
Participants wanted for an immersive sound and light experience
In a world of constant distraction and noise, Celestial Revelations offers something increasingly rare: the opportunity to slow down. To listen. To look. To experience sound, light and space without expectation or interruption.

Funding Awarded from Veterans’ Foundation
Our weekly Café Muse Hereford, that helps veterans living with dementia rediscover memories, combat isolation, and build lasting friendships is continuing its life-changing work thanks to a new £29,732 grant received from the Veterans’ Foundation.

Orchestra of the Swan featured on the brand new album from Julian Lloyd Webber
We recently featured on the brand new single Jasmine taken from Take a Bow, Julian’s latest album.

Young Musicians invited to Come and Play Day
Young musicians living in the CV34 area of Warwickshire are once again being invited to take part in Orchestra of the Swan’s popular Come and Play Day, returning for its fifth year.

Anton Lesser stars in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in Words and Music with Orchestra of the Swan
Anton Lesser performs A Christmas Carol in Words and Music, in the very room Charles Dickens first performed his ‘ghostly little story’.

Five Star Review for A Beautiful Thread – Thomas Hardy in Words & Music
“David Le Page’s arrangements lend an experimental, contemporary edge to traditional tunes, such as the ‘Apple Tree Wassail’ and ‘The Seeds of Love’, with furious West Country fiddling on his violin”

Hardy Goes to the Henge
The Swan heads to Stonehenge on 28 May 2025. This unique performance will be in front of the Stone Circle – Hardy’s ‘Temple of the Winds’.

New Music Update: New Mixtape album Light & Shadow Due for Summer release
We’re delighted to announce that our highly anticipated sixth mixtape album, Light & Shadow, will be released on Signum Classics on 27th June 2025.

Art Hub Review of GEORGE Eliot in Words & Music at Wilton’s
“An intelligent piece of literary theatre crafted and presented by people who care about words and music” Arts Hub UK

Elements Review by Clive Peacock
“Electrifying by virtue of his capacity to thrill, excite and, at times, shock his audiences…”Review of Elements by Clive Peacock.

Swan Youth Orchestra Shines
60 young musicians from across the region reunited at the start of February, to once again perform as Swan Youth Orchestra (SYO).

Community Highlights
Take a look at what we’ve been getting up to over the past 3 months across our regional communities.

Artistic Director’s Notes: Stories and Dreams
Our Artistic Director, David Le Page, explains the inspiration behind the programming for Stories and Dreams, which took place on Thursday, 10 October, at Warwick Hall.

The Swan Podcast
Listen to our new Podcast – now available on all podcast streaming platforms.

What’s New for 2024/2025
We celebrate our commitment to storytelling and highlight women in music with GEORGE Eliot in Words and Music at St Mary’s Guildhall.

New Season Launching 30 July
Welcome to a sneak peek of our new 2024-2025 season, where will be exploring themes of storytelling, journeys and dreams.

Swan in the Community
As we are nearing the start of summer, we’re taking time to reflect on our current community projects.

Read Earthcycle Reviews
Read the latest Earthcycle reviews from Songlines and BBC Classical Music

Red Sky Review – A Youngish Perspective
“Laurie Lee’s captivating trilogy is soulfully reimagined for the stage with an outstanding orchestral arrangement”.

Red Sky Review – Oxford Playhouse
“Red Sky is a triumph, its understated theatricality allowing this musically accompanied autobiography to truly resonate” by Isabel Raper, Ox in a Box

Red Sky Review – Malvern Theatre
Review of Red Sky at Sunrise at Malvern Theatres 10 February 2024 by John Phillpott.

OUR NEW ALBUM EARTHCYCLE HAS DROPPED
David Le page talks about how a freak weather event in his village led to him being inspired to create Earthcycle the album.

Our third and final single from Earthcycle is available to stream now ahead of the album’s release in January.
The third and final single from Earthcycle, the new album from Orchestra of the Swan, is available to stream on Signum Classics.

The Robin’s Petition is the second single from our album Earthcycle
The Robin’s Petition arranged by Jackie Oates & David Le Page is the second single from our latest album Earthcycle

The Big Give Christmas Campaign
The Big Give Christmas Campaign is now live. We have been especially fortunate to be chosen as one of the Big Give Christmas Charities for 2023.

Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315, ‘L’estate’: III. Presto is first single to be released from much-awaited Earthcycle album.
Our first single from the new album Earthcycle (out 19/01/24) is out now. The arrangement by David Le Page is the third movement of Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315, ‘L’estate’: III. Presto.

Café Muse Hereford given a financial lifeline.
Café Muse continues thanks to generous funding from Herefordshire Freemasons.

Release of new Atmos-mixtape album, Entranced
Orchestra of the Swan are riding the crest of a great musical adventure, as they explore the transformative power of sound.

Swan Youth Orchestra Launched
We’re delighted to have launched the Swan Youth Orchestra in partnership with Warwick Schools Foundation and the Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Music Hubs.

New singles released in Dolby Atmos from The Swan’s latest album ‘Entranced’
Entranced features shimmering soundscapes, with all tracks produced in Dolby Atmos – the immersive, surround-sound technology developed by cinema, that places the audience at the heart of the sound.

Echoes Digital Concert
Our latest digital concert ‘Echoes’ featuring Catalan singer Clara Sanabras is out now.

Revolutionaries, Renegades & Visionaries
The Swan’s 2023-2024 New Season is here.


Red Sky at Sunrise Reviews- British Theatre Review
Reviews are in for Red Sky at Sunrise

The Swan receives much-needed funding from ABF The Soldier’s Charity for dementia activity
We are delighted to be awarded an £10,000 grant from the ABF The Soldiers’ Charity to help fund our Cafe Muse project for Armed Forces veterans.

East meets West, Bhangra meets Classical.
Bhangra Symphonica is coming to Ragley Hall

David Le Page on Earthcycle.
David Le Page talks about his inspiration behind Earthcycle.

Review of Earthcycle by Colin Clarke
Read Colin Clarke’s review of Earthcycle at Stratford Play House that took place 7 February 2023.

Live at the RSC
We are delighted to announce that we will be opening the ‘Live at the RSC Festival’; a festival of live comedy and music that is set to return to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this May.

We’ve Launched a Podcast!
We’ve produced our first podcast series with Guardian journalists George Monbiot and Madeleine Finlay.


