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Strathfield Symphony Orchestra

Locality: Strathfield, New South Wales

Address: Strathfield Town Hall Strathfield, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.strathfieldsymphony.org.au

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24.01.2022 The wind got the better of us today!

24.01.2022 A wonderful resident of Strathfield and long time collaborator and performer with us. You can see our history with Miram Hyde on our website. We donated her handwritten program notes for some of her wonderful orchestral compositions to the NSW State Library. https://strathfieldsymphony.org.au//miriam-hydes-centenary/

22.01.2022 Our awesome violinist have been collaborating again! Strathfield Violinist/Journalist Chantal Nguyen interviewing Violinist/Physiotherapist Dr Cliffton Chan with more great advice on practising in lockdown.

22.01.2022 It's time for one of our favourite events of the year! A free concert for Seniors and their carers during NSW Seniors week. We have been putting on this free event in the Strathfield Community with support from Strathfield Council for over 40 years (we nearly qualify as seniors)! No bookings required, just be over 65 and come along (carers and grandkids also welcome). Strathfield Events

22.01.2022 Staring into the Eye of Mordor pre-recording COVID safe carols in the park for streaming. #christmasinoctober

21.01.2022 Today is international make music day. We made the most of the winter sunshine yesterday to socially distance and make music outdoors.

20.01.2022 Well Ive officially hit that phase of the quarantine... This ones for my teacher peeps!

20.01.2022 It is with regret that we are cancelling our upcoming concert, The Scots (4&5 April) due to the ongoing COVID-19 risk minimisation. Our immediate priority is to keep our audience and players fit and well. The very nature of ensemble playing means we are unavoidably in close quarters which is not advisable in minimising infection risk. We will be contacting ticket holders shortly and arranging refunds for any pre-booked tickets. We hope very much to be back for our Season 2 concert in June. Stay tuned and keep well.

20.01.2022 Tune in to the Strathfield Council Online Christmas Carols to hear our very own Strathfield Strings rocking out some cracking Christmas numbers!

20.01.2022 I would choose Debussy, or maybe Stravinsky. What wonderful classical work would you choose to wash your hands to?

19.01.2022 Do you know anyone over 65? Invite them to our free seniors concert this Sunday. Here is a sneek peek of the program. 2.30pm, Strathfield Town Hall. No need to book. Careers and grandkids welcome.

19.01.2022 It is with regret that we announce the cancellation of our Season 2 concert USA that was schedule for June. We just won't have time to do the program justice! Our players are hanging out to get back to rehearsal, so hopefully we will be back with you in the second half of the year. Stay well!

19.01.2022 Flash mob chamber strings fun! A bit rusty after 3 months in isolation, looking forward to more opportunities to play together.

19.01.2022 We are on again this morning. Rehearsing in Edwards Reserve, Strathfield. Call past and say hello. 10-11.30am.

18.01.2022 I think COVID-19 might just be in B minor. What key are you composed in?

18.01.2022 Scottish concert shaping up nicely. Grab you tickets to the concert on 4 or 5th April and get an exclusive invite to our open rehearsal next week.

16.01.2022 Free seniors chamber concert this Sunday. 2.30pm at Strathfield Town Hall. No bookings required, just come along if you are over 65. Carers and grandkids welcome!

14.01.2022 We are recording some classic Christmas carols so we can be part of this virtual Christmas event

13.01.2022 We will be at Edwards park in Strathfield from 10.30am this Sunday with a socially distanced string rehearsal. 1.5m apart, one person per music stand, definitely the third chord type rehearsal!!

11.01.2022 A special edit of our iso rehearsal by our photographer in residence, Jerry Zylberberg.

11.01.2022 I know that the Academy of St Martins in the Fields and Joshua Bell don't even come close to Strathfield Symphony live with Aiko Goto, but in these strange times, we all have to make compromises! Here is a playlist of what would have been our Season 1 concert for you to enjoy during your social distancing. #NowPlaying

10.01.2022 A wonderful article by one of our first violin players. Our orchestra is made up of players who mostly have professional careers outside of music, but playing brings them, and our community, immense joy. It's never too late to start and it is never all or nothing!

10.01.2022 #bestconductorever

10.01.2022 We are excitedly anticipating the opportunity to perform with Aiko Goto of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. See her perform Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, April 4&5. Tickets available now!

