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Primary School Sessions

July 30 - 9:00am - 10:30am
July 30 - 11:00am - 12:30pm
July 31 - 9:00am - 10:30am

Secondary School Sessions

July 30 - 1:15pm - 2:45pm
July 31 - 11:00am - 12:30pm
July 31 - 1:15pm - 2:45pm

WHAT IS SYMPHONIC ENCOUNTERS?

A Classroom like no other

Tailored for primary and secondary schools, Symphonic Encounters is a genuinely unique experience, where hundreds of students interactively experience live orchestral music like never before. And teachers receive complimentary accompanying resources and activities.

Engagement on another level

Symphonic Encounters uses a multi-modal approach to bring music to life!
In a fun 90-minute concert, students

listen to, think about and discuss music
move to, conduct and sing music
compose and improvise music

All with a live orchestra!

A Full Symphonic Orchestra

The Symphonic Encounters Orchestra is a full piece orchestra comprised of the best professional musicians around Sydney, vividly bringing music to life for young minds.

Here is some footage from last year's Symphonic Encounters Concert.

Dance & Music

Music that Moves With You – experience the joy of musical energy by embodying movement and sound. Let the orchestra’s rhythm and colours inspire your mind, heart and body.

Concert Details

Primary School Focus
The Nutcracker Suite - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Immediately accessible and evocative music for young students from one of classical music’s best-loved composers

Secondary School Focus
Powerhouse - Rhumba for Orchestra - Graeme Koehne
Another accessible and energetic work that brilliantly intersects numerous genres and topics: Australian Music, Art Music, Global Musical Styles, and Popular Music.