Welcome to SWSO
Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra (SWSO) is a community orchestra formed of both professional and amateur players based in and around Saffron Walden in the district of Uttlesford. The Saffron Walden Orchestral Society also oversees the Saffron Walden Children’s Orchestra (SWCO).
Sunday 30th November 2025, 3pm, Saffron Hall
Wagner – Mastersingers Overture
Pakhmutova – Trumpet Concerto – Craig Patterson (trumpet)
Sallinen – Sunrise Serenade
Respighi – Pines of Rome
Esteemed performer, educator and conductor Craig Patterson joins the SWSO for the first time in a rare performance of Alexandra Pakhmutova’s lyrical “Trumpet Concerto” and will also play in Aulis Sallinen’s beautiful “Sunrise Serenade”.
The concert opens with Wagner’s majestic “Mastersingers Overture”, possibly his best known and often-performed. The concert closes to the sound of Respighi’s tone poem “Pines of Rome” Completed in 1924, this most colourful of works is in four parts which concludes with his most well-known composition, “Pines of the Via Appia” depicting the return home of a victorious Roman army.
Tickets available NOW:
- Saffron Hall, or in person at the box office
- Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, 1 Market St, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1HR, tel. 01799 524002
- On the door
For more details, please do feel free to contact us by email at enquiries@saffronsymphony.org, or follow us:
Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra (SWSO)
Saffron Walden Children’s Orchestra (SWCO)
If you are interested in joining the orchestra, please do get in touch. We are always happy to hear from new players. Many of our members travel some distance to play with us; however, we are particularly keen to hear from musicians living near Saffron Walden or in the district of Uttlesford.
