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.
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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.
Overture to ‘Candide’Bernstein L’ Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 2Bizet Air For OrchestraPaul Carr (Premier)
Symphony No. 5Beethoven
We begin the official season of concerts with the rip-roaring overture to ‘Candide’ by Leonard Bernstein, a fast and ebullient ‘romp’ which throws the audience headlong into what is a great and amusing opera.
The two L’ Arlésienne suites by Georges Bizet contain some of the most memorable themes in classical music. Tonight, we play the second and possibly more popular.
Once again, the SSO is proud to be giving a premier performance of one of it’s most loyal friends, composer, Paul Carr.
The Air to be heard tonight has in fact been recorded by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, but only for strings, the composer has especially orchestrated the work for the SSO, knowing our forces and our audience’s liking for great and memorable music, this is a superb new work and one we shall all be hearing a lot of!
Every single symphony by Beethoven is so well known and loved and they are a staple of the repertoire. When the SSO performs Beethoven we are often asked to do more as our ‘Beethoven sound’ is quite special, so we are relishing this opportunity to present this fabulous work.
Beethoven’s fifth symphony is arguably the most famous symphony in the world and certainly has the most famous beginning!
Come and enjoy this evening with the region’s favourite orchestra, the friendly face of music in the area.
Concert timed to finish at approx. 9:45pm
Tickets are £13, Concessions £10 and Children £5
From:
The Dome Box Office,
New Road,
Brighton,
tel. 01273 709709
or direct from the orchestra
01273 777963
or download the Ticket Order Form or on the door on the evening
A Sussex Symphony Production
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra, (SSO) based in Brighton, was formed in 1993 and is now rated as one of the best of its kind in the country.
Performing primarily at premier venues across the south of England, the SSO attracts critical acclaim for its programming and quality of performance under its inspirational and charismatic founder, conductor, Mark Andrew James.
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra is a Registered Charity
Number 1041645.
Registered Address: 5, Silverdale Avenue
Hove
East Sussex BN3 6FF
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