Strathfield Symphony Orchestra
Strathfield Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra based in the inner west Sydney suburb of Strathfield. The orchestra aims to promote music-making in the community, to provide exciting and enjoyable concert programs, to nurture young talent, and to showcase the works of Australian composers.
2021 Season 2 - June 26 & 27
Between Saturday 26 June 2021 and Sunday 27 June 2021
The second in our 2021 season celebrating the 10th Anniversary of our conductor and Artistic Director, Sadaharu Muramatsu. We present a program of exciting music from old and new traditions.
Mendelssohn - Symphony No.4 "Italian"
Khachaturian - Masquerade Suite
Koda - Monster Hunter
Tomita - Jungle Emperor Leo (Kimba the White Lion)
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A return to music making
Sunday 28 March 2021
2021 marks the 10th Anniversary of our Artistic Director, Sadaharu Muramatsu and to mark the occassion, we are bringing a distinctly Japanese flavour to our programs this year.
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Akutagawa – Triptyque (Australian Premier)
Holst – Suites 1 & 2
Takamitsu – Signals from Heaven
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Strathfield Symphony presents Final Words (CANCELLED)
Between Saturday 28 November 2020 and Sunday 29 November 2020
A requiem, an unfinished Symphony and the last major work of a great composer, our final season for 2020 presents works that share a sense of finality.
Program
Toru Takemitsu – Requiem for Strings
Franz Schubert – Unfinished Symphony
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
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Strathfield Symphony presents Carmina Burana (CANCELLED)
Between Saturday 19 September 2020 and Sunday 20 September 2020
How can you possibly go past a concert of songs celebrating drinking, nature, love and lust inspired by the poetry and music of clerical students and scholars?
Program
Maurice Ravel – Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No 2
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana with the Excelsior and Sukura Choirs
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Strathfield Symphony Presents USA (CANCELLED)
Between Saturday 27 June 2020 and Sunday 28 June 2020
"You know how it is when someone asks you to ride in a terrific sports car, and then you wish you hadn't?" - John Adams
Adam's Short Ride in a Fast Machine is a fantastic way to kick off a concert showcasing the best of American storytellers.
From France to New York to the rugged wilderness of the Appalachian mountains, this concert is brimming with classic American tales. Gershwin, inspired by the sites and energy of his year as a young American in Paris, recounts his experiences so clear
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Strathfield Symphony presents The Scots (CANCELLED)
Between Saturday 4 April 2020 and Sunday 5 April 2020
Kicking off our 2020 season, we are joined by Australian Chamber Orchestra violinist, Aiko Goto performing Bruch's Scottish Fantasy. We couldn't resist the temptation of tartan and had to add Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony to the program.
Program
Paul Paviour – Revere the past-Embrace the future
Max Bruch – Scottish Fantasy featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra violinist Aiko Goto as guest soloist
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3
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2020 Subscription Season
2020 Season Subscription (4 Concerts)
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Season 1 The Scots- 4th April or 5th April
Season 2 USA - 27th June or 28th June
Season 3 Carmina Burana - 19th September or 20th September
Season 4 Last Words - 28th November or 29th November
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Strathfield Symphony presents The Future
Between Saturday 23 November 2019 and Sunday 24 November 2019
50 is the new 30! Strathfield Symphony at 50 years young is looking towards the next 50 years. We come together and perform through a love of music, collaboration and community.
This concert is all about bigger and better future and you can't get much bigger than Mahler's Symphony No.5.
And just because that doesn't give the brass nearly enough to do, we will introduce the concert with Copeland's Fanfare for the Common Man.
Onwards and upwards!
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Strathfield Symphony presents The Big 5-0
Between Saturday 21 September 2019 and Sunday 22 September 2019
It's the big 5-0! Our gala concert to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Strathfield Symphony's formation in 1969. The founding conductor of Strathfield Symphony, The late Richard Gill was planning on returning to conduct the second half of this program, so we are presenting this concert in his honor.
Elena Kats-Chernin's Redmyre suite, Miriam Hyde's Happy Occasion overture, Khachaturian's Spartacus and Beethoven's Symphony No.7.
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Strathfield Symphony presents The Romantics
Between Saturday 29 June 2019 and Sunday 30 June 2019
Is there any greater celebratory work than the 1812 Overture? We think not! How will we fit the cannons into the Town Hall? You will have to be there to find out. William Walton's Viola concerto joins the program as a tribute to our fantastic viola section who boast the highest percentage of volunteers that help keep the orchestra running (our treasurer, secretary, vice president and concert caterer are all violas!). The Saint-Säens organ symphony rounds out the concert.
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Strathfield Symphony presents Classical
Between Saturday 6 April 2019 and Sunday 7 April 2019
We start our year of celebration off in regal style with Zadok the Priest which has been performed in celebration of every English coronation since 1727. The classical celebration continues with Haydn's Symphony no.104 ("The London") and his popular Trumpet Concerto and finally Prokovief's Classical Symphony which he wrote in the style of Haydn.
Joining us for this classical celebration concert will be our long time collaborators, Excelsia Choir and our own principal trumpet, Matthew Gately
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2019 Subscription Season
2019 Season Subscription (4 Concerts)
Subscribe to our 2019 concert for great discounts!
Season 1 Classical - 6th April or 7th April
Season 2 The Romantics - 29th June or 30th June
Season 3 The Big 5-0 - 21st September or 22nd September
Season 4 The Future - 23rd November or 24th November
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