The Adelaide Tango Orchestra, Tipica provides playing opportunities for string players interested in Tango music, performing for the Adelaide Tango Dance community and raising the profile of the Argentine Tango in Adelaide. The orchestra comprises piano and double bass (the rhythm section), violin, viola and cello (string section), and bandoneon and accordion (bandoneon section), singers, harmonica and guitar. If you are interested, please contact Joy (0405 034 553).

Are you an instrumental player looking for an opportunity to play regularly? If so, please consider joining the Burnside Symphony Orchestra. Playing with the BSO is a great experience that offers

The Mitcham Orchestra presents two Sunday Afternoon Concerts in May and October each year at the Cumberland Park Community Centre, 390 Goodwood Road, Cumberland Park, and also performs at retirement homes and community concerts in various locations around Adelaide. If you would like to join the Mitcham Orchestra, please contact : Secretary, Ros Keynes 83903053 President, Robert Brown 84310452 The orchestra rehearses on Saturday afternoons from 2 pm-4-30 pm Richmond Road Hall, 1 Richmond Road, Westbourne Park.

For information on joining the Unley Symphony Orchestra, string players should email one of the contacts on the Unley Symphony Orchestra website.

The Classic Sounds Orchestra is a beautifully presented amateur orchestra that encourages musicians from all ages to share in making music together. Since 2006, the Classic Sounds Orchestra has been providing a forum for musicians in the Armadale and surrounding region, to join together in making music. In this time, CSO has grown from being a small ensemble to now having three orchestras and a variety of independent ensembles. With a mission statement “bringing together like-minded musicians of any age and background, to share in the making, performing and directing of music”. Monday night rehearsal is always vibrant and inspirational….

The Classic Sounds Orchestra is a beautifully presented amateur orchestra that encourages musicians from all ages to share in making music together.

The Casey Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) was formed in 2017 with the aim of firstly enriching the cultural landscape of the local municipality and secondly to provide local professionals and aspiring amateurs a place to practise and further develop their art. The orchestra is looking for additional string players. Below are details for our first two concerts for 2019. March 30 Fantasia Conductor – Joseph Lallo Rehearsals start on Thursday the 7th of Feb in Berwick The Carnival of the Animals

Rehearsals commence for 2019 on Wednesday 30th of January, at 7 pm to 10 pm, at St James Parish Hall, corner of Noel St and Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe. Playing standard is AMEB Grade 8+ (or equivalent). HSO performs a wide range of exciting repertoire from the most demanding symphonies, challenging guest artist concerti to much loved theatre and orchestral classics. Phone Marjorie for an audition.

The Essendon Symphony is a community orchestra based in Melbourne’s Moonee Valley that rehearses every Tuesday night from 7.15 – 9.45. We perform a variety of concerts throughout the year and have an excellent reputation both for our kids concerts, and our formal classical repertoire. Concerts are usually held in the Clocktower Centre. We have a wide age range and ability range of players and thoroughly enjoy rehearsals as well as cake during the break (when we can get it).

An informal reading group of mixed baroque violins/violas/cellos and viols (viola da gamba). Meeting in Chermside irregularly but usually once or twice a month. Modern strings welcome if you tune to A415. Fantastic consort music (polyphonic) by the best Renaissance composers. Maximum 6 per group. Brief introduction to viols included!

Community orchestra of the mid-north coast of NSW is looking for upper string players of Grade 4 proficiency or above. From teens to seniors. Repertoire is mixed: baroque, classical, to modern popular, show medleys, jazz, etc. Rehearse Taree mainly for concert series performed for local communities across the mid-north coast. All voluntary. We are a friendly, inclusive group who love to play music together, with an active board, scholarships for our young players, cultivating a musical culture in our beautiful coastal and affordable region.

Melbourne’s oldest community orchestra plays five concerts a year in Melbourne and regional areas. Repertoire ranges from Mozart to Shostakovich and beyond. We proudly support emerging conductors in partnership with the Rosemary and John Hopkins Conductor Award and perform works by young composers. Players should be Grade 6 and above. We rehearse in Kew on Tuesday nights

The Western Australian Charity Orchestra’s mission is to change lives through music. Every performance is given to raise funds for charity, giving musicians the opportunity to make great music and make a difference. The orchestra has a high minimum standard, and entry to the ensemble is via screened audition only. WACO plays core symphonic repertoire alongside contemporary, film and Australian music

Perth Scottish Fiddlers was formed in 2009 to give musicians the opportunity to learn and play the rich and extensive fiddle music of Scotland.

Whitehorse Ochestra is a community orchestra which rehearses at the Box Hill Community Arts Centre, 470 Station St, Box Hill, on Saturdays between 9am & midday. It is open to all ages, but approx. AMEB gde 6 – 7 is recommended. The Musical Director is cellist, Gerald Keuneman, the Leader is violinist, Philip Carrington, both of whom are highly qualified musicians with strong commitment to community music. Please refer to the website www.whitehorseorchestra.org.au, for further information.

Surrey Hills Orchestra is a community orchestra that has been performing for 30 years. We rehearse each Tuesday evening and hold major concerts in May and November. Recent concerts included works by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Bizet. Surrey Hills Orchestra is proud of the diverse range of ages and professional backgrounds of its players. We encourage members to perform as a soloist in the August Concertofest. Players need to have had orchestral and/or ensemble experience and have the equivalent of at least Grade 7 AMEB. Good sight-reading skills are assumed and the willingness to practise between rehearsals. Acceptance to…

The Eltham Orchestras include 3 groups. A Beginner String group, Senior String group and full Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra rehearses weekly at Briar Hill Primary School, Beaconsfield Rd. Briar Hill. Beginner Strings 6.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m., Senior Strings 7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. and Orchestra from 8.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. The repertoire is varied and includes a full theatre production with the Diamond Valley Singers annually. Money raised from the theatre show going directly to charitable groups such as World Vision, Open House and Elizabeth School, Malawi.

The orchestra involves players of all ages with various levels of ability. Many of our members study or teach music, but equally, many members play their instruments purely as a hobby. However, we do recommend that you have a playing level of AMEB Grade 5 or higher. ?The Norwood Symphony Orchestra rehearses between 7.30 PM and 9.45 PM on Monday nights in the Don Pyatt Hall, within the Norwood Town Hall on the corner of George Street and Norwood Parade, South Australia. NSO membership fees are very affordable and pro-rata rates are available if joining partway through the year. Annual…

Noosa Orchestra conducted by Antoni Bonetti and Noosa(string)Ensemble conducted by Silvi Eckley have been giving concerts in the Nth Sunshine Coast area since 2010. All string players of all ages and standards are welcome to join and the orchestra is seeking a bassoonist and brass players.

Brisbane Symphony Orchestra is Brisbane’s leading non-professional orchestra. Conducted by Antoni Bonetti, the orchestra plays all styles and genre of orchestral music, consists of 70 players and has a vacancy for a Utility/5th French Horn,3rd Trumpet, Oboe and Violoncelli.