Orchestras & ensembles
Groups on First Desk across the UK. Play an instrument? Groups marked as recruiting are looking for players right now — and you can tell any group you'd like to join.
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
ALTON
Amber Valley
Arun
Ashby-de-la-zouch
Ashford
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Baildon
Barnsley
Basingstoke and Deane
Bath and North East Somerset
Bexley
Birmingham
Asklepios Orchestra
Birmingham
Birchfield String Orchestra
Birmingham
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra
Birmingham
Bournville Clarinet Choir
Birmingham
CoMA West Midlands
Birmingham
Enigma Brass Ensemble
Birmingham
Eroica
Birmingham
Blaby
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth and District Concert Band
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth Philharmonic Society
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth Rehearsal Orchestra
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Christchurch and Highcliffe Brass Band
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bradford
Braintree
Brentwood
Brighton and Hove
Bristol, City of
Bright Sounds Community Street Band
Bristol, City of
Bristol CoMA
Bristol, City of
Bristol Galenicals' Orchestra
Bristol, City of
Bristol Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble
Bristol, City of
Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
Bristol, City of
Bristol Music Club Strings
Bristol, City of
Bristol Orchestral Players
Bristol, City of
Bristol Reggae Orchestra
Bristol, City of
Bristol Symphony Orchestra
Bristol, City of
Bristol’s Westbury Park Orchestra
Bristol, City of
Brunel Sinfonia
Bristol, City of
Gasworks Scratchy Folk Orchestra
Bristol, City of
Bromley
Bromsgrove
Buckinghamshire
Burnley
Cambridge
Canterbury
Cardiff
Central Bedfordshire
Chelmsford
Cheltenham
Cheshire East
Cheshire West and Chester
Chesterfield
Chorley
Chorleywood
City of Edinburgh
Bristo Community Concert Band
City of Edinburgh
Capital Concert Band
City of Edinburgh
Colinton Amateur Orchestral Society
City of Edinburgh
Dunedin Wind Band
City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Chamber Orchestra
City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Concert Band
City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Orchestral Ensemble
City of Edinburgh
Coalville
Colchester
Conwy
Cornwall
Cotswold
County Durham
Coventry
Crawley
Culbokie
Cumberland
Dacorum
Darlington
Dartford
Derby
Doncaster
Dorset
Earls Colne
East Devon
East Peckham, Tonbridge
Eastbourne
Eastleigh
Epsom and Ewell
Exeter
Farnborough, Hants
Fenland
Flintshire
Folkestone and Hythe
Fylde
Gateshead
Glasgow City
Gloucester
Hart
Havant
Hertsmere
Hoddesdon
Horsham
Hyndburn
Leeds
Leicester
London
Adhoc Humanitarians' Orchestra
London
Aeolian Sinfonia of North London
London
All Saints Concert Band
London
All Saints String and Wind Ensemble
London
Amati Orchestra
London
Angel Orchestra
London
Archway Big Band
London
Aristidean Chamber Orchestra
London
Audentior Symphony Orchestra
London
BA Brass Band
London
Barnes Concert Band
London
Barnet Symphony Orchestra
London
Baroque Strings
London
Basement Orchestra
London
BBC Elstree Concert Band (non prof.)
