Canterbury Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra, founded in 1953. We perform 3 concerts a year, at Colyer-Fergusson Hall at the University of Kent. Our members range from professional musicians to capable amateurs, enjoying musical performance with a passion.
Join
We're always on the look out for upper strings and brass players, and have occasional woodwind vacancies. Email: info@canterburysymphony.org.uk
We rehearse every Wednesday evening at 7.30pm, at St Stephen's School, Hales Drive, Canterbury CT2 7AD.
Current membership: 92
upcoming concerts
The Rest is Music
Sun, 6 Jul 2025Shostakovich is at his most intimate in his Ninth Symphony. Using smaller forces, the piece is the composer at his most cryptically complex. Local composer Elizabeth Winters and local soloist ... more
Heavenly Life
Sun, 23 Nov 2025Join the Canterbury Symphony Orchestra for an evening of vibrant and expressive music, featuring two Romantic masterpieces. The concert opens with Weber’s First Clarinet Concerto, performed by Krish Parthiban, Canterbury ... more
An evening of Elgar
Sun, 29 Mar 2026Celebrate the rich emotional depth and grandeur of English music with an evening devoted entirely to Sir Edward Elgar. The Canterbury Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Joe ... more
