Forest Philharmonic

Forest Philharmonic Orchestra projects

In addition to its regular season at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Forest Philharmonic performs within the borough and surrounding areas, including at the Stow Festival and chamber concerts in local churches. It was invited by Waltham Forest Council to perform for HM The Queen for her visit to Walthamstow as part of her Diamond Jubilee Tour in March 2012. The orchestra has also performed in the Barbican Centre, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, St John’s, Smith Square and St Alban’s Cathedral, featuring works such as Mahler’s symphonies nos. 2, 3 and 8, Tippett’s A Child of Our Time and Britten’s Spring Symphony. Recent soloists include John Lill, Ronan O’Hora, Fenella Humphreys, Gemma Rosefield, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Paul Archibald, Gareth Hulse, Anna Hashimoto, Anne-Marie Owens, Linda Richardson, Julian Gavin and Andrew Greenan. The orchestra regularly performs with choral societies and also took part in the BBC 2 programme Maestro.