Bristol Recovery Orchestra

25/03/2026

5 days to go!

20/03/2026

10 days to go !

Join us on the 30th of March at the Unitarian Hall for the BDP Creative Communities end of term spring show, showcasing creativity and community with performances from Rising Voices , Bristol Recovery Orchestra , Creative Writing with , and Hip Hop Garden.

Look forward to an afternoon filled with Eastern European and Latin beats, co-devised music, a ca****la singing, and original hip hop and poetry.

We're also looking forward to once again welcoming guest musicians from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra . This time: Emma Welton on violin, Emma White on trombone/sackbut, and Hugh Nankivell on accordion.

Tickets are free — no need to pre-book, just come along!

📅 Monday 30th March
📍 Unitarian Hall
🕑 Doors: 3PM to 4:15PM
🎟️ Free, but donations are always welcome!

12/03/2026

🌼Creative Communities Spring Show 2026 🌸

Join us on the 30th March at the Unitarian Hall for the Creative Communities end of term spring show!

Look forward to an afternoon filled with Eastern European and Latin beats, co-devised music, aca****la singing, beginner music groups, and original hip hop and poetry.

We're also looking forward to once again welcoming guest musicians from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra . This time: Emma Welton on violin, Emma White on trombone/sackbut, and Hugh Nankivell on accordion.

Tickets are free — no need to pre-book, just come along!

📅 Monday 30th March
📍 Unitarian Hall
🕑 Doors: 3PM to 4:15PM
🎟️ Free, but donations are always welcome!

A huge thank you to our partners and collaborators Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, May Project Garden, Changing Tunes , Trinity Centre , and Horizons Bristol for their ongoing support.

15/01/2026

Bristol Recovery Orchestra has started 2026 with a creative bang! 🎶

- 5 new members
-17 returning players
- 5 volunteers
- and one amazing musical leader!

Interested in joining us? Get in touch today!

🌐 www.bdpcreativecommunities.co.uk
📧 [email protected]
📞 07593 259 257

22/12/2025

A huge thank you to Redland Wind Band who voted to donate the proceeds of their Christmas Raffle to Bristol Recovery Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 🎶

Sophie, Zoe and Hamilton were invited to speak at last Saturday's concert and got to enjoy a brilliant concert of festive favourites and sing a longs as a bonus.

Always a privilege to speak to the wider community about what we do - thank you to Redland Wind Band for the opportunity!

Interested in joining one of our groups?

We're always welcoming new members — get in touch via the details below! Keep your eyes peeled for exciting new groups launching in the new year! 👀

🌐 www.bdpcreativecommunities.co.uk
📧 [email protected]
📞 07593259257

09/12/2025

What a fantastic afternoon at part 2 of our BDP Creative Communities Winter Show🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday — whether you attended, performed, facilitated, or volunteered, you helped make it truly special and kicked off the festive season perfectly! ✨

A big thank you to for keeping us fed with their delicious donation!

Thank you to our amazing partners Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra , Changing Tunes , Trinity Centre , and for their continued support. 🙌

We're always welcoming new members — get in touch via the details below! Keep your eyes peeled for exciting new groups launching in the new year! 👀

🌐 www.bdpcreativecommunities.co.uk
📧 [email protected]
📞 07593259257

01/12/2025

Today's the day! Our Creative Communities Winter Shows begin, running today and Thursday.

Look forward to performances from Rising Voices , our beginner music groups, pieces from our creative writing group with and Bristol Recovery Orchestra .

We're also so pleased to welcome Emma Welton on violin, Matt Brown on percussion, and Ed Ashby on tuba from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra . Through our partnership, we're fortunate to have guest musicians join us each term to lead workshops and perform alongside us, helping elevate our music to new heights!

Monday 1st December:
📍Location:
🕑Doors: 3PM - 4:15PM
🎟️Tickets: Free and available on Headfirst via the link in the Creative Communities bio.

Thursday 4th December:
📍Location: Unitarian Hall
🕑Doors: 3PM - 4:15PM
🎟️Tickets: Free, just come along—free mince pies!

30/11/2025

✨ 1 day to go! ✨

Tomorrow is the start of BDP Creative Communities annual winter shows, showcasing creativity and community. Look forward to performances from Rising Voices , our beginners music groups, pieces from our creative writing group with Sukina Noor and Bristol Recovery Orchestra .

You can expect some waltzing from Shostakovich, some New York jazz from William Parker, some warming winter songs and a Southern hymn brought supported by full brass.

We are looking forward to playing music with some amazing guest musicians from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra once again, this time Emma Welton on violin, Matt Brown on percussion and Ed Ashby on tuba.

Tickets are free but we welcome donations which go directly back into the running costs of Creative Communities.

Monday 1st December:
📍Location: Trinity Centre
🕑Doors: 3PM - 4:15PM
🎟️Tickets: Free and available on Headfirst via the link in the Creative Communities bio.

Thursday 4th December:
📍Location: Unitarian Hall
🕑Doors: 3PM - 4:15PM
🎟️Tickets: Free, just come along—free mince pies!

27/11/2025

Creative Communities turns 11!
(Poem written by Andy Eisenträger)

It's been 11 years since our very first Rising Voices session. What began as a single choir back in 2014 has grown into a community of five weekly groups: Oi Polloi, Trinity Centre Move On Group, Changing Tunes Beginners Music, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Bristol Recovery Orchestra , and Rising Voices . We now have around 50 members, including some who've been with us since the very beginning!

From our first performance in the cemetery at Brunswick Square with just a handful of choir members to selling out The Lantern Hall at Bristol Beacon, it's been an such an amazing journey.

"It's amazing to think that we were terrified to sing to 10 BDP people back in 2014!

Since then we've sung our way through big life events in our community - births, deaths, recovery triumphs and lapses.

During covid we held online Zoom choir sessions, met up for walks and singing in Brunswick graveyard.

And performances! - SS Great Britain, Parliament Square, Newport Cathedral, Circomedia, Trinity, the Beacon... we're bloody amazing, and only request tea & biscuits for our rider!!"

Robin - Rising Voices Member that joined in 2014

19/11/2025

18/11/2025

What a dream! Still reeling from 's wind and brass section playing a song with the mighty on Sunday night at . Trinity is our rehearsal home, but this was a completely different thing and we loved being part of their epic sound.

Thank you to everyone in the band for having us, for being so generous and for giving us the space to speak about why there's a space in the music world for the recovery orchestra and . It's an experience we'll never forget - but hopefully won't be the last!

Was also reassuring to be in a building full of lots of people we know and who know us - big shout out to and who have both worked with us before, and put in awesome sets on the night.