Escape London for a weekend in the countryside!

All ICSE members and alumni are cordially invited to our annual weekend away to Glastonbury. We shall be staying in a traditional stone Farmhouse at Paddington Farm Trust and rehearsing towards performing a concert at St Benedict's Church on the Sunday. There will also be plenty of opportunities to relax, socialise and discover the local area.

Price: £50, includes all travel, accommodation, concert fees and most meals (inc. cooked breakfast both mornings!)

Dates: 6pm Friday 20th January - 9pm Sunday 22nd January 2012

Music: Mendelssohn's Sinfonia No. 9 in C Major, Karl Jenkins' Palladio, and Delius' Air and Dance

This summer, ICSE will be jetting off to Malta for an amazing week of concerts in the sun! Watch this space for details...

Previous events

On 1st December 2011 Imperial College String Ensemble performed a well received concert at Holy Trinity Church in South Kensington. The repertoire featured both classical and contemporary music, including Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Elgar's Serenade for Strings and a rare performance of the British composer John Woolrich's Blue Drowning. However, the performance of Shostakovich's incredible Kammersinfonie drew the greatest applause, with special mention being given to conductor Scott Wilson's tight control of the ensemble and the gutsy energy with which the players themselves delivered the piece.

All in all, a sign of promising things to come from this group of scientists, engineers and medical students, 50% of whom are new recruits for this academic year!

Last summer, a crack squadron of intrepid ICSElings packed their bags and travelled to Paris for 6 days of repertoire, concerts, croissants and Parisian culture; aah la joie de vivre!