We’re always looking for new talent to join our community! We don’t hold auditions, but expect a high standard of playing and commitment from players; a rough guide would be a minimum Grade 8 for wind/brass and Grade 7 standard with orchestral experience for strings. There are serious professionals and enthusiastic amateurs within the orchestra so our playing standard is high.

If you play an instrument and want to join the orchestra, please fill in the form below. Unfortunately we are unable to reply to enquiries but all information is saved in a central spreadsheet for our section leaders to access. As with a lot of orchestra’s, our wind and brass sections are generally full but we are always on the look out for reliable deps and will get in contact if there opportunities to play.

  • Please see the homepage for the 2025/26 programme.

  • We rehearse for 6 weeks before each of our concerts for 3 hours on Sunday evenings in a central London venue. We know that sometimes life gets in the way, but expect a minimum attendance of 4 rehearsals per concert.

  • We charge a per-concert subscription fee which is priced at a very reasonable £40; discounts are available for students and those on a low income too.

  • We cannot guarantee places for all players, especially wind players, as some of the sections are full, but we’ll happily add you to our database and keep you in touch with what’s going on. There are also often additional performances outside of our standard concert season, so we like to keep a healthy deps list in case we have seats to fill. In addition we can put you in touch with our sister organisations, The London Gay Symphonic Winds, and the London Gay Big Band. The London Gay Symphonic Winds can be seen performing at bandstands across London, marching in the Pride Parade and has regular sit-down concerts throughout the year. The London Gay Big Band, perform gigs across the city and beyond, not to mention having had considerable success in ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.

  • A family that has fun! Socially, players often head to the pub after rehearsals, but we also try to organise several social events throughout the year for players to get involved with. For many, the social side of the orchestra is one of the most important aspects, along with the great playing of course!

  • Each year we hold concerto auditions for players from both within the orchestra and from outside. You can find out more about auditioning by emailing the orchestra.