We are back rehearsing for our 25/26 season, beginning with a programme of film music on Saturday 11th October, 4pm, in All Saints Church West Dulwich. Pirates, dinosaurs, gladiators and more will mix together with our homemade cakes and tea for an exciting afternoon!
Our Next Concert
SELO is back for our 2025/26 season with our next concert, on Saturday 11th October 2025 at 4.00pm at All Saints Church, West Dulwich. We will be featuring music from film scores by Shostakovich and Walton, as well as music from classic films.
Book your tickets for our 2025/26 season here.
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It's been 32 years since Jurassic Park was released. No, we can't quite believe it either. But the good news is that it's only 11 DAYS until SELO performs the film's equally iconic music at our opening concert of the season. Tickets here! ![]()
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About Us
South East London Orchestra is one of south London’s leading amateur orchestras with a reputation for exciting, high quality concerts and a genuine connection with our community.
Our concerts feature great pieces of classical music by composers such as Beethoven, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Weber. SELO is equally at home with the music of the twentieth-century, performing works by Bartok, Copland, Britten, Shostakovich, Debussy, Nielsen, Ravel and Sibelius.
We are proud of our tradition of performing music by British composers, from Boyce, Elgar and Vaughan Williams to more recent works by Lennox Berkeley, Joseph Horovitz and Richard Rodney Bennett. In 2016 we gave the UK premiere performance of a work by Fung Lam.
Based in Beckenham, we have many members from the local area and others from further afield. Our short rehearsal periods, led by conductor David Smith, are designed to appeal to busy musicians, and rehearsals are a fine balance of hard work and enjoyment.
SELO was founded in 2012 by our Music Director, David Smith, and Natalie Cole. Since then we have grown the orchestra and embedded ourselves in the heart of Beckenham’s cultural life.
How to Join
We are very interested to hear from all strings and brass players of grade 8 standard or above and/or substantial experience of playing with large ensembles. See our Joining page for more details
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