Meet our players: Mervyn Stephens, French Horn
Meet Mervyn, French horn player par excellence, thwarted artist and long-suffering but now retired (and missed!) NWSO committee member. Can...
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Last night of the Proms
A great end to the 2017/2018 season Thank you to all who came to our Last night of the Proms...
Singing Rule Britannia: A conversation with Rebecca Leggett
We were very excited to have mezzo-soprano Rebecca Leggett join us as soloist at a recent concert. She performed Elgar’s...
Meet our players: Phil Springate, French horn
Player profile: Phil Springate, French horn player and one of the longest-standing members of NWSO Meet Phil Springate, member of...
Life as a percussionist: a conversation with Sacha Johnson
At a recent concert we had a rare treat on the programme: Ney Rosauro’s Concerto No 1 for Vibraphone, one of...
Meet our players – Mags Matthews, violin
Player profile: first violin and classical rock chick Mags Matthews Mags Matthews is part of the fabulous first violin section...
A conversation with Benny Kim
We were very excited to have internationally acclaimed violinist Benny Kim join us to play Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending. Benny...
Meet our players – Alan Braunton, bassoonist
Player profile: Alan Braunton, bassoonist, woodwind instrument repairer and malt lover Alan Braunton is one of the NWSO’s bassoonists and...
Meet our players – Nigel Shires, double bass
Player profile: Nigel Shires, double bass player and our new social media guru Nigel Shires plays the double bass in...