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29 November - Mahler & Strauss
Join us for a superb evening full of Mahler and Strauss, together with our soloist Clara Orif. Preconcert Talk from 6:30pm. Concert starts at 7:30pm. Book your tickets soon to avoid disappointment.
29 November - Clara Orif : Our Soloist
Award-winning soprano Clara Orif joins us for our autumn concert. Currently a member of the Académie Musicale Philippe Jaroussky (Paris) Clara is an alumni of Royal Academy of Music Opera (London) and many other prestigious venues.
Christmas Ensemble - Dec 4th
Lancaster House hotel will be getting Christmas off to a perfect start, holding an exclusive supper with music from the haffner ensemble. A perfect opportunity for companies and teams to celebrate the successes the past year as well as friends to come together before family arrive. Follow the image link or phone the venue.
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2026
14 March - Traviata
One of the greatest operas by Verdi, charting the lives of Violetta & Alfredo, their love, separation through family disagreement, illness and ultimately and a tragic end.
20 June - Saint Saens
With 14 movements this is a masterpiece. Originally written in 1886, it is now recogised as inspiration for John Williams' scores and Harry Potter films. A concert for all the family and a great start fo the summer holidays.
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People are still coming to concerts for the first time and are delighted with what they hear. Spread the word to your friends and neighbours so they too can enjoy a wonderful concert close to home.
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Our concerts are powered by volunteers. Even a small amount of time can help us tremendously.In addition we are interested in people to develop short videos and stories for instagram. It could even be a project for pre-university students wanting to enhance their CV.
Contact; haffnersec@haffnerorchestra.org
Mahler Symphony no. 4 (et alia Mahler, Strauss)
7:30pm, Sat, 29 Nov 2025The Haffner's first concert of the 25/26 season is set to be a magical one and one that transports us to another world; one of hope and calm. The ... moreCandlelit Christmas Supper with the Haffner Ensemble
7:00pm, Thu, 4 Dec 2025Lancaster House Hotel is hosting A Candlelit Supper: an evening of live music with the Haffner Ensemble and fine dining on Thursday 4th December. To Book Please Call Lancaster House ... more'La Traviata' (Concert Performance) by Verdi
7:30pm, Sat, 14 Mar 2026Pre concert talk at 6.30pm Verdi: 'La Taviata' Concert performance Conductor: Alex Robinson Soloist: TBC Leader: Julian Cann more
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Perform with us
We are always interested in hearing from people who might like to play with us.
Even if there isn’t a vacancy straight away, it’s very useful to know of potential players so that if a regular player leaves, or is unavailable, we can make contact.
We generally look for players of Grade 8 standard or higher and we audition.
Who we are
The Haffner Orchestra was founded in 1976 and since then has grown in strength and numbers to a full symphony orchestra, rehearsing and performing in Lancaster.
The orchestra is made up of amateur and local professionals from across the north west.
We perform 3 concerts a year, together with some one off performances in the community.
