Summer Concerts 2023
KAO had a busy summer welcoming a Ukrainian accordionist virtuoso to our concert in Hungerford, entertaining the public in the band stand at Swindon’s Town Gardens and a trip to Bournemouth to join our friends in Dorset Accordion Orchestra for a joint concert. Read our report here
Concert at St Lawrence's Church, Hungerford October 2022
The Orchestra was thrilled to be asked to preform in the lovely setting of Hungerford Church........more
Bandstand Concert at Town Gardens Swindon June 2022
On Sunday 19th. June the Orchestra played in the Bandstand...................more
Concert at Town gardens Swindon
The Orchestra played its first outdoor concert since the covid pandemic started...........more
Hadcaf Concert 2021
On Wednesday 7th July the Orchestra.............................................................more
May 2019 Newsletter
The Kennet Accordion Orchestra has had a busy few months.....................more
Summer Concerts 2018
The KAO has had a busy summer season.....................................................more
Movies Night Chilton Foliat 2018
On Friday 11th. May, the Orchestra gave a concert at Chilton Foliat............more
New Milton Music Festival 2018
On Saturday March 17th, the Orchestra travelled to New Milton........more
Advent Concert St. Lawrence's Church, Hungerford.
On Friday December 1st, the Orchestra played in St. Lawrences Church Hungerford
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Minehead Summer Tour
Over the weekend of 24/25th June the Orchestra travelled to Minehead........more
Victoria Park,Newbury
On Sunday May 14th, the Orchestra played at Victoria Park,Newbury.........more
New Milton Music Festival
The Orchestra recently competed in the accordion section of the New Milton Music Festival. .........more
Redwood House Christmas Concert
The audience enjoyed participating in this festive event........more
Deanwood Park Golf Club Charity Concert.
The magnificent sum of £1600 was raised at this event.......more
Midland Area Accordion Festival
The fourth Midland Area Festival took place at Dudley on 4th/6th Nov. 2016........more
Since August we have played four very different but enjoyable concerts.
On a warm evening at the end of August the Orchestra played at the 21st. Birthday Party for the daughter of Ronkey, one of the players in the Orchestra.. more
Isle of Wight Tour 2016 - Last year saw the Kennet Accordion Orchestra undertake a hugely successful tour of the Isle of Wight. Following the success, last weekend the orchestra visited the Island to do it all over again – however this time with a selection of different venues. ... more
Christmas 2015 - KAO had a busy festive season 2015. They were asked by two local Rotary Clubs to play at their Christmas parties. Hungerford Rotary Club held their party in the Town Hall in Hungerford and the orchestra entertained them with festive songs and popular pieces, which had them dancing round the tables! ... more
26/6/15 - Charity concert raises £2000 for Newbury & District Cancer Care Trust
The orchestra were approached to perform this concert in aid of the Newbury and District Cancer Care Trust. The charity is very close to the heart of our bass player Dodie, who has recently been through some intensive chemotherapy and received wonderful support from the trust throughout. ..... more
'Accordions Aweigh' Spring Tour - The orchestra travelled to the Isle of Wight on 1st May for a short spring tour, which saw the players perform four concerts on the island. Our trip coincided with the annual Isle of Arts festival, which features comedy, drama, music, literature, film, photography, painting and sculpture... more
Congratulations to Ray Lewis who recently took his Grade 6 Theory exam. We are delighted to say Ray passed this advanced level with flying colours, achieving 98%. This achievement also results in Ray being awarded the “Sir James Anderton Challenge Shield”, presented by the British College of Accordionists (BCA) to the candidate who achieves the highest mark (in the country) ............. more
Carillon Accordion Festival Eastbourne, Feb 15 - KAO kicked off 2015 with a fantastic weekend away to the south coast, to participate in the Carillon Winter Accordion Weekend. The event arranged by John Romero saw over 100 accordionists from around the UK come together at the Queens Hotel in Eastbourne, for a few days of fun and music ............. more
December 2014 - As another year draws to a close, the orchestra will be looking forward to a festive break after a busy end to 2014. Following some intensive practice, on 1st November the orchestra participated in the Southern Area Accordion Championships in Wimborne ............. more
September 2014 - The KAO has been busy recently with two concerts, a week apart. The first one was on 6th September at the Deanwood Golf Club and was arranged by the Newbury Lions Club to raise money for their Christmas appeal. The concert was enjoyed by about eighty people and raised over £1,000 ............. more
March 2014 - The end of 2013 saw the orchestra complete a busy festive season, performing at a number of concerts, competitions, shows and accordion club events throughout November and December. ............. more
July 2013 - The players are enjoying a well earned rest following an exhilarating weekend which saw KAO performing two concerts, firstly in Devizes on Saturday evening at St Andrews Church, followed by our annual HADCAF concert at Croft Hall, Hungerford on Sunday. ............. more
April 2013 - The orchestra thoroughly enjoyed supporting one of our local charities, performing a concert within the beautiful Assembly Room within Marlborough Town Hall in aid of The Bruce Trust ............. more