Orchestra
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
- From
- Australia
- Since
- present
- Releases
- 15
About
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Perth, Western Australia. Its principal concert venue was the Perth Concert Hall until the venue was closed for renovations in 2024. WASO now performs in various venues including Winthrop Hall, Heath Ledger Theatre, Studio Underground, His Majesty's Theatre, Government House Ballroom and Riverside Theatre. As of March 2012, WASO has a roster of 79 full-time musicians and presents over 170 performances a year throughout the state. The orchestra has an affiliated WASO chorus.
Members
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Kierstan Arkleysmith viola
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Nikola Babic viola
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Bao Di Tang violin
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Neil Barclay violin
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Geoffrey Black violin
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Margaret Blades principal, violin
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Mary-Anne Blades flute
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Sarah Bowman harp, principal
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Alex Brogan viola
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Cameron Brook principal, tuba
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Fleur Challen violin
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Anna Chimicka-Gorecka violin
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Lorna Cooke clarinet
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Wendy Cooper contrabassoon
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Evan Cromie trumpet
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Joshua Davis trombone
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Katherine Drake viola
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David Elton principal, trumpet
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Berian Evans principal, viola
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David Evans horn
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Magdolna Fazekas cello
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Neil Fisendon flute
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Dorothy Ford violin
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Christine Forstat violin
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Robert Gladstones horn
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Leanne Glover oboe
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Troy Greatz percussion, principal
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Yacht Grot principal, violin
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Alison Hall viola
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Jill Haynes flute
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Beth Hebert violin
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Anne Henderson bassoon
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Philip Holdsworth bass trombone, principal
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Matthew Hoy cello
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Daniel Ispas violin
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Lawrence Jacks viola
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Jane Johnston violin
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Sophie Kesoglidis viola
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Rachael Kirk viola
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Shigeru Komatsu cello
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Shaun Lee-Chen violin
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Semra Lee principal, violin
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James Mann principal, trombone
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Oliver McAslan cello
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Rod McGrath cello
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Allan McLean viola
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Jenny McLeod-Sneyd horn
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Allan Meyer clarinet
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Alexander Millier bass clarinet
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David Phillips violin
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Graham Pyatt principal, violin
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Christine Reitzenstein double bass
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Brendon Richards violin
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Louise Ross double bass
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Zak Rowntree violin
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Louise Sandercock violin
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Jolanta Schenk violin
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Jane Serrangeli violin
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Ellie Shalley violin
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Fotis Skordas cello
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Jacek Slawomirski violin
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Tim South cello
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Malcolm Stewart horn
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William Stewart horn
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Boguslaw Szezepaniak double bass
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Bruce Thompson trombone
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Alex Timcke principal, timpani
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Cerys Tooby violin
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Jon Tooby cello
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Mark Tooby double bass
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Helen Tuckey viola
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Michael Waye piccolo
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Tim White percussion, principal
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Joan Wright double bass, principal
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Xiao Le Wu cello
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David Yeh violin
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Jessica Armstrong horn
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Jack Harrison additional, clarinet
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Joel Marangella oboe
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John Harding violin
Discography
Albums
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Harmonica & Clarinet
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Ruralia Hungarica
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Symphony No. 5 / Marche Slave
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Piano Concertos
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Knoxville (Summer of 1915) / Symphony no. 1 / Essays for Orchestra / Night Flight / Scene From Shelley
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Horn Concertos
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Shakespeare Overtures, Vol. 2
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Shakespeare Overtures, Vol. 1
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Brahms: The Symphonies
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Roger Smalley: Kaleidoscope
Links
Composer-in-residence
Conductor position
Also known as
WASO · Western Australian Symphony Orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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