Our award-winning Wind Orchestra is Blowsoc’s main ensemble, and an excellent chance for more advanced players to get involved. We tackle a challenging but often exciting repertoire, from film scores to symphonic works. You’ll have to audition for a place, but there’s always a strong chance of getting one! The orchestra is good at the social side of things as well – there’s always a group of us in the student bar after rehearsals, plus a European tour during the Easter holidays!



Rehearsals - Wednesday 19:00-21:30 Rehearsal Hall, Music Department

 

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Conductor - Adam Whittaker

Adam Whittaker is an experienced conductor, arranger and performer. Adam has conducted a variety of ensembles including the University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra both at home and abroad. As a performer, he has given recitals as a soloist, accompanist and as an orchestral pianist, at venues such as the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham and the Djanogly Recital Hall. Having graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2012 with a first class BA (Hons) in Music and the award of a music prize, Adam is now undertaking work on a PhD at Birmingham Conservatoire in the field of Early Music and has recently received the Ernest Newman Research Prize for his research. He has also given undergraduate lectures at Birmingham Conservatoire and led seminars at the University of Nottingham. Since September 2012, Adam has been the musical director of the Wollaton Singers.





 



 

University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra