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City of Sunderland Millennium Orchestral Society
www.cosmossunderland.co.uk

NEWSLETTER - Spring 2004

 

Text Box: Membership renewals Thanks to those of you who renewed promptly. If you have not renewed yet, please do so as soon as possible.  

 

Text Box: Christmas Carol Concert This was possibly the best attended concert yet held.  

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Members  formed the pit orchestra for ‘Youth Music Spectacular 2004’ (January 24th) and for ‘Chuckles for Charity’ (March 1st ) Both held at the Empire Theatre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Fourth Anniversary Concert of Classical Favourites        28th February Two hundred people supported this concert despite the inclement weather– six inches of snow and freezing temperatures. Guest soloist was Deborah Sumner (Soprano) from Sunderland. Orchestra leader David McCourt played solo violin in the first movement of Mozart’s 5th violin concerto. An excellent tea was provided once again between the afternoon rehearsal and the evening performance, and thanks are due to the members who donated the food.

 

 

 

 

 

‘History of CoSMOS – The First Four Years’

A 30 page limited edition booklet has been produced which is full of facts and figures.How the Society and Orchestra came to be formed, short profiles of the Society’s officials, lists of members, players in concerts, venues, photographs of the orchestra and soloists, details of the web site, etc.  A MUST for members and regular listeners!    

A superb historical record.

£4.00 per copy  (£4.60 by post) from the Editor (address below).

Or purchase at the next concert (If there are any left).

‘CoSMOS and the Sunderland Symphony Orchestra in print’

A companion volume – is in course of preparation. This will be a compilation of  previews, reviews and other newspaper articles and photographs which have been published during the same four years. Price to be announced. Publication will possibly be at the next concert in May.

 

Annual General Meeting 2004

 

Wednesday 3rd March 2004

Fourteen members attended.

Appointments: The present office holders were re-elected.

Membership fees for next year - 2004/5: Members £25.00.

Concession £10.00.  New Patrons £60.00.

Agreed that a handbook be prepared containing the constitution and rules for distribution to each member.      

Raffle   Diana Hauber organised the first of what is hoped to be a series of raffles to raise funds for the Society.

Carpeting   Carpeting of the orchestra playing area is now complete and thanks go to Ken Smith, John Shipley and Keith Galbraith of West Park Church for undertaking the work on our behalf.

Social Committee     The first event was an evening out with a meal at Marcello’s  restaurant, for the playing members of the Society. This went down very well. It is hoped that future events will be published in advance in the Newsletter.

 

Amended dates for future concerts

 

Saturday 15th May

Symphony Concert

7.30pm

£5.00, £8.00 & £10.00

Saturday 18th Sept

Symphony Promenade Concert

7.30pm

£5.00, £8.00 & £10.00

Friday  29th October

‘Opera for all’

7.30pm

£5.00 Downstairs £6.00 Upstairs

Sunday 12th December

Christmas Carol Concert

3.00pm

Admission free

 

Editorial address
64 Kirkstone Avenue,
Fulwell,
Sunderland.
SR5 1NH.
Tel. 0191-549 1784

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