London Schools Symphony Orchestra
Encyclopedia
The London Schools Symphony Orchestra (LSSO) is a symphony orchestra
with musicians drawn from students in London
schools, and featuring professional conductors and soloists. It was founded in 1951. Its founder and original director was the late Dr Leslie Russell, at one time assisted by Niso Ticciati. The current artistic director is American conductor/composer Peter Ash. The orchestra gives three annual concerts in Barbican Hall and regularly tours internationally.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
with musicians drawn from students in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
schools, and featuring professional conductors and soloists. It was founded in 1951. Its founder and original director was the late Dr Leslie Russell, at one time assisted by Niso Ticciati. The current artistic director is American conductor/composer Peter Ash. The orchestra gives three annual concerts in Barbican Hall and regularly tours internationally.
External links
- London Schools Symphony Orchestra, official home page
- London Schools Symphony Orchestra, classicsonline.com