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New rehearsal venue

From Oct 13th 2025 Greystones Orchestra will be holding its rehearsals at Loreto Girls’ Secondary School, Vevay Road, Bray.  The new rehearsal venue will provide us with multiple rooms in order to enable sectional practices when required, something not available in our previous rehearsal venue in Greystones.  It will also be more accessible to orchestra members travelling from Dublin and beyond.

Rehearsals are held every Monday evening from 8-10pm.  If you are an instrumentalist and would like to play with us, go to our Join Us page, fill out the application form and we will be back in touch.

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Mostly Mozart in Greystones

Greystones Orchestra is delighted to present our summer concert in Greystones on June 8th, under the baton of our musical director, Cillian O’Breachain. This special evening will feature two beloved masterpieces by Mozart, alongside a vibrant and captivating orchestral suite by the 20th-century Hungarian composer Ferenc Farkas. Adding to the excitement, we are honoured to welcome Silvija Ščerbavičiūtė, the principal flautist of the RTE Concert Orchestra, as our soloist for Mozart’s enchanting Flute Concerto. Join us for an unforgettable night of joyous melodies and let us celebrate the beauty of summer together with inspiring and uplifting music.

Programme:

Ferenc Farkas – March Suite
Mozart – Flute concerto nr. 1 in G major
Mozart – Symphony nr. 40 in G minor

Tickets costing €20 (under-18s and full-time students €15 and under-12s €10) may be obtained from orchestra members or purchased online through Eventbrite by clicking here.

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Greystones Orchestra at the Movies – May 25 in the Holy Rosary Church, Greystones

 

For our summer concert this year we’re taking a trip to the cinema, with an exciting programme of film music from movie blockbusters including Jurassic Park, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, Batman and many more.  The concert is taking place at 8pm on Saturday 25 May in the Holy Rosary Church in Greystones.  Tickets costing €20 (€15 for full-time students and under-18s) can be obtained from orchestra members or bought at the door on the evening of the concert.

We are delighted to welcome André Cavanagh as our guest conductor for this concert.  As well as being a noted French horn soloist and professional orchestral player, André has held conducting positions with the Fingal Youth Orchestra, Blackrock College Orchestra, Blackrock Jazz Band, Knocklyon Concert Band and is currently director of the Newpark Community Orchestra.

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Cillian O’Breachain appointed as conductor for 2023/24 season

We are delighted to be able to announce that following the unavailability of Jonathan Browner, Cillian O’Breachain has been appointed as conductor of the Greystones Orchestra for the 2023/24 season.  Cillian has a wealth of experience as conductor and orchestral violinist and we are all looking forward very much to working with him over the coming year.

Full information on Cillian’s musical background and experience can be found on our People webpage.

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Summer concert cancelled

Due to the unavailability of our musical director Jonathan Browner we have unfortunately had to cancel our summer concert, which had been planned for 20th May.  We’d like to wish Jonathan a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back to us when we resume rehearsals in September, when we will be preparing for our next concert in February 2024.

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Open rehearsal 27/03/2023

Greystones Orchestra is holding an open rehearsal at 8pm on Monday evening, 27th March.  If you’re interested in joining the orchestra, or even just thinking about it, please come along to this rehearsal.  You will be made to feel very welcome and there is no commitment required on your part – just join in the rehearsal and see how you get on.  We are particularly looking for brass and oboe players, but other instrumentalists are also welcome.

Rehearsals take place in St. Patrick’s national school in Greystones.  More information about the orchestra and directions to the rehearsal venue can be found here.  If you’d like to contact us before coming along, leave a comment on our News webpage or email us at gr************@***il.com

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Winter concert 2023

After a break of 3 years, we are delighted to be able to present once again our annual winter concert at 8pm on Saturday, February 4th.  This year we will be appearing in the Mermaid Theatre, Bray in what will be a delayed 30th anniversary performance to celebrate the establishment of the orchestra in 1989.

Also appearing with us will be the wonderful solo oboist Jessica Harris. The orchestra will be conducted by our musical director Jonathan Browner in the following programme:

Mozart: Overture to Il Seraglio
Schubert: Symphony no. 3
Mozart: Movement from the Clarinet Concerto
Mozart: Oboe Concerto

Tickets are priced at €21 (full) or €17 (concessions) and may be booked online by going to https://www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/events/greystones-orchestra-30th-anniversary-concert.

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Summer concert 21 May 2022

Greystones Orchestra recently presented our 2022 summer concert on 21st May in Belmont Desmesne, Greystones on a beautiful sunny Saturday evening.  We were delighted to be able to perform again in front of a live audience after a break of over two years since our last public performance, an experience which was greatly enjoyed by performers and audience alike.   We were also delighted to share the stage with the Major Minors Junior Orchestra – Greystones Orchestra members of the future!

The programme included the following pieces:

Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
Mozart: Symphony nr. 29 (1st movement)
Doppler: Andante and Rondo Op.25 (soloists, Claire  Shortall and Michelle LeMay)
Krommer: Concerto for Two Clarinets in E-Flat Major, Op.35 (soloists Robert Clarke and Simonas Ciunka)

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