The Sydney University Symphony Orchestra

The Sydney University Symphony Orchestra

The Sydney University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) is the premier orchestra at the University of Sydney's main campus in Australia.

SUSO was founded in 1948 as the "Pro Musica Orchestra" and is currently made up of around 70 musicians from all faculties across the university.

SUSO has been conducted by George Ellis since 2006.

SUSO's main sponsors are the University of Sydney Union and donations from the public.

Upcoming concerts

Concert Two: Friday 30th May, 7.30pm, Great Hall

Concert Three: Friday 5th September, 7.30pm, Great Hall

Concert Four: Wednesday 15th October, 7.30pm, Great Hall

USO committee

President and Concertmaster: Andrew Luboski

Vice President: Daniel Ward

Treasurer: Sophie Lukaczewski

Secretary: Sally Stuart

PR Manager: Rebecca Linquist

Personnel Manager: Susanna Matters

Social Events Manager: Jonathan Kummerfeld

Logistics Manager: Savva Dobrinsky

Librarian: Rohan Grey

Previous Concerts

SUSO has played repertoire from Mozart to Edwards and Sculthorpe.

SUSO has also played concerts with many choirs including the Sydney University Musical Society [ [http://www.sums.org.au www.sums.org.au] ] and the Madrigal Society [ [http://www.madrigal.org.au www.madrigal.org.au] ] .

On May 31 and June 3 2006, SUSO played with the Sydney University Musical Society for Ben Macpherson's farewell concert. This concert was broadcast on 2MBS FM.

Previous Conductors

Previous conductors include Simon Kenway, Nicholas Routley, Simon Thew, Ben Macpherson (OAM), Romano Crevici, Phillip Chu, Gareth Tilley and Colin Piper.

USO website

* [http://www.suso.org.au/ www.suso.org.au] "'

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