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Music From Scratch- Ma Vlast & Jurassic Park

UHO were thrilled to invite musicians from the surrounding counties to our play. We were amazed that players from as far as Caernarfon, Liverpool and Nottingham joined us for a fun filled day of music. There was a sense of great joy through the day as we explored the above two orchestral scores and the additional William Tell. The day was organised into orchestral and sectional rehearsals, with a concert performance in the evening. Whilst initial orcehstral rehearsals reveale

Sep 121 min read

UHOrchestra Invites Brass, String & Percussion Players to Join!!

Do you play a BRASS (in particular trumpet & Trombone), STRING (in particular, violin, viola, cello or double bass) or PERCUSSION instrument? The orchestra has celebrated another year of continued success. We have played a number of concerts to sell out audiences and have introduced the Play Day when we play more challenging pieces from scratch, the next date September 5th (Details on Website). As we are a community orchestra that welcomes musicians from a wide range of ages

Aug 11 min read

SUMMER REHEARSALS

UHORCHESTRA CONTINUE WITH REHEARSALS We have enjoyed a great year of playing and performing together. Whilst many players are enjoying their summer holidays, there are still many who have the routine of work . UHOrcehstra provides the best summer relief, we continue with rehearsals each Thursday evening 7 - 9pm, to bring that breath of fresh air into the warm evenings. As ever the atmosphere of rehearsals is very relaxed. In addition summer provides the opportunity to explore

Jul 301 min read

UHOrchestra Play day : September 5th 2026

'Ma Vlast' & 'Jurassic Park' from Scratch BOOK YOUR PLACE SOON The summer holidays are flying past and the opportunity to kick start the autumn term with the day of playing music from scratch is also coming soon. Do book you place, we are looking forward to welcoming you to a very friendly day. Following a very successful play day in January this year, when we hosted many musicians from the wider regions who came to play Jupiter and Harry Potter from scratch, we are organisin

Jun 41 min read

Considering joining UHOrchestra

If you are considering playing in a musical group, if you want to play interesting music that is varied and includes popular titles that include film, classical, theatre and big band numbers we may be who you are looking for. We do not limit ourselves to one style of music, and therefore have a very wide repertoire of music that caters for all tastes. Our audiences love the music we performe and our musical calendar contains events that are varied in character and content, pr

Jun 41 min read

UHOrchestra's Summer 2026 Events

UHOrchestra are looking forward, with excitement and anticipation, to presenting to you our Summer Concert packed full of delights. The concert having been invited to perform again at Stoke Minster, Sunday June 14th @ 5 pm. We will be performing the concert with the Staffordshire Branch of The Rock Choir, whose conductor and musical director is Beverley Mason, an exciting collaboration. The programme UHOrchestra will be performing is a sunny summery programme, one that will

Apr 231 min read

Our Space Ball

Our Space is a charity in Newcastle-under-Lyme who provides support, space and environment for children and young adults with disabilities to have a social space to engage in. It provides opportunities for all the individuals to make friends and enjoy social activities, away from the family and in a safe environment. It is a wonderful charity that re-started 10 years ago and was celebrating 10 years of very successful service to the community. The event was held in the Double

Mar 171 min read

A Special Christmas Concert

We have been thrilled to welcome many new members to the UHOrchestra over recent months. Our new members have swelled the ranks of the strings, flute and brass sections. Welcome to you all. Together we delivered a glittering concert programme. From the first note we struck, we defined the evening, commencing with 'Fanfare on Joy to the World'. This was followed by a blend of the old and traditional sounds from Mozart and Vaughan Williams, and heart warming Sound of Music. Au

Jan 111 min read

"A Brilliant & Joyful Day" ~ Jupiter & Harry Potter from Scratch

UHO ventured for the first time to organising a whole day rehearsal followed by a concert yesterday, January 10th 2026. What a thrilling day it turned out to be. We took with a significant degree of uncertainty as to whether it would be a success. Orchestral rehearsal of musicians ken to enjoy playing music together! Yet to our great delight we had a remarkable response to our invitation to join us for the day. We had the most friendly and enthusiastic musicians come and expl

Jan 111 min read