The Sussex Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1993 by its current

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Mark Andrew James Mark Andrew James is a conductor of classical music. James was born in Limassol, Cyprus. He studied conducting and the oboe at Trinity College, London, where he was awarded many prizes enabling him to study further with Franco Ferrara in Siena. Wh ...

. Based in

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

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, and consisting of both professional and amateur players, the orchestra performs large scale works and

promenade concert Promenade concerts were musical performances in the 18th and 19th century pleasure gardens of London, where the audience would stroll about while listening to the music. The term derives from the French ''se promener'', "to walk". Today, the te ...

events at venues in

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

Recordings

''Carr:Crowded Streets'' with composer Paul Carr (Contemporary, 2000) (audio CD) British symphony orchestras English orchestras {{Orchestra-stub