Step into the vibrant world of contemporary Australian art music with Roland Yeung and the Grainger Wind Symphony as they continue their remarkable journey of showcasing original works by emerging composers. For years, this ensemble has been at the forefront of championing the rich diversity and innovation found within the Australian wind symphony repertoire. Each…
Category: Concerts
Concert 2 2024: By Invitation
Saturday 23rd March 2024 The Grainger Wind Symphony seeks to inspire young musicians to continue playing their instrument after the leave school, and be inspired to play as best they can. By performing for and with school bands, student musicians can get a close look to see how music happens. This share this concert we…
Concert 1 2024: Celestial Light
Saturday 2nd March 7.00pm The program features live performance of music from inspirational movies. As you listen to each performance imagine the mystery, suspense and awe of their iconic scenes. The program includes music from Dr Who, Star Trek, Star Wars – episodes 4 to 7, A work by Michael Brand places the music of…
Concert 6 2023: 7pm 2nd December
Concert 7.00pm Saturday 2nd December 2023 Venue: Blackburn High School Auditorium, 60 Springfield Road, Blackburn North, Victoria To book tickets using TryBooking click here To download a Poster click here To download the printed program as a pdf click here To read more details about the program click here. Bring a cushion to sit on…
Concert 5 2023: The Worth Of My Music
Performance: 7.00pm Saturday 28th October 2023 Venue: Blackburn High School Auditorium, 60 Springfield Road, Blackburn. Enter via the main entrance and walk down the breezeway alongside the Main Reception to the lowers set of buildings. Bring your own cushion to sit on! Soloist: Leo Nguyen pianoforte from the Australian National Academy of Music. To book…
Concert 4: 2023 Made In Australia
7.00pm Saturday 26th August 2023 St Peter’s Anglican Church, 1036 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, next to the Box Hill Town Hall. This project is focussed on emerging composers. Whilst there is no monetary reward to composers, the GWS is offering its resources to help composers delve deeper into writing music for the wind symphony genre.…
Concert 3 2023: Year of the Dragon
A shared concert with The Knox Wind Symphony, director Daniel van Bergen. Each group will perform their own short program, then combine to play two works: Wayfaring Stranger by Christopher Nelson and Year of the Dragon by Philip Sparke. An exciting program indeed. Saturday 3 June 2023 7.30pm St Stephen’s Anglican Church, 360 Church Street,…
Concert 2 2023: By Invitation
Saturday 25th March at 7.30pm. The Grainger Wind Symphony has invited the Blackburn High School Symphonic Band to share the concert stage with us. Each group will perform by themselves, and then combine sitting side-by-side to perform two works. To purchase tickets click here. Please note that cash only at the door, no credit cards…
Concert 1 2023: Mahler and Hisaishi
ABOUT This concert features the 1st movement of Mahler’s Symphony No.2 “Resurrection”. Mahler is a significant influence of contemporary composers for wind bands. Alongside is the Symphonic Suite “A Cinema Trilogy” Studio Ghibli Collection by Joe Hisaichi – two movements which presented famous tunes from many of Hisaichi’s Studio Ghibli Anime films. Other works are…
MADE IN AUSTRALIA PROJECT 2024
The GWS proposes a Made In Australia Concert in 2024 giving the success of the 2023 project. Closing date for 2024 submissions is 31st January 2024. THE 2024 PROJECT IS NOW CLOSED FOR NEW SUBMISSIONS. THE PROJECT WILL CULMINATE WITH A PRE-CONCERT TALK “MEET THE COMPOSERS” AT 6.15PM AND CONCERT AT 7.30PM ON SATURDAY 1ST…