CAPRICE

The Essex Wind Orchestra

Caprice is a wind orchestra based in Chelmsford which performs regularly at a range of venues in the city and the surrounding area
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Yes I Like Classical, No I'm Not Old!

Under the direction of David Bome, the eighty-strong orchestra plays a wide-ranging repertoire of classics, themes from stage and screen and arrangements of popular music. It has a loyal following of concert goers and a reputation for providing accessible, quality concerts which are enjoyed by players and audiences alike. Caprice gives four concerts a year, raising money for local and national charities, an amount totalling more than £185,000 has been raised over the years.
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Next Concert

Future Diary Dates

Date Event Location
21st March Caprice Quiz Chelmsford County High School for Girls
17th May Young Caprice Concert St Andrews Church, Melbourne Avenue
7th June Caprice Concert Chelmsford County High School for Girls
8th July End of Year Social Newlands Spring School
11th October Caprice Concert Chelmsford County High School for Girls
8th November Young Caprice Concert St Andrews Church, Melbourne Avenue
13th December Combined Caprice and Young Caprice Concert Chelmsford Cathedral

Let's Get In Touch!

We currently have vacancies for trumpet and flute.

Applications from players of other instruments are also warmly welcomed, although there may be a waiting list as we need to maintain a balance between sections.

If you are interested in joining Caprice please contact: David Bome

We rehearse weekly during school term time on Tuesdays 19.15-21.00 at Newlands Spring School. A subscription of £30 per term is charged, £25 for students/retired/unemployed.

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