Lancashire Schools Symphony Orchestra

Our Schools Symphony Orchestra is one of Lancashire Music Service’s county ensembles, providing inspiring opportunities for young musicians across the county.

The Lancashire Schools Symphony Orchestra acts as a preparatory ensemble for the Lancashire Youth Symphony Orchestra, providing young instrumentalists with their first experience of playing orchestral music. The orchestra offers you the opportunity to work with inspiring leaders and professional musicians, alongside like-minded young people from across Lancashire.

Watch our recent performance of Dance Monkey, which we learnt and recorded online, with new players joining us for the fun project!

If you play an instrument and you are approximately grade 2-5 standard, why not try joining us for a rehearsal? We’ll do our best to make you welcome whether we are online or face to face. Contact mark.waltho@lancashire.gov.uk for more details at any time.

Sunday, 10.00am – 3.30pm on the dates below:

Finally, watch our fantastic collaboration with the LYSO which we recorded together in Summer 2020:

LYSO and LSSO Night on a Bare Mountain – Orchestras in Lockdown:

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Dates for the diary

Sep 8 Rehearsal 1 Updated date
Sep 15 Rehearsal 2
Sep 22nd Rehearsal 17 New date
October 13 Rehearsal 3
Nov 3 Rehearsal 4
Nov 17 Rehearsal 5
Nov 24th String Day

Dec 1 Rehearsal 6 – Updated Date
Dec 8 Winter Concert St. Michaeal’s – Chorley
Jan 12 Rehearsal 7
Jan 26 Rehearsal 8
Feb 9 Rehearsal 9
March 2 Rehearsal 10
March 9 Rehearsal 11 Updated date
April 6 Rehearsal 12
April 27 Rehearsal 13
May 11 Rehearsal 14
May 25 Rehearsal 15
June 8 Rehearsal 16
June 22 Rehearsal 18 New date
July 6th Summer Concert Venue TBC

 

Genres

Activities

Age Ranges

  • Classical
  • Orchestral
  • Brass
  • Drums / Percussion
  • Strings
  • Woodwind
  • Ensembles
  • Key Stage 3: age 11-14
  • Key Stage 4: age 14-16
  • Key Stage 2: age 7-11