Cause UK, Special Advisor Established in 2010, Cause UK is run by sisters, Clair and Ann. It specialises in promoting the arts, ethical businesses, social enterprises, the public sector and good causes. Cause UK also delivers its own portfolio of cultural events. Cause UK launched the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra to the media in 2021, andContinue reading “Cause UK”
Author Archives: Clair Chadwick
In the Media
As the original YSO disbanded in 1955, there was a real sense its revival was long overdue. To tell the story of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra’s triumphant rise from the dire straits of the pandemic, Cause UK interviewed Ben Crick, and trumpet player, Anthony, who had performed for Pope Benedict XVI and Sting but tookContinue reading “In the Media”
Jamie Hudson, YSO Founder
Jamie is an entrepreneur, musician and passionate about the arts. He has led the restoration of the Yeadon Town Hall into a thriving community arts venue and community space. He co-founded the newly reformed Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (YSO) providing an artistic and financial platform for the YSO, producing the debut of the YSO at theContinue reading “Jamie Hudson, YSO Founder”
Ben Crick YSO Artistic Director and Founder
Ben has been working in music for 20 years, mainly as a freelance orchestral conductor and composer. He is a former BBC Music Fellow and has conducted such soloists as Tasmin Little, Peter Donohoe, Nicholas Daniels, Raphael Wallfisch, Lesley Garrett, Sir Willard White, Aled Jones and Dame Emma Kirkby. He has worked throughout the UKContinue reading “Ben Crick YSO Artistic Director and Founder”
Bennett and the Bard
Playwright Alan Bennett and poet Ian McMillan are Honorary Patrons of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra.
An Orchestra for Yorkshire
Playwright Alan Bennett and poet Ian McMillan are Honorary Patrons of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra.
A Note of Hope for Yorkshire Day
The Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra performed ‘Yorkshire for All’ alongside classical favourites at The Great Yorkshire Proms on 4 September 2021
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