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Sunderland Symphony Orchestra is a group of talented musicians and friends who enjoy playing music together on a voluntary basis and who are keen to share their work in quarterly concerts, community events, and inclusive outreach learning programmes. The charity membership includes non-playing volunteers who assist the successful running of all aspects of the work of the orchestra.

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Sunderland Symphony Orchestra (SSO) welcomes new members. We work closely with the Sunderland Youth and Community Orchestra (SYCO) in helping to bring on beginners who may wish to join the SSO as players when they are ready. New players in the SSO Concert Orchestra are by appointment of the Musical Director, and are usually players from Grade 5 to Diploma Plus. Our inclusive developmental work stands with our high standards of musicianship.

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SSO works with the Sunderland Music Hub, managed by Together for Children CIC, and Sunderland schools to promote and support the wider playing of orchestral music. A number of music outreach projects with schools, community, and other music groups are being delivered under our Coming of Age project supported by Arts Council England. 

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SSO is grateful to a number of partners, sponsors, and funders detailed on our Partners page. SSO works in partnership with a range of local musicians, choirs, and music groups and organisations including,  by agreement, Royal Northern Sinfonia. Opportunities to get involved include our SSO Patron, and Friends of SSO schemes.