The Sussex Symphony Orchestra

Music:

Member Since: 5/17/2007
Band Website: ssomusic.co.uk
Band Members: The SSO has received recognition of its work from the National Lottery, Foundation for Sport and the Arts and many ‘household name’ corporations, including American Express, EMI, Tate & Lyle and Lloyds TSB, to assist in purchasing vital equipment and to mount its ambitious concert programmes, which attract distinguished artists to the concert platform.

The orchestra has also received funding from local companies, including The French Group, Deliotte & Touche and Seeboard who wish to promote their work and become involved with the most exciting orchestra in the South (The Times).

The SSO provides its audiences with opportunities to experience ‘big’ works not normally heard outside major centres, including Symphonies 2 & 5 by Mahler, Stravinsky’s ‘Rites of Spring’, Ravel’s ballet suite, ‘Daphnis et Chloé’ and also some more unfamiliar, such as Macmillan’s Percussion Concerto, and Glière’s Harp Concerto.

The SSO also works with established and emerging composers, many of whom are local to the region, including Peter Copley, Paul Carr and Paul Lewis, regularly giving world premier performances of their work.

The orchestra also works with local choirs and choral societies, including Brighton Festival Chorus, Sussex Chorus and Worthing Philharmonic Choir, often combining them to provide enormous choirs for monumental works that have included Verdi’s Requiem, Elgar’s ‘Dream of Gerontius’ and Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. Choirs outside the region, like The Hertfordshire Chorus, have also chosen to perform with the orchestra.

The SSO also takes music into schools for ‘hands on’ experience, by mounting workshops using all sections of the orchestra. This is particularly important as music is not on the curriculum of many schools and the orchestra is well placed to introduce the joy and experience of live music to children of all ages.
Influences:
Sounds Like: What the press say about The Sussex Symphony Orchestra:

“Set to dominate the classical music scene in the region”
The Argus

“much, much more than I had expected”
The Argus

“this astonishing orchestra”
The Evening Standard

“Prepare yourself to be entranced”
Sir Charles Mackerras

“An Orchestra the region can be justly proud of”
The Worthing Herald

“Vibrant and exciting”
Sussex Life Magazine

“This orchestra is well overdue its true recognition”
Entertainer magazine

“These workshops are revolutionary, informative and very necessary”
Performing Arts department, Brighton & Hove City Council

“This orchestra holds a unique, vital and important place in the cultural life of the region”
Performing Arts department, Brighton & Hove City Council

“I look forward to hearing this orchestra again soon….”
Denby Richards, Columnist for ‘Musical Opinion’ Magazine)

In 2000, the Orchestra completed a new recording of works by Paul Carr, Crowded Streets, available through Claudio Records . Click on the CD cover below to order on-line from Amazon.

Record Label: Claudio Records
Type of Label: None