Welcome to ESO
The purpose of the ESO is to engage and lift the spirit. This informs all our activity, whether performing or educating. We are dedicated to live classical music and we feel a particular connection to British music, ancient and modern. Our Principal Conductor is Dr Vernon Handley CBE whose reputation for conducting British music is second to none. We hope you enjoy our web site and we hope to meet you at one of our events in the near future.
Our 2008 programme is now available. The ESO Newsletter gives some details about our current and future plans.
The dates and details for our Beginners and Intermediate Orchestra weekends are now available.
If people cannot get to ESO then ESO will get to the people! The pilot of our Concerts in Care Homes & Hospices project, which takes live music to people who would not otherwise be able to hear it, took place in 15 residences in Worcestershire in December 2007.
2008 will be a crucial but fascinating year for ESO. Our business plan and modus operandi are unique, but they are beginning to bear fruit. Plans for 2008 include the re-launch of our Side-by-Side programme, a greater variety of concert programme and venue, and a major educational project in celebration of Vaughan Williams. The Newsletter outlines some of our future plans.