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AN orchestra which has been revived to support musicians hit by the pandemic, more than 60 years after is was disbanded, can provide a cultural voice for Yorkshire and the north of England , its conductor said. The newly reformed Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra - which was established in Leeds in 1947 and disbanded in 1955 - has been revived under conductor Ben Crick to support northern musicians who have been hit hardest by the lockdowns. Mr Crick said: Despite major cities like Leeds, York and Sheffield, Yorkshire has lacked its own county symphony orchestra for decades. It s really strange considering our size and strength, so I think the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra is potentially one of the most exciting things that lockdown has brought us.
By Press Association 2021
Sophia Dignam plays the viola along with other members of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra at Harewood House
An orchestra which has been revived to support musicians hit by the pandemic, more than 60 years after is was disbanded, can provide a “cultural voice for Yorkshire and the north of England”, its conductor said.
The newly reformed Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra – which was established in Leeds in 1947 and disbanded in 1955 – has been revived under conductor Ben Crick to support northern musicians who have been hit hardest by the lockdowns.
Mr Crick said: “Despite major cities like Leeds, York and Sheffield, Yorkshire has lacked its own county symphony orchestra for decades.
By Press Association 2021
Sophia Dignam plays the viola along with other members of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra at Harewood House
An orchestra which has been revived to support musicians hit by the pandemic, more than 60 years after is was disbanded, can provide a “cultural voice for Yorkshire and the north of England”, its conductor said.
The newly reformed Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra – which was established in Leeds in 1947 and disbanded in 1955 – has been revived under conductor Ben Crick to support northern musicians who have been hit hardest by the lockdowns.
Mr Crick said: “Despite major cities like Leeds, York and Sheffield, Yorkshire has lacked its own county symphony orchestra for decades.