BSO is excited to partner with Victorian Opera and the Ballarat Choral Society for The Big Christmas Sing on 1st December 2024 at The Civic Hall. Featuring local singers alongside Victorian Opera Emerging Artist Prize winners, conducted by Victorian Opera’s Head of Music, Phoebe Briggs. Expect a touch of Christmas …
Victorian Opera is proud to return to Ballarat with The Big Sing as part of the Ballarat Opera Festival. A musical event in partnership with the Ballarat Choral Society and Ballarat Symphony Orchestra, staged at the Ballarat Civic Hall, featuring local singers alongside Victorian Opera Emerging Artist Prize winners, conducted …
The BSO have made the difficult decision to cancel our Space themed concert as we have been unable to secure a full string section. The BSO committee are currently working hard to rebuild the orchestra and are hopeful about returning to performing by the end of 2024. We hope to …
The Big Sing – presented by Victorian Opera with Ballarat Choral Society and Ballarat Symphony Orchestra featuring Syrah Torii and Alistair Cooper-Golec. Join us on Sunday 11 June at the Ballarat Civic Hall where Helen Duggan, Jenny Going, Gareth Grainger and Victorian Opera’s Artistic Director Richard Mills AM lead us …
We’re excited to present our first concert for 2023 – Killer Instincts! Sink your teeth into an afternoon that features some of the music worlds most loved pieces. From Schubert’s beautiful ‘Unfinished Symphony’ to the infectious enthusiasm and energy of ‘Bacchanale’ from Saint Saens. Monstrous intent comes in the form …
We’re thrilled to announce that Jenny Going has been successfully appointed to the role of Principal Conductor from 2023. Jenny brings a wealth of experience to the role, having conducted a range of orchestras in Victoria, including conducting the Essendon Symphony since 2008. We’re excited to see what the future …
Join us for our final concert of 2022 – French Connections – featuring a program of French composers, since all things French will never go out of style. Conductor: Hugh McKelvey Program: – Gounod, Petite Symphonie – Faure, Pavane – Faure, Elegie – Faure, Masques et Bergamasques (mvts 1-3) – …
Toying with the Classics The Ballarat Symphony Orchestra presents classical music with a twist. A Toy Symphony with real toys. Beethoven letting the cat out of the bag. Mozart outdoing P.D.Q. Bach. And Haydn being more surprising than the Surprise Symphony. Music by famous composers…with something funny happening! Conductor: Hugh …
Join us for an afternoon of absolute symphonic indulgence. We’ve put together a program covers everything from blazing energy and colour to warmth and tenderness. It’s a wonderful opportunity for an orchestra not only to play music they love but also to explore colour, clarity, precision and subtlety. Program: – …
After a hiatus of almost two years, the BSO is planning an end of year concert to reflect the very uncertain and subdued covid climate, and building to Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and Symphony No. 5 to announce that we are back! BSO Concert – evening of Saturday 27th November 2021 at …
