Orchestra rocks on

The Ulster Orchestra, based in Belfast, employs 63 full-time musicians and is currently celebrating forty years of musical achievement. As Northern Ireland’s only professional symphony orchestra, its tours throughout Europe, to Asia and the USA have enhanced the reputation of this region. The Ulster Orchestra gives about two dozen concerts in its Belfast season, mainly on Friday evenings, but a new Saturday strand is being developed with an eye to creating special events across the season to attract an ever-wider audience. Last year, the Ulster Orchestra backed V2-signed Duke Special at a special concert broadcast by BBC Northern Ireland. http://www.ulster-orchestra.org.uk