About
The UCD Symphony Orchestra is University College Dublin's flagship instrumental group, with a membership of 80–90 players. We rehearse on Monday evenings in the Trapdoor theatre in the basement of the Newman Building. Our performances have taken place in major Dublin venues (including the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and the National Concert Hall), and throughout Europe (including Belgium, France, Germany, and Sweden).
The UCD Symphony Orchestra was founded in 2002. It has developed into the flagship instrumental ensemble of University College Dublin, with a membership of around 90 players. It offers student scholarships and can be taken for academic credit irrespective of degree programme - traditionally there has been a large cohort of medical and engineering students in the orchestra. Sectional tuition is provided by principals from Dublin's two full-time professional orchestras, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. The orchestra has engaged in numerous joint projects with university orchestras outside Dublin, the first European destination being Mannheim, Germany in 2013. Connections made via our friends in the European Network of University Orchestras have led to further collaborations with orchestras from Uppsala in Sweden, Leuven in Belgium, and Strasbourg in France, as well as participation in the 2017 edition of European Student Orchestra Festival.
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