Symfoni Kernow
Symfoni Kernow is a professional chamber orchestra of 16-20 musicians. We perform music from all genres including: classical, light-classical, broadway and pop.
Our uniquely eclectic programmes sit really well with all sorts of audiences and we specialise in Last Night of the Proms-style spectaculars, Christmas at the Movies and other large, audience-pleasing events.
“Symfoni Kernow were fantastic last night at the Cornish Proms..They were magnificent.”
Conductor, Patrick Bailey , hosts the concerts with light-hearted informality and has a growing reputation for his warm and humorous presenting style.
“Patrick Bailey, the musical director, was funny and professional, he added to the performance.”
Sample Programme (created for the Festival of the Sea, Cornwall, 2024)
The Sea Hawk overture
There’s no business like show business
Carousel waltz
There is nothing like a dame
Walking the dog
War songs medley (80th anniversary of D-Day)
Poor wandering one
Model of a modern major general
Ave maria
Anything goes
Hudson’s hornpipe
Thunder and lightning
Beyond the sea
Pirates of the Caribbean
Home, home from the sea (RNLI anniversary celebration)
Nine brave boys (cornish selection)
Trelawney
Cornwall my home
Sea songs (last night of the proms)
Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1
Jerusalem
“A magical, special evening.”
Sample Christmas set
Angels fanfare
Christmas medley (including The first noel and troika)
We need a little Christmas
The polar express
Little road to Bethlehem
I saw three ships
The nightmare before Christmas
Nutcracker suite
Love actually suite
O holy night
Angelus ad virginem
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Home alone suite
Hark the herald
O come all ye faithful
White Christmas
Santa Claus is coming to town
Symfoni Kernow can provide bespoke programmes for your event, tailoring musical choices to engage your audiences. We can also accompany your choir or choral society and have a growing library of standard choral repertoire that can be performed by 16-20 players.