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A great concert on Monday! Well done everyone for a great performance on Monday! I think this must surely have been one of our most successful concerts. Several of us felt that we really raised our game for the occasion, and played all three works better than we had ever done.  We were delighted to welcome… Read More »

Southside Community Orchestra’s Summer Concert will be held on Monday 15th June 2026 at 2:30pm at the Southside Community Centre on Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9ER. The concert will feature music from Robert and Clara Schumann. Also Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch with Rosie Townhill as our cello soloist. Admission is free, with a collection… Read More »

We had a very successful spring concert on 23rd March. Following the Prelude and Mazurka from Coppelia by Delibes, the centre piece of our programme was The Land of the Mountain and the Flood by Hamish McCunn, which was very well received by our enthusiastic audience. They also enjoyed the more contemporary Edinburgh Suite by another… Read More »

Our Spring concert will be on Monday 23rd March 2026 at 2:30pm in Southside Community Centre, Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER. This March we are playing Delibes Prelude and Muzurka from Coppelia; MacCunn The Land of the Mountain and the Flood; and Cunningham Edinburgh Suite.

Thanks to all who attended our Christmas concert.   You obviously loved our playing judging not only from the enthusiastic applause but also your generosity to Drake Music. We collected a total of £241 for the charity, the highest sum raised of our last 4 concerts.  Thank you to everyone who contributed.

Our Christmas Concert will be on Monday 8th December 2025 at 2:30pm in the Southside Community Centre, Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER. This year we are playing Haydn Symphony No 101 “The Clock”; Humperdinck Overture to Hansel and Gretel; and a selection of Christmas Carols. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Announcing our programme for the Autumn term: Rehearsals start on Monday 15th September 2025, 1:45 to 3:45 pm in The Southside Community Centre, 117 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9ER. If you’d like to join us, please get in touch here