York Guildhall Orchestra

This is the Web Site of the York Guildhall Orchestra, probably one of the best amateur/volunteer symphony orchestra ensembles in the North of England!

We all greatly enjoy the making of music and take great pleasure in presenting concerts to discerning listeners, be they experienced in concert going, or be they new to orchestral concerts.

Our final concert of the season went off very well indeed to a satisfyingly large audience.  A big thank you from the orchestra  to our loyal audience and to any newcomers. 

We are now working on our next season, which will take place in the Central Hall.

This web site gives just a flavour of the orchestra, its players and its achievements, which for an amateur music group in the truest sense, is of the highest quality - don’t take our word for it, read some of the reviews!

See a complete history of past concerts.  Although not entirely complete for all concerts, we try to include a word for word copy of the concert reviews - warts and all!

Orchestra Sponsors

NEWS

We are delighted to welcome a new sponsor O’Neill Associates, to the line-up of “York’s Finest”.   Our grateful thanks for their support.

Next Season’s dates have now been finalised.  Please visit the Future Seasons page for more information.

The refurbishment of the Barbican has, for various reasons, regrettably been delayed again.  It is unclear at this time when the Barbican will be open again - it has been closed so long that a lot of work is required to make it serviceable again. 

Our future plans for a triumphant return have been put on the back burner until we have something more predictable to go on.

Interested in being a Patron or corporate sponsor, please see our Sponsorship section.

Interested in joining the orchestra - visit How To Join

The York Guildhall Orchestra is a registered charity (number 700836).  It is affiliated to Making Music, which represents and supports amateur vocal, instrumental and promoting societies throughout the United Kingdom.

The York Guildhall Orchestra is grateful for financial assistance from the City of York Council Leisure Services

info@yorkguildhallorchestra.com