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…
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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…
Conducting Workshop 2024 Wednesday March 27th
Conductors and those wanting to develop their skills in conducting are invited to participate in a conducting workshop led by Roland Yeung an experienced music educator, conductor and conducting teacher and a team of conducting mentors. Closing date is 13th March 2024 or as soon as the Full Participant places are full. The GWS Conducting…
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.…
NEW PLAYERS EOI – DO YOU WANT TO PLAYER AND PERFORM WITH US?
Are you a musician with a passion for wind-band music? Join the vibrant community of the Grainger Wind Symphony and be part of something truly extraordinary. Since 1986, we’ve been Melbourne’s premier not-for-profit ensemble, driven by our shared love for creating exceptional wind symphony music. Named after the legendary Percy Grainger, our ensemble is more…
Conducting Workshop Program 2023 – completed
The workshops for 2023 have been completed, but if you are interested in future workshops, please contact the Music Director Roland Yeung musicdirector@graingerwindsymphony.asn.au Conductors and those wanting to develop their skills in conducting are invited to participate in one of two (or both) conducting workshops lead by Roland Yeung an experienced music educator, conductor and…
Shane Walterfang appointed 2024 Associate Conductor
We welcome Shane Walterfang as the 2024 Associate Conductor continuing on from his work in 2023. For more details about his work, please click here.