Education

2010 sees an exiting new education project for SUSO! President, Kat Hattersley is pioneering a pilot scheme called The Baby SUSO Project  which aims to bring orchestral music to children in local primary and secondary schools by taking an orchestra into their schools. Through the project we hope to enthuse children about classical music so that they want to go to concerts at local venues themselves or even take up an instrument. 

Although Southampton has an exciting and thriving music scene there are not many opportunities for children to see a live orchestra. Through the project we want to cross these barriers by bringing the music to them. The project is going to three Southampton schools in February and March where we will be performing a half an hour concert on wednesdays after school. The repertoire for the concert will consist of well known classical pieces as well as children’s film music. The project is also holding a student composition competition based on the theme of The Olympics, with the winning composition being performed in each concert by the orchestra. The concerts are going to be conducted by three of the University of Southampton’s finest conducting students and the orchestra will be made up of members of the Southampton University Symphony Orchestra who all want to share their experience and passion for the promotion of orchestral music.

For more information on this exciting new venture please email the President.