Cirencester Eclectic Strings 

We are a string orchestra in Cirencester that draws players from all over Gloucestershire and beyond. 

We play an eclectic range of music from Baroque to film scores. We give several concerts a year in the Cotswolds, including supper concerts for family and friends.  

We are friendly and inclusive and, while striving for high standards, we welcome string players of all abilities. 

Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings from 8pm to 9:45pm at Watermoor Church Hall, Cirencester

Would you like to join us?
Contact:
Cirencester Eclectic Strings

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We are extremely fortunate to have
Nick Steel as our conductor, and Tina Gardiner and Kathryn Broadhurst
as our joint leaders. All three bring great professionalism and humour to our rehearsals.

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ECLECTIC STRINGS COMMITTEE
(October  2025)
  Stephanie Robbins, Chair

Nick Steel
Tina Gardiner
Jill Wightman
Alan Bingle
Liz Fleming
Lindsey Ford
Dave Richardson
Kathryn Broadhurst

Musical Director
Leader
Secretary
Membership/Treasurer
Publicity/MakingMusic
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Social Secretary

Extra-Committee:
Douglas Butler
Elizabeth Macdougall


Website Librarian/Refreshments


-------- \CURRENT REPORTOIRE -------- Blue-Fire Fiddler - Soon Hee Newbold
Serenade for Strings Op20 - Elgar
Cinema Paradiso - Enno Morricone ~
Two Icelandic Melodies- Svendsen
Tangos: Floreau and Cordoba
Concerto for 2 Oboes and Strings - Albinoni
Pizzicato Polka - Delibes
String Quartet no.8 - Shostakovich
Suite from ‘Psycho’ - Herrmann
Piano Concerto (Elvira Madigan) - Mozart
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
RECENT ECLECTIC  EVENTS

• Sunday 27th April 2025 at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester.
This was conductor Nick Steel's first concert with the Eclectics, and the stars of the programme were soloists Kathryn Broadhurst and Tina Gardiner in a sparkling performance of the Vivaldi Double Violin Concerto.- download programme - poster

• Wednesday 23rd July 2025 at Tetbury Goods Shed
Another lively concert, including Albinoni's Concerto for 2 Violins, and a new arrangement of themes from 'Cinema Paradiso' - download programme

  • Sunday 19th October 2025 at Ashcroft Church Cirencester - download programme - poster
Another wonderful pogramme including Vivaldi's Concerto for 4 Violins and Elgar's Seranade 

FORTHCOMING ECLECTIC EVENTS 

  • Wednesday 17th December 2025  at 7.45 pm - Watermoor Church HallFriends and Family concert, a short concert followed by bring and share supper

• Sunday, April 12th 2026 at 6pm - Corinium Museum

• Wednesday July 22nd 2026 at 2pm. - Tetbury Goods Shed,

   

 

OPEN REHEARSAL

7:45-9:45pm, Any Wednesday
Watermoor Church Hall
 Cirencester

All violin, viola, cello and bass players welcome.