AUSTA Playing Opportunities

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Hermit Arts – Student Soiree

Student Soirees are events for school aged children to perform as soloists or small ensembles with in-house accompaniment available. Taking place in a rustic European style restaurant, families are welcome to stay to enjoy a meal afterwards. Coupled with our friendly atmosphere, this makes sure that your child’s first experience with performance is a positive one. Children can perform as a nice one-off, or take advantage of our memberships and monthly soirees for regular goal setting and working on their performance skills.

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CRASHENDO! East Gippsland Youth(ful) Orchestra

LET’S AIM HIGH WHILST HAVING FUN !! Join the camaraderie, develop your skills or share your skills by mentoring others. Our Youth(ful) Orchestra runs during school terms and is always open to new members! Contact info@crashendo-eg.org.au for more information and for an enrolment form/link. Our Youth(ful) Orchestra is open to all ages of the community and anyone wishing to play in an orchestral-based ensemble. The orchestra rehearses weekly in Bairnsdale and is led by a professional Conductor and Youth Trainee Conductor alongside our volunteer musical mentors. Youth(ful) Orchestra is an opportunity for all to sharpen their musical skills, engage with…

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Dandenong Ranges Orchestra

The Dandenong Ranges Orchestra is a community-based orchestra located in the hills area of Yarra Ranges. DRO’s membership is drawn from local (and wider) professional and amateur musicians of all ages and abilities who enjoy playing the classical repertoire together under the baton of a professional musical director. No auditions required but be prepared to grow as an instrumentalist! We present three concerts per year presenting a varying classical repertoire that regularly includes original compositions by local composers. Rehearsals are held on Mondays at 7.30pm at the Community Music Hub in Upwey and are relaxed, friendly as well as challenging…

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VIC
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StringProject – Bathurst String Weekend

STRINGPROJECT – BATHURST WEEKEND WORKSHOP September 22nd-24th, 2023 3pm Friday to 3pm Sunday Scots All Saints College Music Centre 4173 O’Connell Road,Bathurst, NSW 2795 $185 (incl GST) Closing date for entries: Friday 25th August 2023 (Note: If it is past the closing date for the workshop and you would still like to take part, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate you!) ABOUT STRINGPROJECT We create, promote, and support recreational string playing and music education activities in regional communities within Australia. Our workshops offer adult string players of all standards the opportunity to share in music…

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State Music Camp

Dear string teachers and schools, I am very excited to let you know about the  next State Music Camp to be held at Lowther Hall in Essendon in September. This is in addition to the July camp. Please start letting your students / families know as this is an amazing opportunity. Information: https://statemusiccamp.com.au/smc-north-camp/ Booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1085845

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StringProject – Canberra String Weekend

Bring some warmth to your winter by joining us for our next weekend of enjoyable string music at the Performing Arts Centre at Radford College, Canberra, from 2nd-4th June 2023. Sneak in some additional culture and visit the nearby National Gallery of Australia, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of Australia; or explore the Parliament Houses both old and new if you have time! This workshop includes: String Orchestra rehearsals Small group tutorials and rehearsals Concert for family and friends Morning and Afternoon Tea Sheet Music In-house Violin Maker (subject to availability) Optional extras (at participants own expense): Workshop…

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Melbourne String Ensembles

Melbourne String Ensembles (MSE) is a dynamic 3-tier string orchestra development program, offering exciting performance and touring opportunities for players aged 7-18. Renowned teachers, small group sizes and a nurturing community make MSE a unique experience. The MSE Ensembles Program accepts enrolments throughout the year. Rehearsals are scheduled on Saturdays afternoons during school term in Kew. Please enquire to the email addresses listed for each ensemble below to arrange an audition. The Melbourne String Ensemble (MSE) Directed by Fintan Murphy, MSE offers students an unparalleled opportunity to perform high quality repertoire with some of Melbourne’s most talented young string musicians….

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The Western Australian Youth Strings Orchestra (WAYS) provides a wonderful opportunity for children to develop their musical talent by playing in an ensemble. With the orchestra led by an experienced professional conductor, this is the ideal way for young violin, viola, cello and double bass players to get started or continue on their musical journey!WAYS is an independent organisation with more than 30 years of operation. Members are selected through an audition process. Placement is based upon ability rather than age. We accept school aged musicians who have been playing their instrument for 1-2 years, to level 2 AMEB or…

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StringProject – Beechworth String Weekend

STRINGPROJECT – Friday 25th March – Sunday 27th March Beechworth, VIC The String Project weekends offer a very special experience aimed at adult string players of all levels. They provide an inclusive and welcoming string orchestra opportunity, with support from violin, viola and cello tutors. Depending on level and experience string players can choose parts that can be the original music, an edited ‘easy’ part, or for those new to their instruments (or playing in orchestra) there is also an open string part. This way everyone can participate and enjoy music making at their level. Our Beechworth weekend is now…

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Preston Symphony Orchestra

The Preston Symphony Orchestra is a vibrant community orchestra based in the City of Darebin in Melbourne. Rehearsals take place on Tuesday evenings for a season of four concerts each year. The orchestra performs a range of orchestral repertoire including new works by Australian composers. We are currently keen to recruit viola players for 2022 as the orchestra returns to full playing with conductors Mark Shiell and Gerald Keuneman after the hiatus of lockdown. For current concert and rehearsal dates, please visit the website – and do get in touch if you are interested in joining us.

