The young musicians of the AWO

The young musicians of the AWO

Sydney is buzzing with the 90 musicians of the Australian World Orchestra about to blitz the stage this weekend. All of them have, at some point in their career called Australia home. They now work with elite ensembles all around the world.  Rehearsals have been full swing and in amongst the orchestral glitterati, are four…

AWO educational programme – sharing their expertise

AWO educational programme – sharing their expertise

Officials at Sydney airport may well be puzzled at the number of musical instruments arriving into the city as The Australian World Orchestra (AWO) gathers for their performances this month. (Check out our post on The Australian World Orchestra  http://soundslikesydney.com.au/shows/the-world-on-sydneys-stage-the-australian-world-orchestra-comes-to-town/2020.html)  Over ninety musicians who trained and/or work in Australia, representing around 45 elite international ensembles…