You should join a Community Orchestra. It is an experience you owe yourself after all of that bedroom practice. But where is the nearest orchestra to where you live? And how strict is the audition? Are you good enough? In Sydney there are many different Orchestras of varying standard and location. There should be one that is just right for you, so have a look at the list below and check out their webpage for more details.

Also, it helps to have a Violin teacher assist you in preparing for the audition and learning the orchestral music.

I am teaching at Wolli Creek, so please contact me for lessons or for updating the rehearsal times below.

Contact Peter at strings2u2@gmail.com or 0477885377.

AMATEUR ORCHESTRAS :

• Australian Youth Orchestra www.ayo.com.au
• Balmain Sinfonia-www.balmainsinfonia.com -rehearsals in Balmain on Sundays. 7th Grade standard requirement.
• Beecroft Orchestra-www.thebeecroftorchestra.net.au -rehearsals Mondays at 7.30pm at Carlingford High School Hall. Grade 5 standard and above
• Symphony Central Coast www.symphonycentralcoast.com.au/
• Central Coast Youth Orchestra –www.centralcoastconservatorium.com.au/programmes/youth-orchestra -rehearsals on Tuesdays at 5pm at Gosford Anglican Church, 3 Mann St. 6th Grade standard.
• Eastern Sydney Chamber Orchestra-rehearsals on Tuesdays 7:30pm at St. Marys Church, Waverley  www.facebook.com/easternsydneychamberorchestra
• Fisher’s Ghost Youth Orchestra-www.fgyo.com.au -rehearsals on Thursdays at 6.45pm and costs $300 a year. Meet in South West Sydney and perform in Camden and Campbelltown, Cobbitty, Narellan, Oran Park
• Innominato Strings-www.innominatostrings.com.au -rehearses Wednesdays 7-9pm and alternate Sundays 10am-noon. Henley Community Centre, Henley. 3rd Grade Standard.
• Kevinwood orchestra at Eastwood every Saturday 11am to 2pm, www.kevinwood.org
• The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra-www.kpo.org.au -rehearses Tuesdays 7.30pm at the Ku-ring-gai Town Hall
• Lane Cove Youth Orchestra-www.lanecoveyouthorchestra.org.au -rehearses Mondays at 5.45pm at Lane Cove Public School; Youth aged 11-22yrs; Grade 4 standard; $95 a term;
• Mosman Orchestra-www.mosmanorchestra.org.au -rehearses on Wednesdays 7:30pm at Mosman Art Gallery, cnr Short St & Myahgah Rd, Mosman; Grade 7
• North Sydney Symphony Orchestra-www.nsso.org.au -rehearses Mondays 7.30pm at Crows Nest Centre, Ernest Place, Crows Nest; Grade 8 standard
• Northern Sydney Youth Orchestra-www.nsyo.org.au -rehearse on Wednesdays 5pm at Beecroft; Youth aged 5-25yrs.
• Orpheus Strings-www.orpheusstrings.org – rehearsals at Blue Mountains Grammar School in Wentworth Falls
• Penrith Sympony Orchestra-www.pso.org.au – rehearsals at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith
• Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra-www.syo.shoalhaven.net.au -rehearsals at Nowra School of Arts on Berry St, Nowra; Costs $285 a year
• Strathfield Symphony Orchestra-www.strathfieldsymphony.org.au  -rehearsals at Strathfield Town Hall
• Sutherland Symphony Orchestra-www.ssso.org -rehearsals at Sutherland Entertainment Centre 
• Sydney Youth Orchestras-www.syo.com.au -SYO provides weekly orchestral training for musicians aged 6 – 25 years across 14 ensembles, including the new Western Sydney Youth Orchestra
• The Occasional Performing Sinfonia (TOPS) https://sites.google.com/site/topsorch/
• Willoughby Symphony Orchestra www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/community/arts–culture/willoughby-symphony/
• Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra-rehearses-www.wpo.org.au -Mondays 7.30pm at St Columba Church, Ocean St, Woollahra; 7th Grade standard

SEMI PROFESSIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRAS by AUDITION:

• Australian Youth Orchestra www.ayo.com.au

PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAS :

• Australian Brandenburg Orchestra www.brandenburg.com.au
• Australian Chamber Orchestra www.aco.com.au
• Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra www.opera-australia.org.au
• Sydney Lyric Orchestra www.sydneylyricorchestra.com.au
• Sydney Symphony Orchestra www.sydneysymphony.com