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Fremantle Symphony Orchestra

The orchestra is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of music in the cultural life of Perth. With a regular membership of about 60 musicians we present about 5 concerts each year including a subscription series of concerts at the John Leckie Pavilion and performances in other venues around Perth.  The orchestra is run by a voluntary committee. Please contact us for more information. We would love for you to join us. Feel free to come and check us out!

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South Side Symphony Orchestra

SSSO welcomes new members. We offer a friendly and supportive environment for making music and currently have vacancies for percussion and all strings, especially double bass. We rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 pm to 9.45pm in Ardross. Click here for full details. No auditions are required and all ages can apply. As a guide, we would recommend that you are comfortable with the repertoire of AMEB Grade 5 or higher. Why not come down and check us out? Please download and complete the form on our website. Bring the completed form to your first rehearsal or email to music@ssso.org.au…

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Graeme Webster

CaminadaStrings Caminada … a series of walking steps CaminadaStrings introduces adult students who are fluent at about Grade 3 AMEB standard, or better, to ensemble playing. We are a string orchestra. We have several younger players. We meet in Memorial Hall, 1 Richmond Road, Westbourne Park, South Australia, from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm, on Friday evenings. At each rehearsal, participants contribute $2.00 toward the hall hire. Our repertoire includes music of a range genres, all chosen because the pieces are fun to play, and each piece will develop the ensemble skills of the musicians. Musicians participating in our orchestra…

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Northern Lights Music WA

Northern Lights Music WA is a relatively new non-profit community organisation that has orchestras in Rockingham and in the Joondalup Area.  It seeks to cater to players of all ranges from beginner to experienced, as well as all ages.  It is a wonderful friendly environment and, in fact, has whole families who play together. If you feel able to share this opportunity with any of your students or others who may be interested in playing or contributing in some way, it would be greatly appreciated.  We are currently recruiting for our second season to start in August, and hoping to create a…

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Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (MetSO) and the two MetSO Intermediate String Orchestras (MISO and MISO Avanti) are open community ensembles that encourage musicians of all ages and all abilities to share in making music together. Since 1977, MetSO has allowed musicians from all over Perth to come together for rehearsals, workshops and performances. MetSO has an established Young Artists program which supports and provides opportunities for soloists to perform for live audiences with full orchestral support.

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Bendigo Symphony Orchestra

Applications are now being accepted for our principal string positions: Concertmaster, 2nd violin, viola and cello. To obtain a position description please email bendigosymphony@hotmail.com. Applications close 7th March and auditions will be held on 14th March. Your application should include your name, your instrument and a cover letter

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Sydney Scottish Session

The Sydney Scottish Session is a monthly music session for all traditional-style instruments and song held at the Gaelic Club near Central Station. The session is led by fiddle players Fiona McVicar and James Gastineau-Hills as well as bouzouki player Ken O’Neill and is an opportunity for those interested in Scottish music to connect with others and share their music. Please join the Facebook group to be notified of details of sessions.

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The Instrumentals Community Orchestras Inc.

The Instrumentals Community Orchestras Inc provide quality, accessible and inclusive music making for string and woodwind players of all ages. Located in Perth Western Australia, our three orchestras are friendly, community orchestras with no auditions. 1. Music for kids. Primary School string players are invited to come and join the String Beans Community Orchestra. The group has been running for more than 10 years and is inviting new string players to join the fun. Meets in the North Fremantle Community Hall on Thursdays at 4pm. 2. The Awkwardstra for intermediate adult string and woodwind players meets in the Victoria Park…

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Dalcroze Winter School 6-9 July

Registrations for the Dalcroze Australia 2020 Winter School is now open! Taking place from 6-9 of July in the beautiful Glasshouse Mountains (Queensland), the home of famous Australian Zoo, with 2-days or 4-days registration options, the Winter School will enrich and inspire. The Dalcroze approach combines aural training, movement and improvisation for a multi-sensory approach to music learning. Whether you are a performing musician, classroom or early childhood music educator, instrumental teacher or conductor, join us to develop your personal musicianship and develop your professional practice. Our excellent teaching staff includes special international guest Jerison Harper Lee from Singapore Master…

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Martin Turnbull

The South Melbourne Symphony is one of Melbourne’s oldest established community orchestras performing four concerts each year. Rehearsals are held each Monday evening. We are currently looking to recruit players for the first violin section. Players able to handle standard orchestral repertoire (AMEB Grade 7-8) will enjoy a great full orchestra experience and a very friendly crowd. Check out concert dates and programs at www.smso.org.au.

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