Our Spring Concert took place at Millfield Science & Performing Arts College, Thornton Cleveleys on 14 March . We have loved working with our guest conductor, Felicity Cliffe, again this term. It has been a joy getting to know this programme, especially the Chaminade, a little known gem, which was unfamiliar to most of us.

This year marked our 10th year of holding a Come and Play String Day and it was a wonderful day of music making. Conducted by our guest conductor, Felicity Cliffe, we started the day with a run through of the three pieces. As has become tradition we warmed up with Libertango and then played through Adrienne Spilsbury’s Suite No 1 Movement 3. We were so lucky to have her playing with us and sharing how she intended it to sound. We then played through Fantasia on a Theme by Tho

This was our first, but hopefully not our only, come and play orchestral play day. We welcomed players from far and wide including Sussex, Lincoln and Liverpool as well as some of our own players. It was a fantastic day playing a fabulous work. We are very grateful to the Gustav Mahler Society UK for their donation towards the day which supported us to provide free places to eleven under 19s and full time students. Helen Harrison (MD and conductor) "What a great day explorin