Next Concert

The Hobart Orpheus Choir conducted by Madeleine Dyer will be singing alongside Derwent Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Rodrigues in our first concert:
Dances, Voices and a Bass Clarinet

This concert will feature Kelli Dixon on the Bass Clarinet in Geraldine Green’s Concerto for Bass Clarinet, the Hobart Orpheus Choir in the Polovtsian Dances by Alexander Borodin, and will conclude with Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky.

2pm, Sunday the 19th of April 2026
Sir Stanley Burbury Theatre, UTas, Sandy Bay

2026 Events Calendar

Join the Orchestra

We are currently seeking violin, viola, brass (trumpet, trombone and bass trombone) and percussion (including timpani) players. If you are interested in joining the orchestra, please contact us by email:
derwentsymphony@gmail.com

The Orchestra at a Glimpse

The Derwent Symphony Orchestra has been playing and performing as a group 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.

Derwent Symphony Orchestra performing at the Sir Stanley Burbury Theatre, conducted by Alexander Rodrigues.

We acknowledge the First Nations People as the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to their Elders (past, present and emerging).