London
Beckenham Concert Band
London
Belsize Baroque
London
Belvedere Concert Band
London
Blackfriars Sinfonia
London
Blackheath Halls Orchestra
London
Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble
London
Blue Light Symphony Orchestra
London
Bow Strings
London
Brixton Chamber Orchestra
London
Broken Consort
London
Brunel University Chamber Orchestra
London
BSV Jazz Band
London
Camden Light Orchestra
London
Camden Philharmonia Orchestra
London
Camden Symphony Orchestra
London
Camden Symphony Orchestra
London
Caminito Community Tango Orchestra (London)NEW
London
Capital Concert Brass
London
Cello Ensemble LondonNEW
London
Central London Orchestra
London
Chalfont Concert Wind Band
London
Chilled Strings
London
City Lit Orchestral Workshops
London
City of London Symphonic Winds
London
City Showtunes Orchestra
London
City Wind Orchestra
London
Colliers Wood Community OrchestraNEW
London
CoMA London Ensemble
London
Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
London
Croydon Brass
London
Croydon Symphonic Band
London
Crystal Palace Band
London
Da Capo Concert Band, Wetstone
London
Dartford Concert Band
London
Docklands Sinfonia e14 Orchestra
London
Dulwich Symphony Orchestra
London
Ealing Wind Orchestra
London
Ealing Youth Orchestra
London
East London Community Band
London
East London Early Music Orchestra
London
East London Late Starters Orchestra
London
East London Symphony Orchestra
London
Elastic BandNEW
London
ELLSO Intermediate Performance Ensemble
London
ELLSO Symphony Orchestra
London
Eltham Park Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Orchestra
London
Enfield Chamber Orchestra
London
Enfield Community Orchestra
London
Enfield Concert Band
London
Enfield Film Orchestra
London
Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra
London
Finchley Symphony Orchestra
London
Fitznells Concert Band
London
Forest Philharmonic
London
Fortismere Community Symphony Orchestra
London
Fulham Symphony Orchestra
London
Geeky Beats Big Band
London
Manchester
Mid Sussex
Middlesbrough
Milton Keynes
Mole Valley
Monmouthshire
Newark and Sherwood
North Ayrshire
North Devon
North Hertfordshire
North Lanarkshire
North West Leicestershire
North Yorkshire
Northumberland
Nottingham
Oxford
Redditch
Reigate and Banstead
Ribble Valley
Rother
Runnymede
Rushcliffe
Rushmoor
Sandwell
Sefton
Sheffield
Shropshire
Solihull
Somerset
South Cambridgeshire
South Gloucestershire
South Hams
South Lanarkshire
Spelthorne
St Albans
St Ives Cambridgeshire
Stockport
Stratford-on-Avon
Stroud
Surrey Heath
Swansea
Tameside
Teignbridge
Tendring
Test Valley
Thanet
Three Rivers
Tonbridge and Malling
Torbay
Torridge
Trafford
Tunbridge Wells
Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of White Horse
Walsall
Wealden
West Berkshire
West Devon
West Northamptonshire
West Suffolk
Westmorland and Furness
Wiltshire
Wokingham
Worcester
Wychavon
Wyre Forest
York
Elsewhere in the UK
Aberdeen City Orchestra
Aberdeen Concert Band
Aberdeen Folk Orchestra
Aberdeenshire Saxophone Orchestra
Academy of St Olave's Orchestra
Adamson Military Band
Adstock Strings
Adur Concert Band
Alcester Victoria Silver Band
Alderley Edge Symphony Orchestra
Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra
Allington Strings
Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band
Alton Concert Orchestra
Alwoodley Sinfonia
Amicus Orchestra
Ampthill Concert Orchestra
Argyle String Orchestra
Axe Vale Orchestra
Aylesbury Concert Band
Bacchus Wind Orchestra
Ballymena Chamber Orchestra
Banbury Symphony Orchestra
Band of the Avon Fire & Rescue Service
Basingstoke Concert Band
Bathgate Concert Orchestra
BathTub Orchestra
Baxenden Concert Band
Bedford Community Chamber Orchestra
Bedfordshire Adult String Sessions (BASS)
Bedfordshire Orchestral Society
Belfast Bach Consort
Bewdley Concert Band
Bicester Concert Band
Biddulph & District Youth & Community Orchestra (BDYCO)
Birmingham Basement Band
Birmingham Concert Band
Birmingham Philharmonic
Bisham Concert Band
Blackpool Symphony Orchestra
