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Welcoming Mark Sterlini Smith as our new Musical Director

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Mark Sterlini Smith is joining Wessex Concert Orchestra as our new Musical Director! Mark will make his debut with us at our ‘Musical Landscapes’ winter concert on 6th December 2025, at St Paul’s Church, Chippenham. We hope you can join

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“Summer in Spain” at Malmesbury Abbey, featuring Richard Durrant

“Summer in Spain” at Malmesbury Abbey, featuring Richard Durrant

The Wessex Concert Orchestra is delighted to invite you to its upcoming summer concert, “Summer in Spain,” to be held at the historic Malmesbury Abbey on Saturday, 5th July 2025. This amazing evening of Spanish music will feature the renowned

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Visual Storytelling a Huge Success in WCO Winter Concert

WCO Winter Concert 2022

Wessex Concert Orchestra (WCO) wanted to introduce something different to our winter concert to make classical music more accessible, especially for the younger members of our matinee audience. As the theme of the concert was ‘Witches, Wizards and Fairy Tales’,

Hannah Robertson March 29, 2023July 25, 2023 News Read more

A Return to Rehearsals and Concerts!

A Winters Tale concert details

WCO is delighted to be returning to Devizes Corn Exchange on Sunday 5th December 2021, for our first concert together since 2019. Under the baton of conductor Philip Draisey, we will be performing a collection of music inspired by fairytales

Hannah Robertson November 14, 2021November 25, 2022 News Read more

WCO goes virtual

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Due to the coronavirus, our forthcoming concerts and rehearsals have been cancelled. In challenging times, the orchestra has made the most out of the situation we find ourselves in and moved to online virtual rehearsals. The new rehearsal format allows

Hannah Robertson May 22, 2020November 14, 2021 News Read more

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We're pleased to announce Mark Sterlini Smith is joining Wessex Concert Orchestra as our new Musical Director! Mark will make his debut with us at our Musical Landscapes - Winter Concert on 6th December 2025, at St Paul’s Church, Chippenham. We hope you can join us to give him a warm welcome!Mark was brought up in a musical household in Keynsham, learning violin and piano from a young age. He is now Head of Music at Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School in Gloucestershire, where he enjoys conducting, educating, and communicating through music. Mark has conducted Longwell Green Orchestra since 2024, and is delighted to have been appointed as our new Musical Director.Read more on our website, link in the comments 👇 ... See MoreSee Less

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Wessex Concert Orchestra is recruiting for a new Musical Director to continue developing the orchestra after a period of amazing growth and success!The orchestra has a great history, a fantastic community spirit, plays to a high standard and is excited about new challenges ahead.If you are interested in applying, please see full details on our website: wco.org.uk/musical-director/ ... See MoreSee Less

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A huge thank you to all who attended our sell-out concert at Malmesbury Abbey on Saturday! We had an amazing evening and felt very lucky to play with the talented Richard Durrant. If you’d like to hear Richard again, he will be performing at the Swindon Arts Centre this Friday. Full details here: The Guitar Whisperer ... See MoreSee Less

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