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On this page:

Rehearsals and concerts
Dates for your diary
Your commitment and attendance
Novotel location and rooms
Subs (membership fees)
Registration and Gift Aid form
Facebook and WhatsApp groups
Attending Committee meetings
Policies

Rehearsals and concerts

We normally rehearse on Monday nights from 7pm to 9.30pm, for nine weeks before each concert. If one of those Mondays falls on a bank holiday then we rehearse on the Tuesday instead.

We rehearse at Novotel London West, Hammersmith, in the Chablis Suite on the ground floor.

Dates for your diary

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https://goo.gl/dyA91D

Date	Event
Monday 19 January 2026, 7pm	First rehearsal for March concert
Saturday 21 March 2026, 2.30pm	Rehearsal, St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith (setup 2pm)
Saturday 21 March 2026, 7.30pm	Concert, St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith
Monday 20 April 2026, 7pm	First rehearsal for June concert
Saturday 20 June 2026, 2.30pm	Rehearsal, Smith Square Hall (setup 2pm)
Saturday 20 June 2026, 7.30pm	Concert, Smith Square Hall

Your commitment and attendance

We can only be successful if everyone makes a real commitment to rehearsals and concerts, so we need you to:

Tell us your availability for concerts as soon as you can after we announce the dates. We normally expect you to play all 3 main concerts each year.
Attend at least 6 Monday rehearsals plus the mandatory concert day rehearsal, unless you have agreed otherwise with the conductor (normally only if you have little to do in a particular work)
If you need to miss a rehearsal or a concert, tell your section manager as soon as you can (but we expect you not to drop out of a concert within 3 months without a very good reason).

New members of the orchestra join us on a trial basis, with membership confirmed on completion of successful first term.

Novotel location and rooms

Walking route to Novotel from the Tube

Chablis Suite (our usual rehearsal room) is on the ground floor
Bourg, Alsace, Muscadet: mezzanine floor
Bourgogne: first floor
Bordeaux: second floor

Subs (membership fees)

£15 per month by standing order (preferred), or
£65 per term paid at the beginning of each term, or
£180 per year – if paid during the autumn term
Concessions: £7.50 a month by standing order or £35 a term

Registration and Gift Aid form

If you’ve moved house or are new to the orchestra please complete this form:

Registration and Gift Aid form

Facebook and WhatsApp groups

Join our FSO members Facebook group to get news and updates from the committee and other FSO players.

We also have a social WhatsApp group – please ask a member of the committee for details.

Attending committee meetings

Members of the orchestra are welcome to attend committee meetings. If you would like to come to a meeting please email our secretary Nick at info@fso.org.uk