Previously the Organ Scholar at the Southbank Centre, she is now Organist at St Nicholas’ Church in Harpenden. She is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and Co-Chair of the Society of Women Organists.

Concert info and tickets:
fso.org.uk/spring-2025

In due course we will find a way to honour Steve's huge contribution to the orchestra since 2001. Meanwhile we encourage donations to Cancer Research UK. donate.cancerresearchuk.org/donate

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9/ You can read more about our history on our website: fso.org.uk/history

8/ Siegfried de Chabot was the first in an illustrious line of conductors of our orchestra including Joseph Vandernoot, Andrea Quinn, Peter Stark, Roland Roberts, @levparikian.bsky.social and @marcdooley.bsky.social

7/ We’re proud to say that the reviewer got his first wish, as 66 years later we're still going strong.

6/ Really hoping this was a typo 😂

5/ That review also tells us the Oscar-winning composer Malcolm Arnold was in the audience. He’d won his Academy Award just 8 months earlier for his soundtrack to "The Bridge on the River Kwai".

4/ Apparently in those days the obstacles to assembling an orchestra included Diana Dors at the Gaumont and visits from mother-in-laws.

3/ There were FIVE mayors at the concert! This was clearly a matter of civic pride, as back then we were funded by the borough council.

2/ This ad reveals that our first conductor was Siegfried de Chabot, a professor at the Guildhall School of Music who gave conducting lessons to film composer Ron Goodwin (famous for 633 Squadron and Where Eagles Dare).

What a fantastic end to the term! 🎶

A huge thank you to everyone who came and filled Smith Square Hall. 🙏

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