50th Anniversary Celebration Concert—past players welcome!
Have you played in the Lydian Orchestra at any point in our fifty-year history?
If the answer is yes, then we’d love to invite you to join the orchestra for our 50th Anniversary celebratory concert on the 20th December 2026. We’re hoping to celebrate this significant milestone with as many familiar faces as possible.
Our regular players will make up the bulk of the orchestra, but supporting players are welcome to join in, especially in the string sections.
The full details of the concert and rehearsals can be found below. If you are an ex-player who lives locally, is experienced with orchestral performance and are fairly familiar with the repertoire, we’d love to have you along. Please use the sign-up form linked below—it’d be wonderful to see you there!
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50th Anniversary Concert details
Sunday 20th December 2026 | The Space, Sevenoaks School, Sevenoaks, TN13 1HU
Join Lydian, soloist Mariatu Kanneh-Mason and conductor Paul Hoskins for a concert programme of Elfrida Andrée’s Concert Overture, Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.
The orchestra will be conducted by both Paul Hoskins, Director of Music at The Purcell School, and Jonathan Butcher, who conducted Lydian from its inception in 1976 until 1986.
Tickets will soon be made available for purchase through The Space’s ticketing website, or on the door at the venue.