Northern Chamber Orchestra | 2026-27 SEASON

NCO in concert at St Boniface Church, Bunbury
Director TBC
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
Elgar - Serenade for Strings
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

Impressions of Italy
Director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Rossini - Overture to the Barber of Seville
Mascagni - Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Respighi - Gli Uccelli (The Birds)
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 (‘Italian’)

Fire and Brilliance
NCO Soloists
Director Zoë Beyers
Shostakovich - Two pieces for String Octet
Nicholas Simpson - Octet (world premiere)
Mendelssohn - Octet

Christmas at Tatton Park
Celebrate Christmas with the NCO as we return to Tatton Park for a festive concert full of warmth and Christmas cheer.

Mainly Baroque
Viola Alex Mitchell
Director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Vivaldi - Concerto for Strings in G minor
Telemann - Viola Concerto
Caroline Shaw - Plan & Elevation
Stravinsky - Concerto in E flat major ('Dumbarton Oaks')
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

British Landscapes
Oboe Kenny Sturgeon
Director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Holst - St Paul's Suite
Vaughan Williams - Oboe Concerto
Ruth Gibbs - Cringlemire Garden
Elgar - Introduction and Allegro for Strings

Russian Romanticism
Horn Naomi Atherton
Director Zoë Beyers
Anton Arensky - Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
Alexander Glazunov - Idyll for horn and strings
Stravinsky - Concerto in D ('Basle')
Tchaikovsky - Souvenir de Florence

The World of Beethoven
NCO Soloists
Director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Holst - Sextet
Beethoven - Septet

Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross
Narrator David Threlfall
Conductor Stephen Threlfall
Leader Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Haydn - Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross

Die Wiener Klassik
Violin and Director Zoë Beyers
Anna Clyne - Breathing Statues
Mozart - Violin Concerto in A major ("Turkish")
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7