Local young trumpeter Oliver Toms is quickly establishing himself as an exciting emerging musician. He combines technical skill with a passion for jazz, brass band, and orchestral performance. Ahead of his solo appearance at the Young Soloists Concert, we spoke…
Bethany Reynolds is an 11-year-old pianist, cellist and composer. She began playing the piano at age 5 and quickly discovered a love for music, especially the piano. By the age of 8, she had achieved her ABRSM grade 8. Bethany…
Oliver discovered music at the age of 5 and soon began piano lessons. He achieved a distinction in Grade 8 piano at 13, followed by a merit in his ARSM at 14. His brass journey started when he joined the…
We've made a change to the initially advertised programme for our next concert, 20th Century & Beyond. We'd originally planned to present Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1. Unfortunately, due to UK copyright laws, the hire cost of the score would be…
We've introduced the facility to make a donation to St Botolph's Music Society online! Like other organisations, we have outgoings that need to be covered. Costs such as venue hire, music hire, marketing, and PRS are just some of those…
Tickets for our 2025-26 season are now on sale! To start the season, A Little English Concert will feature some of the great composers to come from England, including pieces by Holst, Walton, and Vaughan Williams. After the success of…
While the musicians of SBMS are enjoying a well-earned rest for the summer, we take a look back at our 2024-25 season. The season had been quite eventful for SBMS. We bid a fond farewell to Jonathan Abbott at the…
Thérèse was born in Ipswich and grew up in Capel St Mary. She began learning the piano aged 10 with local piano teacher, Marion Armitage. At aged 16, she was awarded a scholarship to attend the formally named Purcell School…
Ticket sales are once again live on our site! There's been a lot of work going on behind the scenes to ensure we have a reliable ticketing system. This also includes some slight changes to the look of our website,…
SBMS is pleased to announce David Rowland as the new Musical Director. Some may recognise David as the trumpet soloist from a concert in May 2023, From the Steppes to Ancient Persia. In that concert he played Arutiunian's Trumpet Concerto…