History
ICSO was established in 1948. It is currently under the baton of conductor Richard Dickins and is run by a committee of full-time students. The orchestra regularly perform nineteenth and twentieth century repertoire on campus (in South Kensington) and beyond. As well as performances at the Cadogan Hall and with the Imperial College Choir. The orchestra has strong links with the choir of The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, with whom they perform a concert once a year.
In March 2008, ICSO gained the title Symphuni Orchestra of the Year 2008, after winning the final of the first ever Symphuni competition, beating the orchestras of the University of Cambridge, Southampton and Manchester with a performance of the Storm from Britten's Four Sea Interludes, followed by Rachmaninov's Isle of the Dead.
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