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West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Band, AU
Classical

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Perth, Western Australia. Its principal concert venue is the Perth Concert Hall. WASO also gives concerts in Mandurah at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. As of March 2012, WASO has a roster of 79 full-time musicians. The orchestra has an affiliated WASO Chorus. WASO currently presents over 170 performances per annum throughout the state.

     
Members
PortraitPaul Daniel
hps *1958 GB
PortraitAndrew Nicholson
PortraitRod McGrath
vc
PortraitJoan Wright
cb, b AU
PortraitLouise McKay
vc
PortraitLaurence Jackson
vn, acg GB
Graham Pyatt
vn
PortraitFrancesco Lo Surdo
Rachael Aquilina
vn AU
PortraitKylie Liang
PortraitLorna Cook
AU
PortraitPhilip Holdsworth
tb, b AU
PortraitStephanie Dean
PortraitEve Silver
vc
PortraitAlex Brogan
vl
PortraitShaun Lee-Chen
vn
PortraitCameron Brook
*1961 AU
PortraitChristina Katsimbardis
vn AU
PortraitAsher Fisch
*1958 IL
PortraitSharn McIver
PortraitTroy Greatz
dr, perc AU
PortraitAlex Millier
b AU
PortraitPeter Facer
ob GB
PortraitJulia Brooke
frh
Michael Goldschlager
vc US
PortraitLeanne Glover
PortraitMichael Waye
fl AU
Popular Tracks   
Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba on Encore! Vol. 1: Baroque by Various Artists
3 Gymnopédies: 1. Lent et douloureux (Arr. for orchestra by Claude Debussy) on Rainforest Rhapsody by Various Artists
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: 3. Allegro on My First Mozart Album by Various Artists
Pines of Rome, P. 141: 3. The Pines of the Janiculum on Cancer: Music by the Great Cancerians by Various Artists
From The Sea - Live on Eskimo Joe and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra live at the Perth Concert Hall by Eskimo Joe & West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia on TV Commercial Classics by Various Artists
Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries on Action! Great Themes from the Movies by Various Artists
The Prince of Denmark's March (Arr. Henry Wood) on One Hit Wonders by Various Artists
Comfort You - Live on Eskimo Joe and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra live at the Perth Concert Hall by Eskimo Joe & West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Dušekiana No. 1 in C Major, Op. 55 - After František Xavier Dušek on Australian Masters: Patrick Thomas by Patrick Thomas

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Band Membership
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Shakespeare Overtures • 2Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco - West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny2010Album
Shakespeare Overtures • 1Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco - West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny2010Album
Kate Ceberano LiveKate Ceberano With The West Australian Symphony Orchestra2006Album
Kate Ceberano LiveKate Ceberano With The West Australian Symphony Orchestra2006Album
Live In PerthBen Folds and West Australian Symphony Orchestra2005Album
Power Of Your Love Symphony: Live In AustraliaDarlene Zschech With The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Ralph Carmichael2000Album
The Transposed HeadsGerald English, Michael Leighton Jones, Genty Stevens, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham, Peggy Glanville-Hicks1994Album
Hagoromo And Other Orchestral WorksDavid Lumsdaine, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Diego Masson, Albert Rosen1991Album
Portrait Of A Frontier Town / Little Suite No. 1, Op. 53 / Little Suite No. 2, Op. 78 / Festival Overture On Australian Themes / Overture With FanfareWest Australian Symphony Orchestra - Don Gillis, Malcolm Arnold, Colin Brumby, Richard Mills1986Album
In RecitalBruce Martin, West Australian Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Measham1983Album
Prelude And Dances From The Prince Of The Pagodas / Eight British & Five French Folk SongsBenjamin Britten - Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Gerald English, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1982Album
On Wenlock Edge / Suite: The Overlanders / Epic MarchRalph Vaughan Williams, John Ireland - Gerald English, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1980Album
UntitledSydney Wind Soloists, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra1980Album
The Orchestra Of The West ~ VolumeTwoWest Australian Symphony Orchestra1980Album
Symphony No.5 / Five Dances From 'Checkmate'Edmund Rubbra / Arthur Bliss - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Hans-Hubert Schönzeler1980Album
W.A.S.O. 50th Anniversary Year: 1929-1979West Australian Symphony Orchestra1979Album
The Orchestra Of The WestWest Australian Symphony Orchestra1978Album
150 Years - The History Of Western Australia In Story And SongJohn Aitken - Nick Melidonis - West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1978Album
Violin Concerto, Music For A Scene From Shelley, Knoxville: Summer Of 1915Samuel Barber, Ronald Thomas, Molly McGurk, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1978Album
Overtures By AuberWest Australian Symphony Orchestra1975Album
Clouds Now And Then / Homage To Garcia Lorca / Fern Hill / JinglesRichard Meale, Raymond Hanson, George Dreyfus, Molly McGurk, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins, Bernard Heinze1972Album
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