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 no current vacancies.
Forthcoming Concerts
Saturday 17th May 2025
We are delighted to welcome cellist Daniel Ingram to our Spring Concert. Daniel will play a selection of solo items and then join with the orchestra to play the theme to Schindler’s List.
He began learning the Cello at the age of six before commencing lessons with Rachel Raval, a local cello teacher. At the age of 11, he was awarded a Music Scholarship at Ipswich School, where he became an active member of the Concert and String Orchestras. Aged 15, Daniel achieved a Distinction in his Grade 8 Cello exam and has since spent the last year exploring some of the most famous pieces of the Cello repertoire.
Currently in Year 11, Daniel continues to be an active member of the Ipswich School Music Department, playing in the Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Cello Choir and chamber groups. He has enjoyed performing annual concerts at Snape Maltings, reaching the semi-finals of the Pro Corda Chamber Music competition, as well as many other events throughout the year. Recently, he won the Advanced Strings class in the Ipswich School Music Competition with his performance of Faure’s Elegie.
Daniel’s cello was handmade by Rudolph Pilsel, an English cello-maker based in Crewe, in 2016.
Saturday 22nd November 2025
St John’s Church, Cauldwell Hall Rd, Ipswich, supporting “Communities Together”.
Our Guest choir is Felixstowe Harmonies
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.