Kirklees Music School Orchestras

Several groups come under the heading of Orchestras. Some may be for one group of instruments only, such as strings, or just for one type of instrument such as the Flute Orchestra at Cleckheaton Music Centre.

Cleckheaton Flute Orchestra

The Cleckheaton Music Centre boasts a competition winning Flute Orchestra which rehearses as part of the Music Centre.

Our usual understanding of an orchestra, which has many groups of instruments exists as the:

Kirklees Youth Symphony Orchestra

KYSO was re-established in September 2000 and currently attracts about 75/80 players from throughout the schools and colleges in Kirklees, as well as the University of Huddersfield.

The orchestra rehearses on Wednesday evenings and generally puts on three concerts per year with the opportunity of courses and/or overseas visits as part of the annual activities.

Recent concerts and competitions have taken the orchestra to Huddersfield's Town Hall and the Royal Festival Hall, London playing a wide variety of repertoire.

Entry is by audition or invitation. The string players are asked to be at grade 5 or above and brass, woodwind and percussion generally at grade 7 or above. The string section of the orchestra also forms the Kirklees Schools' String Orchestra

Kirklees Schools' String Orchestra

KSSO is an extremely successful string orchestra which rehearses prior to the full orchestra on Wednesday evenings. They have met with acclaim in both concerts and competitions and have performed at the London stage of the National Festival of Music for Youth with great regularity.

Entry is by audition or invitation and players are all at grade 5 standard or above.

KSSO forms the string section of the Kirklees Youth Symphony Orchestra.

If you want to join any of the above orchestras, or for further information, please contact the Music School on 01484 426426.