New conductor - Michael Graham 

We appointed a new conductor in Autumn 2023.  Our concert on the 2nd December 2023 was the first with Michael Graham as our conductor.  We enjoyed a successful concert performing Beethoven, Wagner and Schubert.  
​Many thanks to photographer Ali Watt for taking the photographs below.

John Glenesk Mortimer

John began conducting the St Andrew Orchestra in September 2006.  He retired in the summer of 2023, after seventeen highly successful years at the helm.  We thank John for his dedicated service to the orchestra and wish him well in his retirement.  

Outdoor music-making - July 2021

This was the first communal music-making in over a year for some members of the orchestra.  Weather forecasts were varied thus highly unpredictable. In the event it didn't rain at all while we were playing.  There was thunder, lightning and heavy rain half an hour after we finished.  Just enough time to dismantle the green tent, which is a nuisance to dry when it gets wet. 

Virtual Ensemble - December 2020

Some members of the Orchestra are showcased in this video playing a movement from a piece of music we were rehearsing when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.  Many thanks to Chris Crosby for combining our individual recordings into one performance. 

♫  Serenade for Solo Flute and Orchestra
   3rd Movement
   Composed by John Glenesk Mortimer
​   Solo Flute - Emma Bull

Edinburgh Concert - November 2019

Our concert on 30th November 2019 included a performance of the Strauss Concerto in D Major for Oboe and Small Orchestra with soloist Freya Linea Obijon. 

Edinburgh Concert - May 2015

We thoroughly enjoyed out collaboration with Ensemble Vocal d'Erguël, their conductor Philippe Krüttli and violin soloist Noémie Nénert. Our concert on 2nd May 2015 included Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, Beethoven's Violin Romance in F, Schicksalslied by Brahms and Stabat Mater, written by our conductor John Glenesk Mortimer.
Many thanks to photographer Ali Watt for taking the photographs below.

​​Trip to Würzburg - July 2013

St Andrew Orchestra performed in concert in Würzburg, Germany on Saturday 6th July 2013. The musical programme was Beethoven's Prometheus Overture, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor with soloist Florian Meierott and Saint -Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, also with Florian Meierott.  We had a fantastic time in Germany and the concert was a great success!

Away day - March 2012

Here are a few photos from our Away Day held in March 2012.
Many thanks to photographer Ali Watt for taking the photographs below.