Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra – A Celebration of Contrasts

Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra is coming to the Parish Church of St John Baptist in Cirencester for ‘A Celebration of Contrasts’.

The concert will begin with Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, a playful and exuberant tribute to student life, brimming with good humour and spirited tunes.
From there, we enter the haunting beauty of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, a masterpiece of lyrical melancholy and emotional depth, forever suspended in a state of poetic incompletion.
The evening reaches its awe-inspiring climax with Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, the magnificent “Organ Symphony,” where orchestral brilliance meets the grandeur of the organ, performed by Cirencester Parish Church’s very own Director of Music, Thomas Hawkes.

Date: Saturday 16th May 2026

Time: 7.30pm start

The concert is in support of The Churn Community Hub, as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary.

Celebrating  25 years of The Churn . is bringing you the Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra for Saturday 16th May with a theme of ‘celebration of contrasts’ hosted at Cirencester Parish Church which begins at 7:30pm and should last until 9:30pm.

Tickets: £22 & £19 £22 & £19

Full-time students: 50%, ages 18 & under go free.

Available to buy here: http://www.ticketsourcce.co.uk/cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra or by telephone booking: 0333 666 3366