An Evening by the Sea: the National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra and the National Scout and Guide Concert Band in Coventry and Birmingham

The National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra and the National Scout and Guide Concert Band

After a 2 year gap due to the pandemic, the National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra (NSGSO) and the National Scout and Guide Concert Band (NSGCB) are holding their first ever joint concert in Coventry Cathedral on Friday 5 August 2022. Titled An Evening by the Sea, the concert will feature Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade, Handel's Fireworks Music, Arnold's Cornish Dances and more.

There will be over 160 youth  members of the Scout Association and Girlguiding performing, aged 12-25 and all proficient to a minimum of grade 4 in an orchestral or concert band instrument. There will be further concerts at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Saturday 6 August 2022.

The orchestra is now in its 47th year and its membership is over 80 players, whilst the band was reformed in 2016, also totally 80 players. Both courses offer an intense week of rehearsals and workshops with a professional conductor and sectional tutors, culminating in concerts in the Birmingham area. The team of tutors are all professional instrumental teachers and musicians, helping them to get the most out of their instrument. Scout and Girl-guiding activities are also provided by a dedicated group of Scout and Guide leaders who coordinate and lead the week; these leaders are based all around the country.

Further information from the orchestra and band website.