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MAY 2026 We have done it again, another huge audience with a wonderful atmosphere for our Music From The Movies concert. We thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. Special thanks must go to our brilliant soloists Howard Southern and Adrian Charlesworth and of course our amazing conductor Derek Carden whose warmth and humour and love of involving the audience always makes our concerts such a special occasion.
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MARCH 2026 A wonderful evening of romantic music at our Valentine's Concert, with a lovely balance of operatic works, classical favourites and new music. We were delighted to welcome back Thomasin Trezise (soprano) and Paul Hopwood (tenor) plus Christopher Beaumont (xylophone) who delighted us with his playing and dancing! It was also a privilege to welcome back Alice Younger, a former member of the orchestra, who is now in her second year of music college, it was also a pleasure to hear our principal clarinettist Joanna Baxter perform a movement from Mozart's clarinet concerto. Read more about this concert here
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NOVEMBER 2025 A fabulous afternoon of music, song and dance at our Christmas Spectacular concert at the De La Warr Pavilion. The atmosphere in the theatre was fabulous. Everyone was captivated by the beautiful dancing from ESSPA, Cellist Rupert Sheppard gave a stunning performance of excerpts from Polo Piatti's Old World Cello Concerto and 45 children from St Richard's Catholic College Choir thrilled the audience with 2 stunning pieces. The concert ended with the audience joining in with a lively version of 12 Days of Christmas, We all had so much fun.
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JULY 2025 We were honoured to be invited to perform for the Hastings Winkle Club’s special 125th Anniversary Concert. Such a lovely afternoon performing outside with soloists Thomasin Trezise (soprano) and Christopher Beaumont (xylophone) in the beautiful grounds of Camelot in Westfield.
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JUNE 2025 Nearly a full house and an amazing atmosphere for our Fiesta concert – a celebration of unforgettable music from Spain and South America with 70 musicians, 45 singers, 11 ballet dancers, 2 tango dancers, a Flamenco dancer with guitar, plus soprano and solo harpist Rosanna Rolton who performed 'Baroque Flamenco' by Deborah Henson Conant
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The String section of Hastings Sinfonia was delighted to once again be performing with the London Mozart Players at the De La Warr Pavilion with Create Music strings and with Alice Younger performing Bartok Romanian Folk Dances as part of their Stories Of Folk Concert.
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A full house at the Christmas Spectacular Concert at the De La Warr Pavilion with guest dancers, singers and International Soloist Giulio Tampalini performing the World premiere of Polo Piatti's Christmas Concerto for guitar and orchestra.
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Hastings Sinfonia were privileged to perform with the London Mozart Players the premiere of Polo Piatti's Multi-Faith Oratorio Libera Nos at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea.
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One of the orchestras that took part in The Battle Of The Somme Centenary Tour.
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Have performed short interactive concerts at local primary schools.
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Performed at the International Composers Festival.
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Performed at Hastings Midsummer Fish Fests in the Old Town, Hastings, plus have dressed up and had great fun being part of Hastings Pirates Day celebrations.







We currently perform three main concerts a year, inviting soloists to join us, these have included:
Alice Younger (violin) Joanna Baxter (clarinet) Rupert Sheppard (cello) Rosanna Rolton (harp) Paul Hopwood (tenor) Giulio Tampalini (guitar) Daniel Rainey (violin), Thomasin Trezise (soprano), Gediminas Varna (tenor), Christopher Beaumont (xylophone), Howard Southern (piano), Gary Marriott (tenor) Polo Piatti (piano) Ayaka Tanimoto (mezzo-soprano), Randy Nichol (tenor), Simon Proctor (piano), Ana Leon (Flamenco dancer), Daisy Noton (flute), Oliver Poole (piano) Gail Taylor (oboe)
"Just to put on record my total pleasure in hearing the Hastings Sinfonia Orchestra.
It has been going now for 11 years and each concert is better than the last.
It is an orchestra of outstanding versatility and virtuosity and often quite takes my breath away. It has certainly given a great boost to the cultural life of Hastings.
The music chosen is always accessible, never esoteric or pretentious and we have heard several virtuoso performances by extremely talented young musicians that will never be forgotten.
Richard Sumner
Royal Commentator, BBC Radio