The University of New South Wales Orchestra

Conductor: Colin Piper

The UNSW Orchestra (conductor George Ellis) and the UNSW Wind Band (conductor Steven Hillinger) present their next concert in the 2008 season.

Date:   Friday, 6 June 2008
Time:  7.30 pm
Place:  The Sir John Clancy Auditorium, on the upper campus at UNSW

Program

The UNSW Wind Band
V. McCoy (arr. Iwai), African Symphony
R. Wagner (transcr. Cailliet), Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral
G. Holst, Second Suite in F
P. Grainger, Colonial Song
C. Saint-Saens (arr. Bocook), Carnival of the Animals
O. Schwarz, Roller Coaster

Interval

The UNSW Orchestra
W.A. Mozart, Overture, 'The Marriage of Figaro'
F. Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, op. 64
            Soloist:  Evelyn Drivas
F. Schubert, Symphony no. 8, 'The Unfinished'
A. Borodin, Polovtsian Dances

General admission $15, Students/Seniors $5.
Tickets at the door.
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For inquiries about this concert please contact Jonathan Billingham
at j.billingham@student.unsw.edu.au, or on tel. 9381 1897.
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The UNSW Orchestra is organised jointly by the student Society of Orchestra and Pipers
(President, Jonathan Billingham), the Music Performance Unit (Manager, Sonia Maddock),
and the Discipline of Music and Music Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
(UNSWO Co-ordinator, John Peterson).  Policy is overseen by the UNSW LIME (large
instrumental music ensembles) Steering Committee (Chair, Emery Schubert).

The Orchestra and the Wind Band gratefully acknowledge generous financial assistance from
The U Committee, and from Arc@UNSW.

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UNSWO is:

  • a campus orchestra drawing its members from students and staff in most faculties. Winds, brass and percussion are auditioned each year in week 1 of Session 1. String players are not auditioned, but are asked questions about training and experience. (N.B. The Concert Band does not audition wind players.)
  • a full strength symphony orchestra (we were 107 when we did "The Planets". We're currently about 70 strong).
  • looking for more violas and cellos (we are currently 14, 10, 5, 4, 4). We'd also like to hear from experienced percussionists and a harpist.

    How to join? All potential string players should come to a rehearsal and speak with the concert master. Wind, brass and percussion players should also audition on the first Tuesday each year.

Colin Piper is:

  • a seriously good conductor who, besides conducting us, conducts such orchestras as SSO, TSO, QSO, SOHO and INXS.

The orchestra rehearses:

  • on Tuesdays during session, in the Clancy Auditorium (grid reference D24 on campus map). Arrive by 6:15 pm, down beat at 6:30.
  • until 9 pm (occasionally 9:30) (car pooling is practised). A social session sometimes follows rehearsal in a nearby pub or restaurant.

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UNSWO performs Gustav Holst's "The Planets" to celebrate its tenth anniversary in 1999.

Details of concerts of various ensembles, including UNSWO, are usually announced also on the UNSW UNSW web page. Click on Media, News & Events in the left frame On the screen that comes up, click on Search Events Calendar in the left frame. Then search in the category Performances.

  • Photos from the Arts week concert (Friday September 13, 2002) with guest conductor Richard Gill are at wider shot and narrower shot.

    The UNSW Concert Band

    If you have a question about the Orchestra which is not answered on this page, please

    Contact us:

    E.Sowey@unsw.edu.au , phone 9385 3336 or 9388 3339. Web page maintained by Joe Wolfe / J.Wolfe @unsw.edu.au

    Links and other orchestra information.                  UNSW crest

    A message for our sponsors:

    The Orchestra gratefully acknowledges financial assistance from Arc@UNSW.

    The School of Music supports UNSWO. Thanks!
    The University of New South Wales supports UNSWO. Thanks!
    The U Committee of the University of New South Wales supports UNSWO. Thanks!
    Your company's name and URL could go here, and on our programmes and advertising material. Contact the committee.

     

    Some recordings of the orchestra

    UNSWO has played a few pieces by Joe Wolfe and mp3 clips can be downloaded from:
    The 2001 performance of excerpts from Swan Lake (guest conductor: Emery Schubert) was recorded and mp3 clips can be downloaded (warning: typical size is a few Mbytes).