CLO is an orchestra of around 70 amateur and semi-professional musicians who meet in Henley Community Centre, near Ipswich, every Tuesday morning during school term times. We perform concerts of “light classical” and popular music in aid of charities. We rehearse on Tuesday mornings, term-time 100-1200 at Henley Community Centre. Our String Orchestra meets fortnightly after the orchestra rehearsal 1230-1400.
Our conductor is Vincent Taber. Our leader is Cecilia Metherell.
If you are interested in joining us, please visit our membership page. We ask that players should, ideally, be of Grade 5 standard.
Current Vacancies – We have spaces in the violin and viola sections.
Forthcoming Concerts
Sunday 5th July, 2026, 4.00pm, St Michael’s Church, Martlesham Heath, IP5 3PL
An afternoon concert of String Music by the CLO String Orchestra. The varied programme ranges from Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba through to film music by John Williams.
Saturday 21st November, 2026, 7.30pm, St John the Baptist, Felixstowe
In aid of church charities.
Would you like to book us? Please visit our Bookings page. Our January 2022 in aid of East Anglia Children’s Hospices raised over £600. Our May 2024 Concert raised £500 for the Ipswich Salvation Army.