Present Day
Each year the society organises more than 60 concerts of classical music played by the orchestra. A series of Family Concerts is arranged on Sunday afternoons, aimed mainly at children aged 4–10. The society also organises workshops for children. It arranges other events in the hall, including performances of roots and contemporary music, and comedy shows. Films are shown on the Walturdaw screen, which rises from the stage on a counterbalance system accompanied by Dave Nicholas, the resident cinema organist, prior to the screenings. In the Rodewald Suite at the rear of the hall, concerts of jazz, roots, and impromptu music are given.
The society also arranges concerts in the Concert Room of St George's Hall. The orchestra tours to other towns and cities in the UK and abroad. In March 2010 it will be touring in Switzerland. Tours of the Philharmonic Hall and opportunities for watching the orchestra in rehearsal are arranged. The hall can also be hired for corporate or private events, including weddings. The orchestra rehearses and makes recordings at the Liverpool Phil at the Friary.
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