Chorleywood Music

Chorleywood Music is a community group providing singers and musicians with opportunities to meet, play, perform and have fun.
Established in 2017, Chorleywood Music supports a local orchestra, several music ensembles, choirs, youth bands, a jazz band and runs the annual Rickmansworth Young Musician of the Year competition. The groups involve over 40 members from Chorleywood and the surrounding area.
If you would like to enquire about any of our ensembles or activities please contact us at info@chorleywoodmusic.com Fees may apply where relevant.

Chorleywood Orchestra:

A full amateur symphony orchestra with professional conductor Daniel Hogan and leader Angelika Stangl.

Rickmansworth Young Musician of The Year:

A high-level annual competition for local musicians aged 19 and under.

Chorleywood Jazz Band:

A jazz band providing 20th century jazz hits for community events and to celebrate key dates in the calendar.

Brass Bandits:

The leading brass group for older teenage players, grade 6+, giving public performances all year round.

The Bandalorians:

A wind and brass group, for younger teenagers, grade 3+, providing ensemble playing and performance opportunities.

The Meadowsteep Players:

An ensemble featuring clarinet with string quartet who specialise in playing light classical, jazz and popular tunes from stage and screen for a variety of events and functions.

In the community:

We love to take our music to care homes, schools, and community events. You will see us performing at the Chorleywood Christmas Festival and Chorleywood Summer Village Day.

Learning a musical instrument:

​​​​​Find out where you can try a musical instrument and get information about music teachers available locally. Please contact enquiries@chorleywoodmusic.com

Our Newsletter

We produce three newsletters every year that aim to keep our members and supporters up to date with all aspects of Chorleywood Music. We include regular columns from our conductor, have articles about recent events, offer delicious cake recipes and encourage our orchestra members to share their insights about music and their lives outside the orchestra.
 

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Quotes/Testimonials:

“Whether we are playing Pirates of the Caribbean, Duke Ellington’s Caravan or Abba’s Greatest Hits, every gig we do can inspire someone out there to enjoy music and maybe get involved themselves.” - Christine Deeley

“Chorleywood Orchestra is more than an orchestra, it’s a friendly place to make music.” - Isla Lowe 16-year-old trumpet player in Brass Bandits, Jazz Band and CW Orchestra

“The best thing about our concerts is finding new people in our audiences who may be first time concert goers.” - Daniel Hogan

“Most local orchestras play and go home and have few rehearsals. We meet weekly which gives continuity and cohesion, we have tea breaks, make friends and get to know the repertoire well which can be classics, jazz standards and more.” - Alison Lynch

“We take pride in encouraging the next generation and invite up and coming young professionals to perform with us.” - Helen Heneker
 

Our Ethos

Chorleywood Music is part of the Making Music (National Federation of Music Societies) Network, a registered charity in the UK. Our aim is to enable our neighbours to make and enjoy music on their doorstep. We want to encourage music making in the local community.

Chorleywood Music was registered with the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 20th February 2018 – Charity No. 1177244.