The next concert is on Saturday 20th March.

Welcome

Welcome to the web site for the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra Society.

The IWSO is a well-established non-professional Symphony Orchestra on the Isle of Wight. The Orchestra performs music from a varied repertoire, usually at the Medina Theatre in Newport. This web site provides programme information for past (and future) concerts. There are also two email lists; one for members of the Orchestra, the other has been created to provide updates to programme information, extra concert dates etc.

Latest news: Final concert of the season features World Première! (2009-07-09)

The final concert in the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra's 25th Anniversary Season takes place this Saturday (11th July) at Medina Theatre, Newport.

It will be an evening packed with entertaining music, including the World Première of local composer Gareth Balch's new work "Forever Begin".

The IWSO will follow the première with Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 2, with soloist Matthew Hunt.

The second half of the evening begins with Cesar Franck's Symphonic Poem "Le Chasseur Maudit", before that perennial audience favourite, Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" (also known as "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell").

The concert begins at 7:30pm, and tickets are priced at £13 for adults and £6 for children.

Previous news items can be found on the Noticeboard.

The Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra Society is a Registered Charity (No. 292319).