CLO is an orchestra of around 70 amateur and semi-professional musicians who meet in Henley Community Centre, near Ipswich, every Tuesday morning during school term times. We perform concerts of “light classical” and popular music in aid of charities. We rehearse on Tuesday mornings, term-time 100-1200 at Henley Community Centre. Our String Orchestra meets fortnightly after the orchestra rehearsal 1230-1400.
Our conductor is Vincent Taber. Our leader is Cecilia Metherell.
If you are interested in joining us, please visit our membership page. We ask that players should, ideally, be of Grade 5 standard.
Current Vacancies – We have vacancies for trombonists.
Forthcoming Concerts
The Birkbeck Singers
In January 2011 the Ipswich Institute added ‘singing’ to their growing range of study classes and a music tutor was appointed to lead an initial group of 15 people. Numbers increased and the group were encouraged to undertake public performances for small audiences. Their name originated from the name of their regular place of practice at the Institute, ‘the Birkbeck Room’.
The Birkbeck Singers sing for fun and enjoy learning together, and offering programmes of songs from a wide variety of styles and genres. They are directed by soprano Lindsay Gowers and accompanied by pianist Sabine Sutton.
St Elizabeth Hospice is an independent charity and hospice, which improves life for people in the East Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney areas living with a progressive or life-limiting illness. Established in 1989, the hospice has built a reputation for delivering high-level care to patients and the community it serves. Through medicine and therapy, they ease pain; give life purpose and make life liveable. Last year the charity supported over 4,000 patients and their families.
Saturday 17th May 2025
in aid of Castle Hill Community Centre.
Saturday 22nd November 2025
at St John’s Church, Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich (details to be confirmed).
Would you like to book us? Please visit our Bookings page. Our January 2022 in aid of East Anglia Children’s Hospices raised over £600. Our May 2024 Concert raised £500 for the Ipswich Salvation Army.