NEWS ARCHIVE

Welcome to the St Botolph’s Music Society news archive – your place to keep up to date with the latest from our orchestra and musical community. Here you can find concert announcements, ticket on-sale information, and features on our guest soloists, alongside rehearsal insights, special events, and reflections from performances throughout the year. Whether you are a regular audience member, a supporter of the society, or discovering us for the first time, we hope these posts provide a glimpse into the music, enthusiasm, and community spirit that make St Botolph’s Music Society so special.

Articles

Bethany Reynolds: Two Years On

8 June 2026

Bethany Reynolds is an 11-year-old pianist, cellist and composer. She began playing the piano at age 5 and quickly discovered…

Introducing Oliver Toms

29 May 2026

Oliver discovered music at the age of 5 and soon began piano lessons. He achieved a distinction in Grade 8…

change of programme, showing Prokofiev superimposed in an X frame over Shostakovich in a circle frame.

Programme change for May

6 March 2026

We've made a change to the initially advertised programme for our next concert, 20th Century & Beyond. We'd originally planned…

Donate online

1 February 2026

We've introduced the facility to make a donation to St Botolph's Music Society online! Like other organisations, we have outgoings…

2025-26 tickets on sale!

1 September 2025

Tickets for our 2025-26 season are now on sale! To start the season, A Little English Concert will feature some…

Looking back on 2024-25

15 August 2025

While the musicians of SBMS are enjoying a well-earned rest for the summer, we take a look back at our…

Introducing Thérèse Miller

11 June 2025

Thérèse was born in Ipswich and grew up in Capel St Mary. She began learning the piano aged 10 with…

Ticket sales live again

3 March 2025

Ticket sales are once again live on our site! There's been a lot of work going on behind the scenes…

SBMS appoints new MD

2 February 2025

SBMS is pleased to announce David Rowland as the new Musical Director. Some may recognise David as the trumpet soloist…

Farewell, Jonathan!

4 January 2025

We are very sad to announce that we say a fond farewell to Musical Director, Jonathan Abbott, who is leaving…

Bethany, a 9 year old girl, leaning on her piano at home.

Introducing Bethany Reynolds

11 October 2024

Bethany Reynolds is a 9-year-old pianist and composer. She began playing piano at age 5 and is currently studying for…

Tickets for 2024-25 on sale!

6 September 2024

Tickets for the 2024-25 season have gone on sale! Well, mostly! With our November, May, and July concerts confirmed, tickets…