Programme change for May

6 March 2026
Sarah Mills
Concerts

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 in excess of £500 – that’s not including fees for performing rights. As a community group which operates on a not-for-profit basis, this expense isn’t feasible.

However, we’re pleased to announce that we’ll instead be performing Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, with full narration!

For information of the full programme, see our concert listing for 20th Century & Beyond.

Sarah Mills

Sarah has been musical from early childhood, first picking up the recorder aged 4 (she learned on an Early Learning Centre green recorder!). She started playing the violin aged 7, and then the clarinet at aged 10.

She joined SBMS in September 2016 as a violinist in the 2nd violin section, and became section leader in September 2023.

Sarah is the Secretary on the SBMS committee, maintains the website and ticket sales, and leads the marketing for the Society.