The passing of Laura Samuel – one of our soloists.

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of the violinist Laura Samuel. Laura died in November, aged 48. Laura played the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with us […]
Brian Luck

Brian Luck (1935-2024) It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Brian Luck in the early hours of Thursday 10th October 2024. It is particuly poignant that […]
Leigh Thomas

Leigh Thomas (1944-2024) It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Principal Oboist, Leigh Thomas, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday 6th […]
Seeking String Players

Seeking String Players If you play a string instrument we would love you to join us. In particular we are looking for cellists to join our section of 4. But, […]
A Great Summer Concert (22 June 2024)

We had a great concert including Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor with soloist Àánú Sodipe. And it ended with Mozart’s – Symphony No 40. […]
Michael Axtell former conductor of the HCO, dies after a fall at the age of 85.

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of our much-loved conductors, Michael Axtell, who died after a fall at the age of 85. Michael first conducted the […]
String and brass players required
If you play a string or brass instrument we would love you to join us. We are a friendly community orchestra. Our next Concert is 3:00 Sunday 17th March 2024. […]
A New Film About Fanny Mendelssohn.

There is a new film which is about to come out, which may be of interest. The film is Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn, a revelatory new feature documentary starring, Isata […]
String and brass players required
If you play a a string or brass instrument we would love you to join us. We are a friendly community orchestra. Our next Concert is 7:30 Saturday 25th November […]
Havering’s world renown violinist, Madeleine Mitchell, wins prize.

Many of you will remember Madeleine Mitchell, she was our soloist in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in 2016 and in Bruch’s Concerto in 2009. She stays in touch and has just […]