Entry requirements : By audition - working at grade 4/5 level
The LSSO was formerly known the 'Lancashire Student Training Orchestra' and was set up in 1974. The
orchestra acted as a preparatory ensemble for the LYSO. Since its inception however, it has grown to
become an independent orchestra in its own right with vacation courses and a concert schedule which takes
it throughout the county.
The LSSO play a mix of modern classics from films and musicals
as well as more traditional pieces.
Recent pieces include: Pirates of the Caribbean, Pink Panther,
Dambusters, Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 (Elgar),
Finlandia (Sibelius), the Great Gate of Kiev (Mussorgsky),
Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov), Dance of the Sugar Plum
Fairy (Tchaikovsky), Pines of Rome (Respighi), music from
Gladiator (Hans Zimmer) and a James Bond medley .
Rehearsals are from 10am to 3:30pm on various Sundays (see
diary page for dates). Students spend part of the day practising in
sections (violins, woodwind, brass etc.) with a tutor for that
section. The rest of the day they practise as a full orchestra.
Students bring a packed lunch but there is a tuck shop run by the
'Friends' which provides snacks and drinks at breaks and
lunchtime.
Listen to a snippet of the "(inebriated) Russian Sailors Dance" - LSSO - RNCM 2009
Friends of the Lancashire Student Symphony Orchestras - Reg. Charity No. 511059
