A refreshing day up at Brockholes Nature Reserve to conduct one of the The Hallé Workplace Choirs. I’ve driven past the Brockholes sign many times at Jct 31 of the M6 and always wondered what it was. Now I know, and it’s really beautiful! #tranquility #music #conductor

This weekend around 20 University of Staffordshire students will watch War Horse at Regent Theatre & Victoria Hall then take part in a puppetry workshop with the incredible team. This is just one of numerous opportunities our team has helped unlock for students - one of the most rewarding aspects of our work.

Today was a special day. I love my job sometimes and I’m proud beyond measure of what this orchestra is achieving.

Stoke-on-Trent’s love affair with ceramics saw it awarded the World Craft City status, which is why it is affectionately known as the Potteries. ⁦Visit Stoke⁩ ⁦Stoke-on-Trent Centenary⁩ ⁦⁦We Are Staffordshire⁩ ⁦Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent LVEP⁩ express.co.uk/travel/uk/2027…

FREE CONCERTS🎵 Saturday 22 String Quartet 12:15 @ Mitchell Arts Centre Brass Quartet 12:15 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Brass Dectet 16:15 @ Blue Clock Wind Quintet 16:15 @ The Potteries Centre Sunday 23 March Full Orchestra 14:15 The Potteries Centre Star Wars, ET, Back to the Future & more

Representing City of Stoke-on-Trent Symphony Orchestra at the Stoke-on-Trent Lord Mayor’s Charity Ball last night at the King’s Hall. Some great music from the Teachers Pet School of Rock tribute band (from Stoke!!) 🎸

It was a dream come true yesterday to conduct some of the music that made we want to become a musician in the very first place. I’m so privileged to work with such first-rate musicians with the City of Stoke-on-Trent Symphony Orchestra and am immensely proud of what we’re building in the city. #conductor

A great weekend bringing our Out & About Festival to Hanley. From string quartets to brass dectets on Saturday to a full symphony orchestra IN THE POTTERIES CENTRE we have loved connecting with people in a really fun environment. The buzz around the city was electric!

Fantastic to see City of Stoke-on-Trent Symphony Orchestra bringing the Out & About Festival to Hanley this past weekend, complete with their new branded banner stand and flags to boost brand awareness! 🎶✨ The Potteries Hanley town centre was alive with music! 👏🎻🎺 #OutAndAboutFestival #CSSO #LiveMusic

The blossom outside Stoke Minster this morning. As much as we moan about the weather in this country, it’s nice to appreciate nature’s beauty when it shows itself! ☀️

Really looking forward to see this project develop over the next few months.

⁦Joe Hearson⁩ let’s make more musical memories in Stoke on Trent

Joan Walley Joe Hearson A reminder that City of Stoke-on-Trent Symphony Orchestra will be celebrating the Stoke-on-Trent Centenary with a stylish proms extravaganza combining traditional concert classics with some hidden gems to take the city into its second centenary. Tickets 👇👇👇 musicmaniauk.com/event/the-csso…

Music in our great city is bursting with life thanks to the partners in this partnership: people who believe, as do I, in the power of music to change futures.

It was great to sit down with Jonathan Bellamy yesterday to talk about the CSSO. You can hear the full interview on air tomorrow at 4.15pm!

Did you miss yesterday's conversation with Joe Hearson from City of Stoke-on-Trent Symphony Orchestra? It's now live on our YouTube Channel in its entirety, for you to catch up! Give the video a like, and subscribe to the channel, so you never miss another video from us! youtube.com/watch?v=SyafNY…

A round up of #SoT100 events taking place on the official centenary of the momentous occasion when city status was bestowed on Stoke-on-Trent: Civic Prayer Breakfast; hundredth anniversary lunch; special centenary-themed civc council meeting; 100 Years, 100 Faces mural

I’ve had a really heartwarming and uplifting evening at the New Vic Theatre watching their production of Big Big Sky by Tom Wells. Powerful and hard-hitting in places, but full of joy and life, it’s definitely worth a visit if you’ve got a free evening between now and 24th July.

Introducing our 2025-2026 season! From lush symphonic strings to film music favourites and the magic and mystery of the Arabian Nights, our Kings Hall concerts are sure to provide unforgettable musical experiences for everyone. Tickets on sale now⬇️ 🎟 csso.co.uk/whats-on/

It's just over three weeks until the first concert of our season! From Vaughan Williams' stunning Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis to Barber's Adagio for Strings, our concert on 11 October will be a chance for the CSSO's Strings to really shine. 🎟csso.co.uk/whats-on/