Blackpool Symphony Orchestra
BSO performs 3-4 concerts a year in September, November, March and June. See our website and social media for details of all our concerts. Our concerts, collaborations with local arts organisations and schools and come & play string days are all part of the orchestra's mission - education in and appreciation of orchestra music. Tickets for our September 2024 Prom Concert are available from The Grand Theatre Blackpool.
Come and Play Mahler Symphony No. 4
Sunday 16 November 2025
This is a come and play event with an informal play through at the end of the day.
Conductor: Helen Harrison
Leader: Alexandra Stemp
Soloist: Juliet Montgomery
Registration and refreshments from 9.30am. Starts at 10am and finishes at 5pm.
Adults: £20 online or £25 on the door.
Concessions: Under 19s or full time students are FREE. Reserve your place with £1 deposit online which will be refunded to you on the day.
Wind and brass will be 1 player per part.
Under 18s will need to complete a permission form. This can be downloaded from www.blackpoolsymphony.co.uk/members-info or completed on the door.
Please bring a music stand and lunch. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided on arrival and in breaks.
We are grateful to The Gustav Mahler Society UK for supporting this event.
Ashton Community Science College
Spring Concert 14 March 2026
Saturday 14 March 2026
Blackpool Symphony Orchestra Concert
We are delighted to welcome back our guest conductor Felicity Cliffe
The programme is
Beethoven Leonora No 3
Chaminade Callirhoe Suite
Brahms Symphony No 2
Tickets £13 online £15 on the door (Under 19s free). Online tickets available until 23.59 on Friday 13 March.
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
Summer Concert
Saturday 28 June 2025
For our summer concert we are back at AKS Lytham.
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Williams Penillion
Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto Soloist Leo Stemp
Delius Summer Evening
Beethoven Symphony No 8
Tickets £13 online £15 on the door (Under 19s free)
AKS Lytham
Spring Concert
Saturday 29 March 2025
Blackpool Symphony Orchestra Concert
Conductor Helen Harrison
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 Pathetique
Debussy Petite Suite
Holst Japanese Suite
Mayer Overture in D Minor
Tickets £13 online £15 on the door (Under 19s free)
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Come and Play String Day 2025
Saturday 18 January 2025
This is a come and play event for string players (and not a concert). We will be looking at 3 works, Holst St Paul's Suite, Gipps Cringlemire Garden and Vivaldi Concerto for Strings in D Major
Conductor: Helen Harrison
Coaching: Alexandra Stemp (violin) and Amanda Turner (cello)
Registration and refreshments from 10am. Starts at 10.30am and finishes at 4pm.
£15 online or £17 on the door. Under 19s £1 deposit online.
Under 18s will need to complete a permission form. This can be downloaded from www.blackpoolsymphony.co.uk/members-info or completed on the door.
Please bring a music stand and lunch. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided.
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Flying with Farrenc
Saturday 29 June 2024
Blackpool Symphony Orchestra Concert
Conductor Felicity Cliffe
Farrenc Symphony No 3
Vaughan Williams The Wasps Overture
Saint-Saens "The Swan"
Come Fly With Me, ET, Thunderbirds, Dambusters and more
Tickets £13 online £15 on the door (Under 19s free)
AKS Lytham
Come and Play String Day 2024
Saturday 20 January 2024
This is a come and play event for string players (and not a concert). The main work will be Elgar Introduction and Allegro. It's a great opportunity to come and play for fun.
Conductor: Helen Harrison
Coaching: Alexandra Stemp (violin) and Amanda Turner (cello)
Registration and refreshments from 10am. Starts at 10.30am and finishes at 4pm.
£13 online or £15 on the door. Under 19s £1 deposit online.
Under 18s will need to complete a permission form. This can be downloaded from www.blackpoolsymphony.co.uk/members-info or completed on the door.
Please bring a music stand and lunch. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided.
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Summer Sounds
Saturday 1 July 2023
Blackpool Symphony Orchestra Concert
Conductor Helen Harrison
Soloist Andrew Reynish
W. A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
C. Schumann arr G. Morton: 4 Characteristic Pieces
R. Schumann Cello Concerto with soloist Andrew Reynish
F. Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony
Tickets £13 online £15 on the door (Under 19s free)
AKS Lytham
Come and Play String Day
Saturday 21 January 2023
This is a come and play event for string players (and not a concert). The main work will be Tchaikovsky Serenade for Stings. It's a great opportunity to come and play for fun.
Conductor: Helen Harrison
Coaching: Alexandra Stemp (violin) and Amanda Turner (cello)
Registration and refreshments from 10am. Starts at 10.30am and finishes at 4pm.
£12 online or £14 on the door. Under 19s £1 deposit online.
Under 18s will need to complete a permission form. This can be downloaded from www.blackpoolsymphony.co.uk/members-info or completed on the door.
Please bring a music stand and lunch. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided.
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School