Come to our first concert back after Lockdown 6! It is 7pm Saturday 26 March at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Box Hill 1038 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill. The concert is a celebration for being back together again and making music. The concert features works that are our favourites. The program features works by Grainger, Ticheli,…
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Resuming Rehearsals 2022
We are in need of advanced players of Oboe, Bassoon and Percussion. Please pass this request on to any player you may know who would benefit from joining us. The GWS Committee is resuming rehearsals subject to Government restrictions, the willingness of the School to allow us to rehearse in their Music Centre, and lastly…
2024 GWS Young Players Scholarship
The GWS Committee has decided to invite a player for the 2024 Scholarship. We are very pleased to announce that Daniel Chong – percussion, has been offered the 2024 scholarship and he has accepted.
Concert 1 2021 Legends and Folktales
The first concert back after one year of the COVID restrictions is Saturday 7.00pm 1st May at St Peter’s Anglican Church in Box Hill. For more information go the our FaceBook event click here Tickets can be purchased at TryBooking click here. We hope you enjoy the concert as much as we enjoying being back…
The Complete Grainger Edition 60 years 1961-2021
Released to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the death in 1961 of Percy Grainger, The Complete Grainger Edition contains all twenty-one Chandos albums of his works in a luxurious boxed set. The Australian-born composer and pianist was one of music’s most original voices and his compositions, especially his arrangements of folksongs, include some of the…
GWS COVID-Safe Plan
GWS is committed to returning to rehearsals and performances when the group can come together to enable rehearsal and performance of music suited to a high standard wind symphony. The GWS COVID-Safe Plan sets out how we will return to rehearsals and performances in 2021. To download a copy of our current plan, click here.…
Guest Conductor 2022 expressions of interest invited
Please also look out for posts on our FaceBook page. Call for expressions of interest are welcomed for 2022 at any time. The Committee of The Grainger Wind Symphony is seeking expressions of interest for a suitably experienced and skilled conductor to conduct a full program in a concert in 2022 or after. This is…
Concert 1 2020 Enchanted Worlds
Our first concert for 2020 Enchanted Worlds will be lead by guest conductor Andrew Stokes. click here for his bio. To download a poster for printing click here To book tickets at Trybooking click here. Tickets also available at the door. For more information click here.
Concert 6 2019 Fables
Saturday 7.00pm 7 December 2019 Venue of concert: St Peter’s Anglican Church, 1068 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, next to the Box Hill Town Hall Download a poster click here Book a ticket using TryBooking click here. The feature works in this concert are: “The Nutcracker” suite from the ballet by Pyotr Illych Tschaikowsky transcribed by…