Enthusiastic, fun, sociable and friendly amateur Wind Orchestra based in north London, conducted by Dwight Pile-Gray.
No auditions.
Rehearsals: Wednesdays 8-10pm (arrival 7:45pm) at Martin School, N2 9JP
No rehearsals in the summer from mid-late July until early-mid September. Also rehearsal breaks (about a month each) at Christmas and Easter. Autumn 2022 term starts on 14th September.
The nearest Underground station to our rehearsal venue is East Finchley (Northern Line, High Barnet branch) and 263 bus passes the school, with 234, 102 and 143 also stopping nearby. Many in the orchestra also organise car sharing.
Concerts: 3 a year (sometimes extras) in Tufnell Park / Kentish Town.
Concert dates for 2022/23 season: 26th Nov, 25th March & 15th July.
Regular tours within UK and in Europe. Tour destinations: Isle of Wight (2022 [postponed from 2020]), Bournemouth & Poole (2018), Liverpool (2017), France (Reims, 2013) and Belgium (2007).
Our membership fees are £63/term, or £47/term concession for unwaged members.
The current membership is around 50 strong. Membership is on a termly basis, it is possible to rest for a term if you have other commitments, or cannot make the concert date. We have some members who do this, but there is a strong core membership of the orchestra which turned 20 years old in 2019, the history of the orchestra can be viewed at https://swon.org.uk/history-of-swon We are a registered charity and the orchestra is run by a small committee of volunteer members and our professional Musical Director.
Please email Nicole on contact@swon.org.uk with any questions you may have and to express your interest. We look forward to hearing from you.
