
ABOUT
The BBC Ariel Orchestra is the BBC’s amateur staff orchestra, made up of amateur musicians from across the BBC, freelancers, former BBC staff, contractors, partner organisations, students and friends.
Amongst our ranks include radio editors from BBC News, subtitlers, lawyers, engineers, documentary filmmakers, music arrangers, orchestra managers, lawyers, continuity announcers, music producers... the list goes on.
The orchestra meets every month as a “scratch” session at the iconic BBC Maida Vale Studios on Sunday afternoons. Each rehearsal we tackle different repertoire, ranging from Mozart and Tchaikovsky, to world premieres and Hollywood film music.
We are proud to operate a no-auditions policy, and we welcome staff and friends from across the BBC to come and play.

SchEDULE
All rehearsals take place at:
BBC Maida Vale Studios
120-129 Delaware Road
London
W9 2LG
Autumn Term 2025:
Sunday 28th September 2025
2 - 5.30pm
Enigma Variations, Elgar
Conducted by Mark Eager
Sunday 19th October 2025
2pm-5.30pm
Gone With the Wind, Max Steiner
The English Patient, Gabriel Yared
Jurassic Park, John Williams
Cinema Paradiso, Ennio Morricone
Conducted by Michael Csányi-Wills
Sunday 23rd November 2025
2pm-5.30pm
A London Symphony, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conducted by Mark Eager
Sunday 14th December 2025
2pm-5.30pm
Khachaturian Spartacus + Die Fledermaus Overture
Conducted by Michael Csányi-Wills

WElcome
Back 2025!
Looking forward to seeing you all for our first rehearsal of the Autumn term - Elgar's Enigma Variations!
HEROICA EROICA... SEE YOU NEXT TERM!
June 2023, BBC Maida Vale Studios
