Chamber Orchestra of South Africa

The Chamber Orchestra of South Africa (COSA) was founded in 2000 when a number of ex-players of the New Arts Philharmonic Orchestra of Pretoria (NAPOP) players formed a Section 21 Company. From 2002, the orchestra was based at the University of Pretoria and operates on a part- time basis. With the establishment of the full-time Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra in Johannesburg and most of Pretoria’s orchestral musicians taking up positions there or moving elsewhere, COSA lost its major players and struggled for survival. In 2010, it appeared to have closed.

For more information, see New Arts Philharmonic Orchestra of Pretoria.

Sources

Polina Burdukova. 2010. 'An analysis of the status of orchestras in South Africa'. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Pretoria.

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