Cardiff Chamber Orchestra is a community orchestra, based in South Wales, created by graduates from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD). Our players come from around Cardiff and its environs, including the RWCMD, Cardiff University, and other local musicians. 

 

Created in June 2021, the orchestra has already enjoyed a large number of concerts, thanks in part, to the momentum of post-COVID recovery. Some of these highlights include Faure’s Requiem, Vaughan-Williams’ The Lark Ascending, and Elgar’s Cello Concerto, featuring our principal cellist, Georgina Hamilton.

 

As well as playing as an orchestra, our musicians regularly play with our sister organisation, Cardiff Opera, playing in the orchestra pit. Recent highlights of this have been Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. 

 

Cardiff Chamber Orchestra presents a fantastic opportunity for musicians to be given chances that they may not otherwise get - including exploring lesser known repertoire, including works by women composers and composers from other under-represented backgrounds. The orchestra also allows musicians from different backgrounds to get to know one another and collaborate outside of the ensemble.

 

We are always on the lookout for new musicians to join the ranks, particularly in the violin section. If you’re interested in playing with CCO, please use the feedback form on the website.  

 

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