<![CDATA[#Oxford #music ppl: come along and #PlayForFun with #Cowley #orchestra #tomorrow!]]> ppl: come along and with ! No auditions, no performances, no commitment required. https://cowleyorchestra.weebly.com/dates.html All welcome. why not try taking turns with others? Also, feel free to suggest a piece from our vast (>350 sets). thru to

]]>https://a440.social/topic/dd233207-1511-4dc6-8225-70b228a77ecc/oxford-music-ppl-come-along-and-playforfun-with-cowley-orchestra-tomorrowRSS for NodeSat, 02 May 2026 14:45:01 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 12:42:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to #Oxford #music ppl: come along and #PlayForFun with #Cowley #orchestra #tomorrow! on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:55:54 GMT]]>@proseandpassion@mastodon.social nice! Best of luck!

]]>https://a440.social/post/16https://a440.social/post/16Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:55:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Oxford #music ppl: come along and #PlayForFun with #Cowley #orchestra #tomorrow! on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:06:57 GMT]]>@julian checking my stats now, average attendance has crept up 10% since summer term 2023, from 11.0 to 12.1. Might reach 20 by 2050 🙂

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/proseandpassion/statuses/116415241739101771https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/proseandpassion/statuses/116415241739101771Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:06:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Oxford #music ppl: come along and #PlayForFun with #Cowley #orchestra #tomorrow! on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:38:21 GMT]]>@julian Oxford obviously has a lot of people coming in and staying for a limited time only. We can accommodate those passing players very easily but also have to work constantly to replace them when they leave again ...

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/proseandpassion/statuses/116409231078396405https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/proseandpassion/statuses/116409231078396405Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:38:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Oxford #music ppl: come along and #PlayForFun with #Cowley #orchestra #tomorrow! on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:32:32 GMT]]>@julian Hi thanks for asking, yes we are trying to get a few more people to attend regularly. We are viable in that we can play the material in a recognisable form with an average of 12 people, but we would obviously sound more orchestral if we had over 20, hence the attempts to create excitement and FOMO with the special feature evenings which I aim to do once a term. They aren't pulling in huge numbers but for some people they have provided the motivation not to put it off.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/proseandpassion/statuses/116409208160030938https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/proseandpassion/statuses/116409208160030938Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:32:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Oxford #music ppl: come along and #PlayForFun with #Cowley #orchestra #tomorrow! on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:58 GMT]]>Hi @proseandpassion@mastodon.social! I've seen a couple of your posts about the Cowley Orchestra. The play-through orchestra is an interesting approach compared to the traditional "membership" band/orchestra.

I'm certain I can guess the answer but I wanted to ask whether you found a lot of new membership that way?

I think community orchestras and community wind bands have the same challenges re: recruitment, and I was suggested "dust off the case" nights as a means to recruit. Your posts immediately came to mind! If anything we'd probably try it only a couple times a year, but it sounds like Cowley does this as a matter of course?

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