York Light Orchestra

Amateur orchestra playing for fun and to raise money for good causes around York. We play light classical music including selections from musicals and films.

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Just a quick reminder that rehearsals for our 2025-6 season start on Thursday 11th September, 7:30pm at Acomb Methodist Church. New players are always welcome! 🎻 🎺 🎶

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Join @ylorchestra for “A MIDSUMMER'S LIGHT MUSIC” at Acomb Methodist Church on Friday 20th June at 7.30pm, to celebrate the reopening of @AcombMCYork.

Free entry, with donations to the church welcome on the evening.

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We’re looking forward to our annual Christmas concert at @AcombMCYork Thursday 19th December 7.30pm. Free entry with donations welcomed. Hope to see you there!
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#AmateurOrchestra #Music #Christmas

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YLO is looking for string players, especially violas and cellos
If you are free on Thursday evenings come along 7.30pm @AcombMCYork
No auditions, it’s ok if you’re a bit rusty
First term is FREE 🎶
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We’re using @easyuk to raise money for York Light Orchestra. To get involved, sign up and shop via the easyfundraising website or App with over 8,000 retailers. You’ll raise free donations for us as you shop online at no extra cost: https://t.co/zGBMmtPQeP

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Rehearsals for the Autumn term start on Thursday 12th September. We look forward to welcoming members old and new!

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Exciting update: You can now support YLO while shopping online! We've partnered with easyfundraising, allowing you to raise free donations with 8000+ retailers 🛍
For the next two weeks, every new supporter earns us a £1 bonus donation!
https://t.co/J0V1bSiQkt
#Orchestra #Music

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Happy #YorkshireDay Everyone!
#MusicForAll #AmateurOrchestra

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Tonight is our last rehearsal of the term. We will have a short play, sort out music, AGM and mini social.

The committee will provide tea and coffee but any contributions towards cakes and biscuits would be most welcome!

We will return on Thursday 12th September.

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Entertaining the residents at Connaught Court

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Tickets are now available for ‘An Evening of Revolutionary Music’ at @jrtheatre on Saturday 14th September at 7:30pm. You will hear Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony (‘Eroica’) and revolutionary songs performed by the White Rose Singers.
https://t.co/qie9ZN0oXA

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TONIGHT! @ylorchestra will be joined by the wonderful Weighton Waytes for ‘Crescendo’ - an evening of music and song from A to Z. Sat 27th April 2024 at St Helen’s Church, #Escrick at 7.30pm.
Everyone Welcome! Donations on the door, refreshments & raffle, in aid of @TheYorkMind.

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Only one week to go…
Crescendo- an evening of music and song, in aid of @TheYorkMind
Saturday 27th April, 7.30pm St Helen’s Church Escrick
Hope to see you there 🎶
#Music #AmateurOrchestras #Choir
@theyorkmix @JorvikRadio @thisisyo1 @BBCYork @yorkpress

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Up next… we’re joined by the wonderful Weighton Weights choir for ‘Crescendo’ - an evening of music and song from A to Z. Saturday 27th April 2024 at St Helen’s Church, Escrick at 7.30pm.
Everyone Welcome! Donations on the door, refreshments and raffle in aid of @TheYorkMind

[York Light Orchestra @ylorchestra]

Up next… we’re joined by the wonderful Weighton Weights choir for ‘Crescendo’ - an evening of music and song from A to Z. Saturday 27th April 2024 at St Helen’s Church, Escrick at 7.30pm.
Everyone Welcome! Donations on the door, refreshments and raffle in aid of @TheYorkMind

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We played ‘Four Indian Love Lyrics’ from our archives last week - probably one of very few pieces in our collection composed by a woman - Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919) - born in Chile to American parents and was a British citizen, best known for the ‘Kashmiri Song’.

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Does anyone remember this famous milk advert from 1992 with the dancing milk bottles? One of my all time favourites! The music, composed in 1905, is Ernest Bucalossi’s The Grasshopper’s Dance and we’ve dug it out of our archives to play it this season. https://t.co/RmjPG0I8cW

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Happy New Year!
We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year break. Just a quick reminder that we start back this week, Thursday 11th January 2024. Looking forward to seeing everyone!🎶
New players welcome, especially brass🎺
#LightMusic #AmateurOrchestra #MusicForEveryone

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Tonight’s the night!
Hope you will join us this evening at Acomb Methodist Church, 7.30pm, for our Christmas concert, wonderful music, fabulous jumpers and a bit of singing. Free entry, donations to church fundraising 🎵🎶
@BBCYork @theyorkmix @thisisyo1 @JorvikRadio @yorkpress

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Less than a week until our Christmas concert at @AcombMCYork, we can’t wait, hope to see you there 🎶🎵
Help us fill the church by spreading the word. Thank you
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