies for being rubbish at posting the last couple of weeks … we had sectionals - so the strings got to talk about bowings in peace and the winds went and had fun doing dectets 😁 (Brass had the night off)

Rhythm games tonight while we wrestle with the VW Tuba Concerto. The conductor is using 70s and 80s kids tv titles and the orchestra is very much split by age regarding what is going on 😂 Captain Pugwash/Tales of the Riverbank/Bagpuss/Roobarb & Custard

Hello! We are back for a new term, looking forward to getting our teeth into Dvorak 8, Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture and most exciting… a tuba concerto! Concert day is the 22nd November 🎼🎶🎵

A few photos from this afternoon before that gates open later #PontefractCastle

We are here at Pontefract Castle, and it is warm & dry (and quite breezy but that just means the flags look fantastic 😁) Sound check & rehearsal in progress at the moment. #PromInTheCastle

Good morning! Today’s concert day! There are still a few tickets left, so if you’re free later on, why not come to Pontefract Castle? There’ll be music (lots of music!) and fireworks 🎆 We’re really looking forward to it, it’s always a brilliant event 🎼🎶 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pon...

Well, indeed. And a very lovely Ben he is too 😊

Tickets are on sale for our #PromInTheCastle on Saturday 28th June: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pon...

Break time - and we have our regular visitor back again #ProofOfCat

Absolutely rammed rehearsal room tonight, all our lovely deps are here, making a glorious noise 🎼🎶🎵 It’s quite warm in here too - and it should be on Saturday in Pontefract, the weather forecast looks promising 🌞😎 #PromInTheCastle

Not had one for a while, but here’s a banger in relation to dynamics: “Could I invite you to partake of the hairpins?” #ConductorQuotes

Less than a month to go now! Get your tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pon...

The last of the Prom music has been handed out this evening. Currently listening to the woodwind & upper strings pretending to be birds - this is one of five pieces we’ll be performing with a singer #PromInTheCastle

Did we mention..? 🤔 Tickets available now! #PromInTheCastle

And back again getting ready for Pontefract #PromInTheCastle Tonight’s rehearsal is tricky joins and corners - we have a lot more music to get through than in a normal term so it’s more of a challenge, but always fun 🎼🎶🎵

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Here’s the link for the #PromInTheCastle tickets - they do usually sell out so get yours early! www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pon...

More music being handed out as we prepare for the #PromInTheCastle - looks like we’re preparing for singing 🎵🎶🎵

Everybody sounded *marvellous* and we love you all the same, there are no favourites here … #SectionWars

Slightly sweltering through tonight’s rehearsal, and our conductor is at a school event this evening 🤔 so we are being put through our paces by our esteemed leader Alison 🎻

Musicians in a big tent! Clothes peg related jeopardy as the cello parts make a bid for freedom! Singing, dancing, mini scotch eggs! AMAZING fireworks! Run don’t walk people…

Tickets are on sale for our #PromInTheCastle on Saturday 28th June: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pon...

Back after the Easter break, and straight on with more #PromInTheCastle pieces. Walton 👑, Khachaturian ⚔️, and a bit of Beethoven 🎻

This is the kind of thing we can get on board with! (something something going off the rails something)

We have started rehearsing the repertoire for our “big gig” - the Prom Concert in the grounds of the wonderful Pontefract Castle. This year’s event will be on the 28th June, and we’re already excited 😁 #PromInTheCastle

Wise words from the past... From the striking / rioting / whatever Gods in LUU OperaSoc production of Orpheus in the Underworld far too many years ago... I had no idea they were doing that. And they displayed it on the day when my dad was in the audience...

Truly West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra are the Mr Kipling of orchestras. Exceedingly good cakes and exceedingly good opera this afternoon with @wyso-leeds.bsky.social -leeds.bsky.social

A massive thank you and very well played to the orchestra members; beautiful singing by the two soloists; a crazy programme of music and a lot of fun on a Sunday afternoon! Thanks also to the audience, it was lovely to see you all. Hope you enjoyed the music (and the cakes) 🎼🎵🎶

Setting up for the rehearsal for today’s concert. Yeadon Town Hall is very glam - we’re getting cabaret vibes!

Can’t wait! Not to brag* but we have some top-notch bakers in our merry band 😋 Opera, overtures, arias, and cake. Tomorrow, 3pm, Yeadon Town Hall #LiveMusic *we totally are bragging

Also there will cake 🧁🍰🎂

The concert is THIS Sunday and we’re very excited! Please come along and see us #LiveMusic #Leeds #Yeadon #Opera

Happy Wednesday everyone! A nice gentle (!) first half of tonight’s rehearsal… just a bit of Wagner followed by a touch of Shostakovich 😳🥵 After our well-deserved cuppa we’ll be on with some J. Strauss 🦇 and a bit of Bizet 💃🏻

Tonight’s rehearsal is with the two singers, and they are sounding fantastic #Opera #Leeds #LiveMusic

A reminder that our opera-tastic concert is a week on Sunday in Yeadon 🎼💃🏻🎻🎺🎶 #LiveMusic

Gearing up for tonight’s rehearsal. Leeds United are playing at home and it looks like several people have been caught out by the extra traffic… #SparselyPopulatedRehearsal

We're off to the opera in March - who's coming?

And we’re back! With a full set of brass & horns, enjoying rehearsing some very daft Shostakovich 😁 Quote of the night so far: Conductor: “No shade… is [that bit] achievable at that speed?” Oboe; deadpan: “… depends if you want the right notes” (It is insanely fast and yes it was achieved)

We're off to the opera in March - who's coming?