JOIN THE HSO
If you’re interested in joining the Harlow Symphony Orchestra as a player, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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​If you are not sure about joining the HSO for any reason, feel free to email us with any questions, or simply come along to one of our rehearsals or concerts to decide if you’d like to take part. We are a friendly orchestra with members from all walks of life, who simply enjoy making music together.
HSO generally performs 3 concerts each year, usually two in Harlow and one in Epping. We do not audition members, but do ask for a minimum standard (generally at least grade six depending on the instrument). We are always pleased to hear from string and brass players in particular.
While many of our players travel some distance to play with us, we are of course particularly interested to hear from orchestral musicians who live near Harlow.
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Our rehearsal schedule usually comprises Tuesday evenings during the school term preceding each concert, under the guidance of our Music Director and Conductor, Janette Ruocco.
Rehearsals mostly take place at Tany's Dell Primary School. We understand that everyone has work and family commitments and therefore understand the need for flexibility – if you can’t play in every concert this is fine (though please do attend most rehearsals for any concert you would like to play in).
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Data Protection Policy
​Harlow Symphony Orchestra holds a limited amount of personal data on its members and key associates, typically names, addresses and email addresses. We only hold this data in order to communicate with the members on matters relevant to the orchestra's activities. Details are kept securely and we undertake not to sell or give personal data to any third party. We undertake not to use it to cause any inconvenience or annoyance, for instance by promoting any third party goods or services. We undertake to delete any or all of any person's data immediately on request. Members can ask at any time to see what data we hold about them, and to have it updated or corrected if necessary.
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Safeguarding Policy
Click here to view our Safeguarding Policy
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