Next Events that the DSO are involved in are:
2024 Carols on the Hill
Guilford Young College, Patrick Street, Hobart
6:30pm, Saturday the 7th of December 2024
Players from the string section of the DSO will be combining players from the Southern Tasmanian Community Orchestra to warm up the crowd with well known carols from 6:30pm to 7pm. We will also be joined with a piano player and singers for two songs.
Mahler 2
Hobart City Hall, 57-63 Macquarie Street, Hobart
7pm, Sunday the 8th of December
The Student Music Collective with the Secret Orchestral Society will be combining with the DSO, the Hobart Chamber Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra to play the second symphony by Mahler, which will be conducted by Gary Wain. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear a massive work featuring two orchestras and a choral section.
Join the Orchestra
We are currently seeking violin, viola, low brass (trombone, bass trombone and tuba) and percussion players. If you are interested in joining the orchestra, please contact us by email:
derwent.symphony@gmail.com
The Orchestra at a Glimpse
The Derwent Symphony Orchestra has been playing and performing since 1974 and celebrates diversity amongst our players. Our affordable concerts occur four times a year and often feature amazing amateur soloists or other Tasmanian orchestras and bands.
First Nations Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the First Nations People as the traditional custodians of this land and pay respect to their Elders and to the richness and diversity of the oldest continuing cultures and musical practices in the world.