Outreach Programs

The SOSL runs educational and community-focused concerts that bring orchestral music to audiences beyond Colombo — particularly students who may have little or no exposure to live symphonic performance.

Free Schools Concerts

From 2013 to 2018, the SOSL held an annual series of free educational concerts for students, sponsored by corporate partners including HSBC. Programming ranged from pop to jazz to film music, alongside instrument demonstrations — attendance grew from over 600 students in 2015 to more than 800 in 2014.

Reaching beyond Colombo

• Galle (2010): the inaugural outreach concert, for 750+ students from grades 7–11, featuring woodwind, string and brass ensembles.
• Kilinochchi (2011): sponsored by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, with children engaging directly with musicians.
• Jaffna (2012): the SOSL’s first concert in Jaffna, organised with the Japanese Embassy.
• Kurunegala (2018): 500+ students from 19 schools across the Kurunegala, Matale and Kandy districts.

We Remember (2019)

A benefit concert dedicated to the victims of the 2019 Easter attacks, with orchestra members and the Board raising funds for affected families in Negombo.