Historical Snapshots

To celebrate our 75th anniversary in 2007, the Sydney Symphony published a series of short historical articles in the program books. The nine articles, by David Garrett, were accompanied by photographs from the Sydney Symphony's history, many sourced from the rich collection in the ABC's Document Archives.
David Garrett, a historian and former programmer for Australia's symphony orchestras, has completed a doctoral thesis on the history of the ABC as a musical organisation.

  1. Accident or Inevitability
  2. Bernard Heinze
  3. Listening In
  4. Keep Music Alive!
  5. Composers Up Front
  6. SSO on Tour
  7. Batons and Knapsacks - Chief Conductors
  8. Venues
  9. Recording