Sydney Sinfonia

THE NATION'S LEADING ORCHESTRA, TRAINING THE MUSICIANS OF THE FUTURE

Mentors…lead us along the journey of our lives. We trust them because they have been there before. They embody our hopes, cast light on the way ahead, interpret arcane signs, warn us of lurking dangers and point out unexpected delights along the way. There is a certain luminosity about them, and they often pose as magicians in tales of transformation.
- L.A.Daloz in ‘Education as a transformational journey’, 2003

The Sydney Symphony strives to enrich its future, and the future of young musicians, by selecting emerging young professional orchestral players to join its internationally recognised mentoring program.

The Sydney Sinfonia has developed a tradition of training young orchestral musicians, and a culture of mentoring amongst the musicians of the Sydney Symphony. For 15 years now, the Sydney Sinfonia training and mentoring orchestra has given outstanding emerging professionals invaluable experience working alongside accomplished musicians as part of a performing orchestra. Many former members have achieved positions in professional orchestras around the world.

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to:

• Perform alongside Sydney Symphony musicians and other outstanding young talents nationwide, as part of a professional orchestra;
• Receive mentoring from Australia’s top professional musicians and learn orchestral techniques and philosophies;
• Participation in masterclasses with visiting Sydney Symphony conductors;
• build skills in sight reading and ensemble playing;
• experience a range of repertoire and breadth of orchestral styles.
• Receive complimentary tickets to Sydney Symphony concerts (on request and subject to availability);
• Be paid a fee of $80 per call. In addition, all participants from outside of NSW will receive $100 to assist with travelling expenses for each Sydney Sinfonia concert project.

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