NEWS ARCHIVE

uesday 15th November 2022

Robert Watson & SWS Strings CD Release

We are very proud to announce the new CD release of Christopher Ball’s Clarinet Concerto, recorded and very generously funded by SWS principal clarinet, Robert Watson and the strings of St Woolos Sinfonia, led by Laurence Kempton. Recorded at Nimbus Records in Monmouth and conducted by WNO clarinettist, Les Craven, the cd is available to purchase at SWS concerts, with all proceeds going to the orchestra.

Friday 9th September 2022

All at St Woolos Sinfonia, would like to heartily congratulate our Principal Conductor, Tianyi Lu and partner, Tristan, on the birth of a baby boy, Kai, earlier this year. We wish them all the very best for their future lives together.

Monday 12 SEPTEMBER 2021

It was pleasure to see and chat to so many Friends, Patrons and Fans of the Orchestra at yesterday’s ‘Musical Ploughman’s’. Thank you to our Friends’ and Patrons’ Secretary, Glynis MacDonald, for kindly hosting the event in her lovely garden and thanks to all who helped organise it. The weather was fine and warm and we were treated to some great jazz by ‘Something Sultry’

Tuesday 20 JULY

It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death, earlier this morning, of the Orchestra’s President and Co-founder, Professor Brian Peeling. He showed the Orchestra kindness and generosity and gave it his unstinting support over many years. We shall miss him.

Chairman, Christoph Mädler, and Artistic Director, James Drummond, have fond memories of visiting Brian earlier this month and the happy day out they all spent together. Photo: Christoph and Brian in Oxford

Our sincere condolences to Brian’s children, Gillian and Rob, and to all of his family.