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25.01.2022 Have you got your tickets for this Sunday? Come along and see our wonderful soloist and the rest of the Unley Symphony Orchestra for the final Concert of 2019! Leah Stephenson has been a member of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra bassoon section since 2001. From an early age, she learnt recorder, flute and piano, and knew she wanted to pursue a career in music. Fortuitously, Leah discovered a bassoon gathering dust in the cupboard of the music department at her high school. ... She eventually went on to gain her Bachelor of Music with Distinction in 1992, studying with bassoonist Peter Musson at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Following her studies in Queensland, Leah studied at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts for a year with Kam Shui, Solo Bassoonist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Leah was a member of the Jeunesses Musicales World Youth Orchestra in 1994 and 1995, with whom she toured to Canada and Europe. In 1995 Leah began studies at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg in Germany with Professor Karl-Otto Hartmann. She graduated with an "Aufbaustudium" (the equivalent of a Masters degree in Performance) with distinction in 1998. During her studies in Freiburg Leah held a contract with the Gera State Theatre Orchestra and worked with numerous orchestras including the Freiburg Philharmonic. While in Germany Leah also completed a two-year course in Dispokinesis the study of musicians' movement and postural disposition as a tool in diagnosing and treating problems with pain, performance anxiety, breathing disorders, and practice and performance efficiency. In 2004 Leah was awarded a grant to travel to Banff, Canada to participate in a three-month Musicians in Residence program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. In 2018, she was supported to attend the International Double Reed Society Conference in Granada, Spain. In addition to her busy orchestral career, Leah enjoys teaching bassoon and performing chamber music. Here is Leah with our beloved conductor, Peter Webb, OAM. See you this Sunday! Tickets available at the door or on our website https://www.uso.org.au/tickets.html

24.01.2022 Not long until our first concert for 2019! We've been rehearsing a spectacular program and hope you can join us on the 5th of May. PROGRAM ... 'Tragic' overture - J. Brahms 'Exsultate Jubilate' - W.A. Mozart Soloist: Brooke Window, Soprano Symphony no. 8 in G major - Dvorak Get your tickets today at https://www.uso.org.au/tickets.html https://www.facebook.com/events/2017514485221183/

23.01.2022 Only 4 Weeks until the concert on Sunday 15th of November! Check out the USO website to book your tickets.

23.01.2022 With only days to go, a limited number of seats have been made available for the Sunday 15th November USO concert. If you missed out on securing tickets for this event, jump online and book a ticket through the Unley Symphony Orchestra website. Tickets are still available for the Saturday 14th rehearsal. Come and watch a ‘behind the scenes’ event. Book your ticket through the website. Hope to see you there!

23.01.2022 It’s that time again... have you received your invitation for the winter concert for USO? If you aren’t on our mailing list and are keen on receiving up to date info please let us know on [email protected]. Share our post with friends and family who may like to attend!

23.01.2022 Less than three weeks to go until our May concert! Have you got your tickets?? https://www.uso.org.au/ticket_sales.html https://www.facebook.com/events/2017514485221183/

22.01.2022 Rehearsals with the orchestra are complete! We enjoy our formal dress rehearsal/walk through in the days before our concert and we are so excited to be presenting our soloist Marianna and our tight knit orchestra led by OAM Peter Webb this coming Sunday August 11th, 2.30pm. Tickets available at the door or online at www.uso.org.au/tickets.html

19.01.2022 Tickets are now available on our website for our first concert of 2021! Join us at the Helen Reid Hall, Walford Anglican School for Girls at 230pm on Sunday, May 2nd for some orchestral masterworks by Dvorak, Bryce and Beethoven!

18.01.2022 Today’s special pre-show rehearsal was very successful. Thanks to our valued audience who came to support us all this afternoon. Thanks also to Norraine and Annalise who were the COVID19 Marshals for today’s event.

16.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com//gm.2050277181/2369906296386824/

16.01.2022 The final Tuesday night rehearsal - and what a spectacular end to our months of rehearsing with a thunder storm competing with the music! The USO will have a rehearsal on Saturday 14th November in preparation for the concert on Sunday 15th November. Looking forward to seeing you all at the concert!

