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One of the UK’s best-loved orchestras, the BSO is known for championing the role of culture in people’s lives. Chief Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. bsolive.com
...the connections made over the year and share a little bit of the magic together, hopefully creating treasured memories for years to come.

Find out more about how the BSO’s Community and Wellbeing Orchestras – and community-led choir, BSO Voices - are marking the festive period this year here ⬇️
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Music is deeply entwined with yuletide and can hold a special significance bringing back memories and a feeling of connection and joy 🕊️

The community groups that we lead in partnership across the South West make music year-round, but the festive period offers the opportunity to celebrate...
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
...the connections made over the year and share a little bit of the magic together, hopefully creating treasured memories for years to come.

Find out more about how the BSO’s Community and Wellbeing Orchestras – and community-led choir, BSO Voices - are marking the festive period this year here ⬇️
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Music is deeply entwined with yuletide and can hold a special significance bringing back memories and a feeling of connection and joy 🕊️

The community groups that we lead in partnership across the South West make music year-round, but the festive period offers the opportunity to celebrate...
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We’re proud to be welcoming the University’s students to our Portsmouth performances across this year and look forward to hearing what they think of our other concerts in the region…

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REVIEW: Chichester Cathedral with Gergely Madaras and Kristīne Balanas
A night with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: full of "passion, flare and resolve" Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s concert in Chichester Cathedral on
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November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
These thrilling and interactive concerts feature participatory songs and body percussion for everyone to perform, that seeks to uncover the mysteries of the four elements that make up our natural world.🔥💦🌍💨

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November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If interested in exploring the subject of awe further, check out Dacher Keltner’s brilliant book ‘Awe’
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Find your nearest independent stockist of The Pier Journal here www.pierjournal.co.uk/stockists or sign-up as a subscriber. It’s a brilliant publication doing great things for the local community in BCP.
Stockists — Pier Journal
Pier Journal is distributed for free to almost 300 venues across Dorset, reaching over 15,000 readers. Copies are available while stocks last. Use the map to find your nearest stockist, which we…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
...less ordinary.

If you’re based in or around Dorset, grab your copy now ➡️ www.pierjournal.co.uk (get in quick, they don’t last long!)

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November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
...to the inspiration felt on witnessing a display of something truly extraordinary.

We believe that witnessing a symphony orchestra in full flight – and watching amazing musicians displaying technical wizardry on our concert stages or within our local communities – is a route to a life...
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ahead of the event’s return this weekend, we’ve been reflecting on the importance of Braille notation in ensuring inclusion and accessibility in live music-making ➡️ bsolive.com/news/the-ret...

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The return of 'Symphony from Scratch'
"To my knowledge, this is one of the largest numbers of Braille music users in a single integrated symphony orchestra, at least in the UK.”
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November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thank you, teachers, for bringing your brilliant pupils! Find out more about our work to support music education

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BSO Participate
Our Participate team work with people young and old, bringing music to the heart of communities across the South and Southwest of England.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
...which will be scored and ranked by expert judges. From the initial entries, up to 40 applicants will progress to live auditions.

The closing date for applicants to submit a video entry is 1 December 2025…don’t delay!
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If you’re inspired by Hugo, don’t miss the opportunity to apply for the BBC Young Musician’s 2026 competition, which is now open 💌

To enter the competition, musicians aged 18 and under (entrants must be born on or after 1 September 2007) must submit a 10-minute video...
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Fine Times Recorder has highlighted Hugo’s performance in Exeter as one to get in the diary – don’t miss out! www.theftr.co.uk/teenage-cell...
Teenage cellist joins BSO in Exeter | Fine Times Recorder
Welcome to The Fine Times Recorder - All in your own good time.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
...Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations together with Associate Guest Conductor, David Hill, in a programme of works by Fauré, Mendelssohn and Ravel.
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM