Players are expected to be at least Intermediate standard.
As a relative newcomer to Hope Met I have found everyone in the orchestra very welcoming and everybody's contribution is very much appreciated. This inspires everyone to do their best and put in the hard work to ensure they give their best performance. I love being a member of the Vln1 section and find we work well together as a great team. I am impressed with how the standard of playing in the orchestra has continued to improve with every concert.
The orchestra is certainly going from strength to strength with many new members joining and more complex works being tackled. All of this would not be possible without the guidance and inspiration of our Conductor Stephen Pratt and the Leader of the orchestra, Leo Byrne. It's great to see our audience numbers increasing and I'm really looking forward to taking part in some exciting concerts in the future.
We give 6-8 concerts a year, both orchestral and choral with our choir, the Hope Metropolitan Singers.
The Hope Metropolitan Orchestra rehearses on Tuesday during term-time, 7.30–9.30pm at the Cornerstone Building of Hope University Creative Campus on Shaw Street, Liverpool.
String players (Grade 8 and above) are always welcome, especially violins. We also have some vacancies for other instruments. Members of the Orchestra must be 18 or over.
The Society aims to put on programmes of challenging music that is rarely heard.
Membership of the Society is free to all current members of Liverpool Hope University staff and students, as is entrance to all our concerts. Others pay £90 per year or £45 for students of other universities and unemployed.
If you - or someone you know - have the talent, commitment and enthusiasm to join, please use this form to contact the Orchestra representative.
