City of Carlisle Orchestra

City of Carlisle Orchestra We are a local orchestra that performs three concerts a year. If you or anyone you know enjoys classic music, please come and listen or even join our ranks

The City of Carlisle Orchestra is a local orchestra that performs three concerts a year. If you or anyone you know enjoys classical music we invite you to come along to our concerts and to like this page share it with others. The City of Carlisle Orchestra (formerly Eden Concert Orchestra) was established in 1962. Its objective is to provide an opportunity for regular rehearsals of the symphony re

pertoire for amateur and professional players. The Orchestra plays three concerts a year in the city. For at least one of these concerts, guest professional soloists or gifted amateurs are invited to perform with the orchestra. We are always looking for new members. Players should be a minimum of Grade 7 standard and there is no age restriction. See ‘Join The Orchestra’ for more details. Get in touch!

2025-2026 Season will be full of amazing pieces to play and listen to. These are just some of the fabulous pieces we wi...
16/07/2025

2025-2026 Season will be full of amazing pieces to play and listen to. These are just some of the fabulous pieces we will be showcasing this coming season.

We're very pleased to announce that Chloe Lu Ye will be back as Music Director for the Autumn concert!
01/07/2025

We're very pleased to announce that Chloe Lu Ye will be back as Music Director for the Autumn concert!

Hope you all enjoyed last night's concert! The autumn concert at the end of November will feature a number of popular pi...
29/06/2025

Hope you all enjoyed last night's concert!

The autumn concert at the end of November will feature a number of popular pieces including Gershwin's American in Paris, Eric Coates' London Suite and a world premier of a local composer's piece. Hope to see you there.

Rehearsals are going very well for this next concert. It's just a few weeks away now.
09/06/2025

Rehearsals are going very well for this next concert. It's just a few weeks away now.

16/05/2025

We're already thinking ahead to next season's concerts. What pieces would you like to see us play?

Tickets are now on sale for our summer concert featuring three Scandinavian composers. Don't forget children under 18 ar...
16/05/2025

Tickets are now on sale for our summer concert featuring three Scandinavian composers. Don't forget children under 18 are free!

Looking forward to our first rehearsal back this evening for our Scandinavian themed term. Pieces from a Danish composer...
22/04/2025

Looking forward to our first rehearsal back this evening for our Scandinavian themed term. Pieces from a Danish composer, a Swedish composer and a Finnish composer.

For anyone who loves ballet music, the forthcoming concert by the City of Carlisle Orchestra offers the opportunity to h...
24/03/2025

For anyone who loves ballet music, the forthcoming concert by the City of Carlisle Orchestra offers the opportunity to hear works by two of the acknowledged masters of the genre, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.

The concert takes place in St John’s Church on London Road, Carlisle on Saturday 29th March at 7.30pm and the programme opens with Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture which will be followed by excerpts from Prokofiev’s ballet, including Montagues and Capulets, also known as Dance of the Knights, which is famous nowadays as the signature tune to TV’s The Apprentice.

Following the interval, the orchestra will perform a selection of movements from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, again full of familiar themes and melodies.

The orchestra is conducted by London-based Max Todes, who is currently studying under Martyn Brabbins at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.

Max began conducting at the age of 15, and a year later founded the Cavatina Orchestra, comprised of talented students of the Junior and Senior London Conservatoires with the aim of giving young musicians the opportunity to study and perform an extensive range of repertoire.

In 2018 Max co-founded Cavatina Opera for a three-night run of The Magic Flute, which raised over £11,000 for Charity. While in Cambridge, Max conducted Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Fledermaus, Die Zauberflöte and Semele.

Max previously held a Lay Clerkship at Kings College, Cambridge alongside the Cambridge conducting scholarship. The conducting scholarship has afforded Max the opportunity to assist various visiting conductors such as Martyn Brabbins, Jack van Steen and Ben Glassberg.

He graduated from St John’s College, Cambridge having studied music, and sang as a choral scholar in the choir. As a cellist, Max was an award holder on the Instrumental Scheme, and the continuo cellist in the Cambridge baroque ensemble Collegium.

Max says:
“Working with the City of Carlisle Orchestra since January has been a highly rewarding experience for me. The opportunity to take the orchestra from the initial stages of music preparation through to the concert performance is one I value immensely.

“I believe we’ve learned a great deal from each other, and the collaboration between the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the city’s musicians is greatly appreciatedas a resource for the students on the MA Orchestral Conducting programme.”

Tickets for the performance are available in advance (£10) from members of the orchestra or the Tourist Information Centre at the Old Town Hall in Carlisle or at the door for £12. Under 18s are free,

Just under a week to go. Rehearsals are going very well. It's going to be a great concert!
23/03/2025

Just under a week to go. Rehearsals are going very well. It's going to be a great concert!

Tickets are now on sale at Carlisle Old Town Hall for this amazing concert (or from members of the orchestra). Disc...
07/02/2025

Tickets are now on sale at Carlisle Old Town Hall for this amazing concert (or from members of the orchestra).

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07/12/2024

We are planning to go ahead as planned. See you there!

As a committee member, I can reassure you that Kentaro, our conductor, has transport (if trains are not running) for tom...
06/12/2024

As a committee member, I can reassure you that Kentaro, our conductor, has transport (if trains are not running) for tomorrow night's concert.

We will make a decision early afternoon as to whether or not to cancel the concert based on the weather. We are hopeful it will still go ahead, but keeping a close eye on the weather.

Expect a message here if it is cancelled. (Website unlikely to be updated so all news will be posted here).

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