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

NEWSLETTER - Summer/Autumn 2004

 

Text Box: Research Project with Orthopaedic Surgeon For several weeks in May and June, members of the orchestra co-operated with Jeff Auyeung, Specialist Registrar Orthopaedics, from Sunderland Royal Hospital, in connection with a research project he is conducting. There is very little data available regarding the grip strengths of persons in relation to their dominant and non-dominant hands. Jeff brought various items of test equipment to rehearsal nights, and most players spent about fifteen minutes providing data. Jeff was particularly interested in obtaining data from musicians, since they use both hands when playing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Sunderland MUsic Festival This is to become an annual event in Sunderland, at the Ashbrooke Sports Ground. The musicians all give their services free and the purpose is to raise money for St. Benedict’s Hospice and the McMillan Nurses. Twenty nine members and friends of CoSMOS provided the finale to an all-day event on 27th June, which included Big Band, Brass Band, Steel Band, the Usworth Youth Orchestra and various other music groups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: NEXT CONCERT Saturday September 18th 2004 at 7.30pm West Park Church Gala Promenade Concert – Tribute to the Heroes of World War II Soloists - Sarah and Gemma Busfield – Sopranos Première – ‘The Fairground Suite’ by Diana Hauber Tickets £5.00, £8.00 and £10.00 Display of paintings by the Sunderland Art Club

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Concert at Rookhope Twenty one members and friends went by coach to Rookhope, near Stanhope on 31st July to give an evening concert in the Village Hall. The concert was in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the building of the Church on its present site. Tea was provided in the Village Inn and a coach took us there and back.

                                                       

Text Box: Seat cushions New seat cushions have been installed in the pews of West Park Church. The additional comfort provided will not result in increase ticket prices! THANK YOU WEST PARK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘History of CoSMOS and the Sunderland

 Symphony Orchestra’

PART 2 – PREVIEWS, REVIEWS and PHOTOGRAPHS

This is now ready, and is a compilation of more than 40 pages of interesting articles and photographs, most of which have appeared in the Sunderland Echo.

There is sure to be a big demand. Place your order now, or buy at the next concert in September (if any left!).

Price £6.00 or £6.60 by post from the editor.

 

 

Dates for future concerts this year

 

Friday 29th October

‘Opera for All’

7.30pm

£5.00 downstairs £6.00 upstairs

Sunday 12th December

Christmas Carol Concert

3.00pm

Admission free

Text Box: Web site The Society has recently been experiencing difficulties in up-dating and maintaining the site. Agreement has now been reached that the site can be managed in-house. The site should be up-to-date and back on line by the end of September.

 

 

Dates for next year

 

Saturday 14th May 2005

Popular Classical Concert

7.30pm

£5.00, £8.00 & £10.00

Saturday 17th September 2005

Gala Promenade Concert

7.30pm

£5.00, £8.00 & £10.00

Saturday 12th November 2005

‘Opera for All’

7.30pm

£5.00, £8.00 & £10.00

Sunday 11th December 2005

Christmas Carol Concert

3.00pm

Admission free

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: ‘Music for All’ Rupert’s ‘Music for All’ programme has recently received a number of grants: £4,000.00 from The Sir James Knott Trust. £500.00 from The Sir Tom Cowie Foundation. £50,000.00 from the Garfield Weston Foundation.  Although not directly connected with CoSMOS, the Society will benefit from the programme in several ways. Part 2, ‘History of CoSMOS’, has been printed using the new laser printer purchased with these grants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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