Squawkestra is delighted to welcome Adam Simmons as our Guest Conductor whilst Carl Polke takes a well-earned break. After having the Squawkestra baton both metaphorically and physically handed over to him, Adam took us through the new repertoire we are preparing for our end of year performance. We are looking forward to some fabulous music-making together over the next couple of months.

Squawkestra swung into action on Sunday afternoon the 25th of June. Despite the wintery weather a large audience turned out to listen to our mid-year concert. Having performed at Circus Oz before, we were familiar with the bump in and out routines and appreciated playing in such a fabulous space again. Our orchestra has grown considerably this year and features around 40 musicians split between strings, woodwind and brass. We have enjoyed… Read More