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Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Hymn of Praise

Celebrate the boldness and energy of youth when Associate Conductor Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith leads the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), alongside a trio of exuberant Australian works. Hear musical history in the making as the orchestra unveils the winner of the 2026 Young Composer Award, paired with a joyous work, Flight, by the 2017 award-winner and

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Pepe Newton

Buzz in the West: River City Voices Premiere Vieira’s Stabat Mater

River City Voices | ‘V’ – Vivaldi’s Gloria & Vieira’s Stabat Mater May 23, 2025, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, NSW Conductor: Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith Soprano: Sandra Partridge Alto: Angelique Tot Tenor:  Elias Wilson Bass: Benjamin Caulkwell River City Voices Western Sydney Philharmonic Friday night in Parramatta had a rare and diverse sort of cultural buzz: footy fans, city night life chasers

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WSO’s Young Composer of the Year 2025 premieres in an enjoyable concert

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | The Lark Ascending May 4, 2025, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW The programme for the latest WSO concert could by no stretch of the imagination be called conventional which of course added to its appeal. The effusive Sarah Penicka-Smith gave an introduction to each work in turn and this was widely appreciated by an enthusiastic and receptive

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Pepe Newton

WSO Young Composer award announced for 2025

WSO YOUNG COMPOSER AWARD Winning Composition | World Premiere 2025 Willoughby Symphony Orchestra Sunday 4 May | The Concourse, Chatswood The Young Composer Award, Australia’s only award of its kind, proudly presented by Willoughby Symphony Orchestra and managed by Willoughby City Council, will unveil its 2025 winning composition in a highly anticipated world premiere on Sunday 4 May. Under the

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Pepe Newton

River City Voices’ bold exploration of the choral canon

River City Voices | Cancel Choir August 17, 2024, Macarthur Girls’ High School, Parramatta, NSW In an interesting parallel to the ongoing ‘cancel drama’ in Melbourne, where musicians have voted no confidence in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s leadership following their cancellation of a concert by pianist Jayson Gillham, who spoke about the conflict in Gaza, River City Voices delivered a

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Pepe Newton

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra launch 2024 Season

Bringing art and culture to the heart of the North Shore, united in a shared vision of music and community Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Nicholas Milton AM and Willoughby Mayor, Tanya Taylor proudly announced the 2024 Willoughby Symphony Orchestra season at a launch held today at The Concourse, Chatswood. Dr Milton said “I

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Pepe Newton

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra celebrates dedication to music – 2023 Young Composer Award premiere

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Dedications Sunday May 21, The Concourse, Chatswood I came to this concert specifically to hear the world premiere of a new orchestral work from the winner of The Young Composer Award and was delighted to be treated to a full-bodied program that celebrated the power of human connection, paying homage to the profound bonds between composers,

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Pepe Newton

River City Voices sing Songs of Destiny

River City Voices | Songs of Destiny May 22, 2022, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta On May 15th 2022 Willoughby Symphony Orchestra unveiled the winner of the Young Composer Award in an exciting concert conducted by Associate Conductor Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith. The Young Composer Award is an annual national competition providing young Australian composers the rare opportunity to compose for a full

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Clive Lane

Willoughby Symphony makes magic in the air

NEXT CHAPTERS II: ABOVE BELOW The Willoughby Symphony Orchestra and Legs On The Wall Saturday 19th March | 7.00pm The Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood On a warm, and thankfully rain-free Saturday night, we took the train to Chatswood for a new experience: an orchestral concert with aerialists. What to expect? This was the second time that the Willoughby Symphony had

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WSO’s Next Chapters a rare treat…

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Next Chapters The Concourse Concert Hall, live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Saturday May 22, 2021 If a not completely professional orchestra programs Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 9 then they need to make sure that they have a ripper of a woodwind section and on the evidence of Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s May program they have that

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Pepe Newton

Young Composer Award winner in a concert where the sky’s the limit – literally

Virtuoso musicianship and astonishing physical theatre combine in a captivating collaborative concert “As part of the Chatswood Cultural Program, concert goers will be uplifted by the rhythmic richness of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra when – for the first time – it joins forces with powerhouse aerialists from physical theatre makers Legs On The Wall for the thrilling Next Chapters concert

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