Information for current TVYO players
TVYO Programme - Autumn 2026
Our season begins with a combined Introductory Evening and first rehearsal on Monday 7th September at 6.00pm (please note the earlier start time). Bringing everyone together on one evening allows us to welcome new and returning members, introduce the season and begin rehearsals straight away. We look forward to welcoming new players and their families to the TVYO community.
This year's repertoire has been chosen to challenge and inspire, helping our musicians develop
technical confidence, expressive playing, stylistic versatility and ensemble excellence. The artwork shown here reflects not only the theme of colour that runs through our season, but also a remarkable period of artistic change. In the early twentieth century, artists such as Wassily
Kandinsky transformed painting through bold colour and abstraction, while music was evolving
just as rapidly. At the heart of our season are two remarkable symphonies written only fifteen
years apart: Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2 (1907), a masterpiece of Romanticism, and Nielsen's Symphony No. 5 (1922), a work that looks boldly towards modernism. Together, they capture a pivotal moment when composers, like painters, were reimagining what their art could become.
Wassily Kandinsky: Yellow Red Blue (1925). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Details of the repertoire for Autumn term 2026 are shown below; the links are to concert performances on YouTube and will open in a new window:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a
Conrad van Alphen with the Sinfonia Rotterdam
Manuel de Falla: Three Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2
Andrés Orozco-Estrada with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 5, Op 50
Herbert Blomstedt with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
IMSLP is an online library where you can find reference copies of scores and parts for most of the pieces that we play. You should be able to find a drop-down list with your instrument.
Practice parts - print out your own copies
We will also be sending parts out to you by email at the start of term, including tutor-bowed parts for the strings. The orchestral folders with the original parts are kept with the orchestra at all times. Please download and print out your own parts for practice purposes. We expect that you will take these to your lessons for further support from your instrumental teacher.
TVYO Autumn 2026 rehearsal schedule
Rehearsals are at: Larkmead School, Main Hall, Faringdon Rd, Abingdon OX14 1RF
1: Monday 7th September - Welcome and introductions from 6pm: Full/Full
2: Monday 14th September - Sectionals/Full
3: Monday 21st September - Sectionals/Full
4: Monday 28th September - Full/Full
5: Monday 5th October - Sectionals/Full
6: Monday 12th October - Sectionals/Full
7: Monday 19th October - Full/Full
- HALF TERM -
8: Monday 2nd November - Sectionals/Full
9: Monday 9th November - Full/Full
10: Monday 16th November - Sectionals/Full
11: Monday 23rd November - Full/Full
12: Monday 30th November - Full/Full
End of term concert - date and venue
TVYO Autumn 2026 Concert
Saturday 5th December 2026: 7:30pm
Radley College, Silk Hall (venue to be confirmed)
Kennington Rd, Radley, Abingdon OX14 2HR
Balance rehearsal: 5:00pm – 6:45pm (same venue)
Concert dress code
Smart – all black. Players can choose to wear a suit, dress (long or short) or skirt /trousers and shirt. Trainers, jeans, leggings, sweat shirts or T-shirts are not considered appropriate concert dress. Players should ensure that their concert dress is both smart and comfortable to play in.
