Performing for the Unley community since 1980
WELCOME
TO THE
UNLEY SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA (USO)
The Unley Symphony Orchestra (USO) is a community orchestra based in the City of Unley, with members aged from 20 to 80+, including university students and retirees. We come from all walks of life, including professions such as music teachers, doctors, lawyers, and tradespeople. In current times when there is so much chaos and uncertainty in the world, the ability for us to play together is a musical oasis.
We rehearse every Tuesday evening to perform three high-quality concerts per year. Our repertoire concentrates on classical orchestral pieces well loved by audiences around the world.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
2023 Winter Concert
Sunday 13 August
2:30pm. Helen Reid Hall
Walford Anglican School for Girls
W.A. Mozart - Overture to Idomeneo KV 366
A. Vivaldi - Concerto in C major for two trumpets and strings. RV 537
Soloists – David Khafagi & Martin Phillipson
H. Purcell - The Fairy Queen Z 629
First Music, Second Music, and Overture
B. Smetana - Vltava (Die Moldau) from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)
A. Dvorak - Scherzo Capriccioso opus 66
2023 Spring Concert
Sunday 19 November
2:30pm. Helen Reid Hall
Walford Anglican School for Girls
R Wagner - "The Flying Dutchman" Overture
F Mendelssohn - Violin concerto in E minor op 64
Soloist - Janet Anderson
P Tchaikovsky - Symphony no 5 in E minor op 64
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We acknowledge that we perform our concerts on the Traditional Country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and pay respect to Elders past, present and to come. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs, and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.
We also acknowledge the following organisations, without whom our concerts could not be held:
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The Unley City Council in supplying the Unley Town Hall for our rehearsals.
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Walford Anglican School for Girls for the use of Helen Reid Hall for our concerts.
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Parallax Design for the designs on our website, flyers and printed programs.
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Konica Minolta for the printing of our flyers and printed programs.