14.01.2022 We are looking forward to welcoming Brooke Window, Soprano, who will be performing Mozart's 'Exsultate Jubilate' with the Unley Symphony Orchestra at our May concert. Brooke Window graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide in 2013. She studied under the guidance of Guila Tiver and was awarded the George Boland Scholarship upon completion of her studies. This scholarship enabled Brooke to undertake further voca...l tuition in Europe in 2013 by attending the Dartington International Summer School in the advanced vocal classes with Dame Emma Kirkby and Nicholas Clapton. She also studied privately with Andreas Scholl, Sheila Barnes and Dame Emma Kirkby. Brooke has a passion for choral singing and has been a member of the Adelaide Chamber Singers since 2013. Brooke toured internationally with ACS to the 2013 Choir of the World Competition in Llangollen, Wales and to the Polyfolia Festival in Normandy, France in 2014. She regularly performs as a guest artist with a number of Adelaide's ensembles, some of which have included Graduate Singers, Adelaide Concert Collective, Kapelle Singers, Corinthian Singers, Fleurieu Singers and the Elder Conservatorium Chorale. Brooke has recently joined the State Opera of South Australia chorus and will be performing in Carmen and Madama Butterfly in 2019. Get your ticket today! https://www.uso.org.au/tickets.html

14.01.2022 Thank you everyone who joined us for our concert on Sunday! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Stay tuned for our next performance!

13.01.2022 Exciting afternoon as we prepare for tomorrow’s final concert of 2019! Here we are with Leah Stephenson, Bassoon soloist featured in one of our repertoire in our exciting program. Come along to Walford Anglican School for Girls, Unley Road at 2.30pm tomorrow. Tickets still available on the door. Afternoon tea, coffee and tea available.

11.01.2022 The countdown is on! Only 2 weeks until the concert, Sunday 15th November. Hope you see you all there!

11.01.2022 The Unley Symphony Orchestra thoroughly enjoyed performing for the Open House event on Sunday 7th of February celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Unley. Here are some photos of the event for you to enjoy. For more photos, see the Unley Symphony Orchestra’s website.

09.01.2022 Are you ready for our November concert? We are! Our orchestra has been enjoying the challenge of a stunning Tchaikovsky symphony. More information on our soloist and program this week to come... in the meanwhile make sure you’re on our mailing list by contacting Sian at [email protected].

08.01.2022 Meet our soloist for our August 11th concert... Marianna Grynchuk is an Australian pianist of Ukrainian origin. Born into a musical family she began her musical studies with her mother at age 4. The family migrated to Australia when she was 8, where she continued her studies with acclaimed pedagogue Eleonora Sivan (of the Leningrad Conservatory) and her associate, Gabriella Smart (M.Mus). On completing her Bachelor at Elder Conservatorium, Marianna pursued postgraduate stu...dies at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Geneve in Switzerland, studying with renowned pianists, professors Fabrizio Chiovetta and Paul Coker. Marianna made her recital debut at age 11 and has since frequently played in Adelaide’s leading venues. She has performed solo in prestigious festivals around Australia the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival (Victoria), Adelaide Fringe Festival, Soundstream New Music Festival (South Australia) and the Montville Young Musicians’ Festival (Queensland). Marianna has also given solo performances in Russia, USA, Italy, Ukraine and Switzerland. A recipient of scholarships and grants from the Geneva Conservatory, Recitals Australia, Elder Conservatorium, New York Keyboard Institute and Festival, Helpmann and the PPCA of Australia, she has received the prize for the most promising pianist in South Australia seven times and was the winner of the 5MBS South Australian Young Performer of the Year in both 2012 and 2014. Marianna was also awarded the 2014 Adelaide Critics' Circle Emerging Artist Award. Her debut CD "Travels" was recorded in 2015 for Sheva Collection in Italy. This year saw the release of her second solo CD for Sheva, with sonatas by Mozart, Liszt and Scriabin. We welcome Marianna to the USO and cannot wait to perform with her in just over a weeks time!

07.01.2022 Maestro Peter Webb discusses tempi with soloist Ryszard Pusz ahead of his performance in our first concert for 2021!

06.01.2022 Only 3 Sundays to go! Make sure you book your ticket to the concert, Sunday 15th November. Tickets can be booked on the USO website.

03.01.2022 Here is the flyer for our upcoming concert - tickets are selling quickly so head to our website now to secure yours!

02.01.2022 Don't miss our concert tomorrow!! The orchestra sounded fantastic at today's dress rehearsal. We hope you can join us tomorrow for a great afternoon of music.