Our players are the heart and soul of the orchestra
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra is an eclectic mix of both professional and amateur players. Music teachers, full-time players and students sit next to financial advisors, writers, office managers and engineers. What we have in common is our love of live classical music and our ability to perform to the highest standards on just one rehearsal.
If you live or work in Sussex and would like to join the Sussex Symphony Orchestra, find out about auditioning for the orchestra here.
Here are some of our musicians:
Sophia Bartlette (Leader)
Sophia first began learning the violin with her mother at the age of five. She started performing in concerts and competitions soon after and subsequently became a member of the National Children’s Orchestra and RCM Junior Department. Her studies were then split between the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff where she attained a Distinction and then the Royal College of Music in London where she completed a further Post-Graduate course in performance.
Sophia is a regular soloist with the Musicians of All Saints Orchestra and leads the Nelson Quartet which performs primarily in the South East. She is a busy freelance violinist and works with pianist and composer Amoret Abis.
Sophia works with various artists and has performed on the Graham Norton show, Glastonbury festival and many others. She enjoys string arranging and records as a session musician. She runs her own specially devised music courses for children in Brighton and Hove “Music is Fun”. Sophia lives in Rottingdean with her two children and two dogs. For more info www.sophiabartlette.co.uk
Sophia (for example)
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