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.
Adur
Amber Valley
Arun
Ashford
Babergh
Baildon
Basingstoke and Deane
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
Harborne Orchestra
Birmingham
Midland Chamber Orchestra
Birmingham
Moseley Misfits
Birmingham
Moseley Rock Collective
Birmingham
Blaby
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Bolton
Braintree
Brentwood
Brighton and Hove
Bromley
Bromsgrove
Burnley
Cambridge
Canterbury
Central Bedfordshire
Charnwood
Chelmsford
Cheltenham
Cheshire East
Congleton Chamber Orchestra
Cheshire East
Crewe Concert Band
Cheshire East
Handforth Jazz Band
Cheshire East
Macclesfield Concert Band
Cheshire East
Macclesfield Music Centre
Cheshire East
Macclesfield Symphony Orchestra
Cheshire East
Middlewich Concert Orchestra
Cheshire East
Nantwich Concert Band
Cheshire East
Cheshire West and Chester
Chesterfield
Chorley
Chorleywood
Colchester
Cotswold
County Durham
Coventry
Crawley
Croydon
Cumberland
Dacorum
Darlington
Dartford
Derby
Dudley
East Lindsey
Eastbourne
Epsom and Ewell
Erewash
Fenland
Flintshire
Folkestone and Hythe
Fylde
Gateshead
Gloucester
Guildford
Harborough
Herefordshire, County of
Hertsmere
Horsham
Huntingdonshire
Hyndburn
Ipswich
Leicester
Lincoln
Liverpool
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
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
Greenwich Concert Band
London
Grimsdyke Brass
London
Guards Association Band
London
Guy's King's & St Thomas' Hospitals Music Society
London
Hackney Community Orchestra
London
Hammig String Workshops (West Wickham)
London
Hampstead Sinfonietta
London
Harmony Sinfonia
London
Harrow Concert Band
London
Harrow Symphony Orchestra
London
Havering Concert Orchestra
London
Haydn Chamber Orchestra
London
Hillingdon Chamber Orchestra
London
Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra
London
Holborn Community Orchestra
London
Hounslow Community Brass Band
London
Ionian Clarinet Choir
London
John Ongom Big Band
London
Kensington Chamber Orchestra
London
Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra
London
Kensington Symphony Orchestra
London
Kew Sinfonia
London
Kew Wind Orchestra
London
Kingston Adult Wind OrchestraNEW
London
Kingston Chamber Orchestra
London
Kingston Philharmonia
London
Kingston Third Age Orchestra
London
Lambeth Orchestra
London
Lambeth Wind Orchestra
London
Lewisham Concert Band
London
London Amateur Orchestra
London
London Balkan Orchestra
London
London Charity Orchestra
London
London City Brass
London
London City Orchestra
London
London College of Music Camerata
London
London Consorts of Winds
London
London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra
London
London Doctors Orchestra & Choir
London
London Euphonia OrchestraNEW
London
London Gay Symphony Orchestra
London
London Graduate Wind OrchestraNEW
London
London Incidental Orchestra
London
London International Concert Orchestra
London
London Lawyers' Symphony Orchestra
London
London Mandolin Ensemble
London
London Metropolitan Brass
London
London Musical Arts Conductorsâ Orchestra
London
London Philanthropic Orchestra
London
London Piano Circle
London
London Saxophone Choir
London
London Video Game Orchestra
London
London Youth Concert Band
London
London Youth Symphony Orchestra
London
Mary Ward Orchestra
London
Merton Concert Band
London
Middlesex Yeomanry Concert Band
London
Morley Chamber Orchestra
London
Morley College Conductors' Orchestra
London
Mottingham Village Concert Band
London
Luton
Maidstone
Maldon
Manchester
Marlborough
Melton
Mid Sussex
Middlesbrough
Middlewich, Cheshire
Mole Valley
Newark and Sherwood
North East Lincolnshire
North Hertfordshire
North Kesteven
North West Leicestershire
Northumberland
Nottingham
Redditch
Reigate and Banstead
Ribble Valley
Rochford
Rother
Runnymede
Rushcliffe
Rushmoor
Sandwell
Sefton
Sevenoaks
Shropshire
Solihull
South Cambridgeshire
South Staffordshire
Southend-on-Sea
Spelthorne
St Albans
Stockport
Stratford-on-Avon
Stroud
Surrey Heath
Tameside
Tendring
Thanet
Three Rivers
Tonbridge and Malling
Trafford
Tunbridge Wells
Walsall
Warrington
Warwick
Waverley
Wealden
West Northamptonshire
West Suffolk
Westmorland and Furness
Wirral
Wokingham
Worcester