Blackwood Clarinets
Blewbury Brass Band
Bolton Symphony Orchestra, Bolton Sinfonietta
Boston Sinfonia
Boyce Chamber Orchestra
Brackley Wind Orchestra
Bracknell & Wokingham Community Band
Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra
Brecknock Sinfonia
Brecon Town Band
Bridgtown Concert Show Band
Bridport Chamber Orchestra
Brigstowe Village Band
Bristol Concert Wind Band
Bristol Millennium Orchestra
Britannia Royal Naval College Concert Band
Broadstone Community Concert Band
Bromyard Wind Band
Buckrose Concert Band
Bude Concert Orchestra
Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra
Burton Concert Band
Bury St Edmunds Friendly Orchestra
Cadbury Wind Band
Caledonian Winds
Cambridge Sinfonietta
Cannock Chase Light Orchestra
Captured in Music Symphonic Wind Band
Cardiff Chamber Orchestra
Cardiff Friendly Strings
Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra
Cellodees – Cello Orchestra
Central Bedfordshire Orchestra
Centrepiece Big Band
Chamber Orchestra of St Ives
Champagne Flutes
Charity Symphony Orchestra
Chelmsford City Opera Orchestra
Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra
Cheshire Sinfonia
Cheshire Swing Collection Big Band
Cheshire Youth and Training Orchestras
Chester Philharmonic Orchestra
Chester Wind Band
Chichester Flute Choir
Chichester Symphony Orchestra
Chiddingfold Flute Group
Chiltern Camerata
Chiltern Concert Band
Cholsey & Wallingford Concert Band
Christchurch and District Band
Cirencester String Orchestra
City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
City of Cardiff Concert Band
City of Carlisle Orchestra
City of Glasgow Wind Orchestra
City of Lichfield Concert Band
City of Lincoln Waites
City of Newport Symphony Orchestra
City of Peterborough Symphony Orchestra
City of Plymouth Concert Band
City of Southampton Orchestra
City of Truro Wind Orchestra
Claud Powell Chamber Orchestra
Claydon Chamber Orchestra
Cleddau Chamber Orchestra
Cleddau Flute Choir
Cleveland Chamber Orchestra
Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra
Clyde Wind Ensemble
CMWS Community Orchestra
Colchester Symphony Orchestra
Colne Orchestral Society
Colne Philharmonic Orchestra
CoMA Glasgow
CoMA Leeds
CoMA Manchester
CoMA Sussex Ensemble
Community Light Orchestra
Concordia String Orchestra
Congleton Youth Orchestra
Coquet Concert Band
Cornwall Chamber Orchestra
Cotteridge Misfits
Coventry City of Culture Orchestra
Crendon Chamber Orchestra
Cromer Orchestra
Crown Church Band
Crumpsall Concert Band
Culm Valley Orchestra
Da Capo
Dales Sinfonia Orchestra (U3A Skipton & Craven)
Dave Egerton Band
Dearne Big Band
Derby Concert Band
Derby Hospitals Band
Derby Serenaders Band
Derwent Strings
Devon Philharmonic Orchestra
Devon Youth Symphony Orchestra
Didcot and Wallingford Orchestra
Donegal Chamber Orchestra
Dorchestra
Dorking Chamber Orchestra
Dorset Chamber Orchestra
Dorset County Orchestra
Dunblane Chamber Orchestra
Dundee Symphony Orchestra
Durham String Group
Durham University Hill Orchestra
East Coast Sinfonietta
East Sussex Concert Band
Eastbourne Concert Orchestra
Easter Orchestral Society at Ellesmere
Edinburgh Incidental Orchestra
Edinburgh Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra (EMGO)
Edinburgh Studio Orchestra
Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra
Edinburgh University Chorus
Edinburgh University Sinfonia
Edinburgh University Symphony Orchestra
Ellesmere Sinfonia
Ely Sinfonia
Encore Chichester Community Orchestra (ECCO)
Endcliffe Orchestra
Eric Darlington with the John Cleveland Band
Essex Concert Band
Evening Rehearsal Orchestra - St Albans
Evoc Wind Group
Eynsford Concert Band
Falkirk Tryst Orchestra
Fareham Tutti Flutti Flute Choir
Farnborough Symphony Orchestra
First Act Theatre Orchestra
Fleet Orchestra
Fleetville Swing Band
Flutes Unlimited
Folk Sinfonietta
Forest Little Big Band
Freeland Orchestra
Fulwood Chamber Orchestra
GBRT Youth Flute Choir
Giocoso Concert Band
Glasgow Sinfonia
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