10.01.2022 Back for 2020! Thank you to Joshua McNulty (of The FilmHarmonia Orchestra Inc. fame) for standing in for our beloved artistic director Sadaharu Muramatsu who is off on conducting adventures in Japan. He will be back in time for our Scottish concert featuring ACO violinist Aiko Goto in April. https://strathfieldsymphony.org.au/2019/11/24/the-scots/

08.01.2022 Socially distanced chamber music in the sun!

08.01.2022 Classical karaoke! Sign up to play.

07.01.2022 Both journalist and subject from the ranks of Strathfield Symphony. Yay for Dr Cliff!

07.01.2022 Perfect outdoor, socially distanced rehearsal weather!

07.01.2022 I'd like to see the ninth performed in 40 mins as well!!

06.01.2022 We are excited! We are organising a flash mob chamber strings event for this Saturday. Complying with the current social distancing requirements and outdoor gathering restrictions of 20 people, we will be playing in a local park. We can't invite you to come along, as that would be too many people! Fingers crossed, we will be able to share the next event with audience as well as players!

06.01.2022 We are back! First indoor rehearsal with our string ensemble. Everyone is adjusting to turning their own pages A great sound in the newly repurposed Strathfield high street community centre. Next week our winds and brass will take a turn.

06.01.2022 Outdoor string fun in the park this morning. We will be here until 11.30am if you are in the area!

05.01.2022 Our free concert for Seniors week was a great success and the crowds loved it. Continuing a wonderful 40 year tradition of seniors concerts in the local community with the support of Strathfield Council

05.01.2022 Rehearsal with our wonderful soloist, Aiko Goto from the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Grab your tickets soon, this concert is going to be worth it! https://strathfieldsymphony.org.au/2019/11/24/the-scots/

04.01.2022 Open rehearsal! Inviting all students (under 23), subscribers and ticket holders. We are holding an open rehearsal on March 16th. Come and see Aiko Goto from the Australian Chamber Orchestra rehearsing Bruch's Scottish Fantasy with Conductor & Artistic Director Sadaharu Muramatsu and the Strathfield Symphony. Message us for more details. Come back on April 4&5 to see the final result!

03.01.2022 After a few weeks off due to high winds, school and public holidays, we are back in Edwards reserve today!

03.01.2022 If you are out and about in the local area today, the Strathfield symphony flash mob strings are in Edwards Reserve from 10.30-12. Please adhere to social distancing requirements if you want to sit in the sun and listen for a while.

02.01.2022 (post 1/2) Vale John Cran KPO was very saddened to hear of the news that John Cran passed away last week with daughter Lucinda by his side, after a stroke.... John was an inspiration to us all, continuing to play actively in orchestras and chamber music concerts right up to the last. As recently as June last year, he performed as soloist in Berwalds Konzertstück with the Balmain Sinfonia. Of course, he will be remembered most significantly for his role as Principal Bassoon with Sydney Symphony, a position he held for just over 40 years, and continued with undiminished skill well after most would have retired. Retirement was not a slow-down for John, he continued to play in several orchestras and was as busy as ever performing, teaching, repairing instruments & making reeds right into his 90s. For KPO, he was a huge supporter of the Concerto Competition, co-founded by his wife Barbara who died in 2011. John organised the adjudicators & scheduling (with remote assistance from the US by his son Simeon) for countless years, and in recent years presented the Barbara Cran Award at the Finals concert. He was also an esteemed soloist with KPO on seven occasions (the first being a performance with Lucinda back in 1981), and helped out KPO as a player when needed (especially if it was for the Concerto Competition). John is pictured here presenting the 2014 Barbara Cran Award at the KPO Concerto Competition Finals Concert to violinist Jasmine Baric, along with Ara Vartoukian OAM of Theme & Variations Piano Services, conductor Steven Hillinger and adjudicator Paul Dean.

02.01.2022 Special harp and solo rehearsal tonight with our soloist Aiko Goto, harp Julie Kim and our artistic director, Sadaharu Muramatsu. Buy a ticket to the concert and get special behind the scenes access to our open rehearsal next week!

02.01.2022 Great socially distanced shenanigans on Sunday in the park! We will be there, same time, same place in 2 weeks.

01.01.2022 Great outdoor rehearsal today. We had the youngest of the Muramatsu clan join on a tiny double bass and also had a guest student conductor, Mikhaela Wu, a master of conducting student studying with our artistic director Sadaharu Muramatsu.