Founded when the need for an orchestra with actual people in was felt, and to compliment the existing h2g2 orchestra, the h2g2 Symphony Orchestra was founded by Njan, with help from Eomando. A player list follows, as well as a Repertoire

	Applying

Members should be able to play to a reasonable standard in the instrument in question... the standard is less if you wish to become a second in a given instrument than if you wish to become a first. (The only exception is untuned percussion, to which we feel that anyone who has a reasonable sense of rhythm, and who can read music, can apply). Suggestions for the orchestra's repertoire are also welcome.

	Status

We currently have a functional orchestra (we need a Contrabassoon and a harpist, but not for everything)... but with few players on parts. We've got enough to back a choir or play theatremusic, but if we started playing symphonies, strings in particular would sound rather thin on the ground. Come on people, apply! :-D

	Performances

Since there's very little chance of the orchestra actually meeting up in public, and we don't have any music, the chances of us performing our repertoire are slim. However, orchestra members can play in small ensembles at h2g2 meets, and the orchestra will serve as another meeting point for those who are musically-minded. Orchestra members should feel free to form small ensembles and groups and play amongst themselves: if there is a demand, I will put up a list of ensembles (eg. quartets + small bands) on the symphony page.

	Players

Theoretical Maximum number of players available in each section is given in brackets: although we'll probably end up taking more players than we're meant to. :-)players are listed on right.

First Violins(17)	Cissdur - Violin Gag Halfrunt - Violin Keeper of all things Yorkshire - Violin Mong, ruler of the spoon people - Violin Moo Penguin - Violin
Second Violins(18)	Queen Ju-Ju - Principal Second Underground Caroline - Second Violin Intellectualwaffle - Second Violin
Violas(8)	St. Killer Queen - Viola MyBrainHurts - Viola Conceited Little Megapuppy - Viola Paperdoll - Second Viola Moo Penguin - Viola
Cellos(12)	Miranda - Cello Duiner - Cello Curator Chick - Cellist / Orchestral lighting design / page-turning Wotchit - Cello markgaltrey - Cello
Basses(8)	Solnushka - Bass Ardeninian - Second Bass
Flutes(3)	Fragilis - First Flute Joanna - Second Flute The Entity - Second Flute Amy - Third Flute Shorty - Flute
Piccolos(1)	Joanna - Piccolo
Oboes(3)	DragonFly - Principal Oboe The keeper of all things Yorkshire - Oboist
Cor Anglais(1)	The keeper of all things Yorkshire - Cor Anglais
Clarinets(4)	Njan - Principal Clarinet Eomando - Clarinet Sylvie - Clarinet Very Important Princess - Clarinet
Eb Clarinet(1)	Little Miss FordPrefect
Bass Clarinet	Eomando
Bassoons(3)	Svabhava - Bassoon Flying betty - Bassoon
ContraBassoon(1)	- none -
Trumpets(3)	Thomas - Principal
Trombones(2)	IanG - Principal
Tuba	Tatty
French Horns (6)	Krans Hopeson - Principal
Harp(2)	- none -
Piano(2)	The Entity - Piano Kes - Piano (soloist:Emperor Piano concerto) Lizard Prince - Classical Piano aka - Piano / guitar The Cynic - Piano
Xylophone(1)	Gag Halfrunt - Xylophone
Bass drum(1)	Silly Willy - Bass Drum
Timpani(1)	Silly Willy - Timpani
Snare Drum(1)	Ox - Snare drum
Triangle(1)	Ox - Triangle

	Repertoire

Egmont Overture [Beethoven]

Borodin's Symphony No. 2

Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 (Eb)

Liszt, Totentanz

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6

Elgar's Cello Concerto

Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition

Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite

John Williams's Star Wars Film music: Imperial March + Throne Room music

Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (arr. as Piano duet)

Bach's violin concerto

Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 6

Copland's Appalachian spring

Mozart's clarinet concerto in a major

Bond Theme

Nielsen's Symphonie no 3 op. 27 "Sinfonia Espansiva"

This provides an order of play, in addition to the pieces: Although these would never be played all at the same time, if selected pieces are played, the order in which those pieces come is the order in which (ideally) they should be played.