Wychavon
Wyre Forest
Elsewhere in the UK
Adamson Military Band
Adur Concert Band
Alcester Victoria Silver Band
Alderley Edge Symphony Orchestra
Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band
Ampthill Concert Orchestra
Bacchus Wind Orchestra
Ballymena Chamber Orchestra
Baxenden Concert Band
Bedford Community Chamber Orchestra
Bedfordshire Adult String Sessions (BASS)
Bedfordshire Orchestral Society
Belfast Bach Consort
Bewdley Concert Band
Biddulph & District Youth & Community Orchestra (BDYCO)
Birmingham Basement Band
Birmingham Concert Band
Birmingham Philharmonic
Blackpool Symphony Orchestra
Blackwood Clarinets
Bolton Symphony Orchestra, Bolton Sinfonietta
Boston Sinfonia
Brackley Wind Orchestra
Bridgnorth Sinfonia
Bridgtown Concert Show Band
Bromyard Wind Band
Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra
Burton Concert Band
Bury St Edmunds Friendly Orchestra
Cambridge Philharmonic Society
Cambridge Sinfonietta
Cannock Chase Light Orchestra
Captured in Music Symphonic Wind Band
Cellodees – Cello Orchestra
Central Bedfordshire Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra of St Ives
Champagne Flutes
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
Cirencester String Orchestra
City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
City of Carlisle Orchestra
City of Lichfield Concert Band
City of Lincoln Waites
City of Peterborough Symphony Orchestra
Claud Powell Chamber Orchestra
CMWS Community Orchestra
Coalville Light Orchestra
Colchester Symphony Orchestra
Colne Orchestral Society
Colne Philharmonic Orchestra
CoMA Manchester
CoMA Sussex Ensemble
Community Light Orchestra
Congleton Youth Orchestra
Coquet Concert Band
Cotteridge Misfits
Coventry City of Culture Orchestra
Cromer Orchestra
Crumpsall Concert Band
Da Capo
Darlington Clarinet Ensemble
Dave Egerton Band
Derby Concert Band
Derby Hospitals Band
Derby Serenaders Band
Derwent Strings
Donegal Chamber Orchestra
Dorking Chamber Orchestra
Durham String Group
Durham University Hill Orchestra
East Coast Sinfonietta
East Sussex Concert Band
Eastbourne Concert Orchestra
Easter Orchestral Society at Ellesmere
Ellesmere Sinfonia
Ely Sinfonia
Encore Chichester Community Orchestra (ECCO)
Eric Darlington with the John Cleveland Band
Essex Concert Band
Evening Rehearsal Orchestra - St Albans
Evoc Wind Group
Eynsford Concert Band
Farnborough Symphony Orchestra
First Act Theatre Orchestra
Fleet Orchestra
Fleetville Swing Band
Forest Little Big Band
Fulwood Chamber Orchestra
GBRT Youth Flute Choir
Glossop Beginner Band
Gloucester Charter Concert Band
Gravesend Borough Band
Haffner Orchestra
Harlow Symphony Orchestra
Harmonie Concert Band
Harmonie Concert Band
Harpenden Concert Band
Harpenden Sinfonia
Hastings Sinfonia
Hazel Grove Orchestra
Heart of England Cooperative Concert Orchestra
Hemsted Forest Youth Orchestra
Herd Of Sax
Hereford Symphony Orchestra (formerly Hereford) String Orchestra
Hertford Symphony Orchestra
Hertfordshire Philharmonia
High Peak Orchestra
Hitchin Chamber Orchestra
Hitchin Concert Band
Hitchin Light Orchestra
Hunstanton Concert Band
Huntingdonshire Music School
Invicta Jazz Orchestra
Invicta Wind Orchestra
Ipswich Symphony Orchestra
Isle of Axholme Orchestra
Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra
Isle of Man Wind Orchestra
Jones Jazz Orchestra
Junction 4 Big Band
Kent Community Orchestra
Kent Police Band
Kettering Symphony Orchestra
Kirby String Orchestra
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Lancaster Community Music Centre
Leamington Sinfonia
Lewes Concert Orchestra
Lewes, Glynde & Beddingham Brass Band - LGB Brass
Lichfield Sinfonia
Lingfield Silver Band
Linton Jazz
Liverpool Mozart Orchestra
Liverpool String Orchestra
Loughborough Schools’ Area Orchestra
Ludlow Concert Band
Lydian Training Orchestra
Lytham St Annes Guardian Concert Band
Macclesfield Light Orchestra
Maestro Swing Orchestra
Maldwyn Strings
Manchester Medical Orchestra
Manchester Philharmonic Orchestra
Manchester Wind Orchestra
Mawson Road Community Orchestra, Cambridge
Mid-Sussex Sinfonia
Midland Concert Orchestra
Monmouth Concert Orchestra
Moss Rose Community Brass Band
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