Youngsters performing in the New Year

Bedfordshire’s Concert Band and Wind Band concert will be on Saturday, January 5 at 6pm in Bedford School’s great hall.

The music includes the finale from Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.

Tickets cost £6 for adults, £4 for concessions and £1 for students and under 18s. They are available on the door.

Third Orchestra will perform at the same time in Redborne Upper School in Ampthill’s hall. Entry is free with a retiring collection.

Youth Orchestra will perform the following day (Sunday, January 6) at 3pm in Bedford School’s great hall.

The programme includes Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8.

Tickets, which are available on the door, cost £6 for adults, £4 for concessions and £1 for students and under 18s.

Second Orchestra will play on the same day at 7pm. The concert will be in Redborne Upper School’s hall. Tickets on the door cost £4 for adults, £2 for concessions and £1 for students and under 18s.