AUSTRALIAN DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA
Principal Conductor: Kevin Purcell
The Australian Discovery Orchestra is Australia’s most innovative symphony orchestra. The exceptional roster of orchestral musicians performing with the ADO brings together the finest freelance players from across Australia several times a year to perform concerts designed as special, once-in-a-lifetime, events.
2027 CONCERT SEASON
The Australian Discovery Orchestra will return in 2027 for a full symphonic and chamber music season. We have had to cancel the planned concerts in 2026 due to unresolvable scheduling conflicts in respect to our principal conductor’s schedule.
SEASON OPENING CONCERT
THE GREATEST BRITISH SYMPHONY
WILLIAM WALTON
Symphony No. 1 in Bb Minor
CONCERT 2
ICONIC POP SONGS BY BRITISH WOMEN IN 1960s
THE BRIT GIRLS OF THE 60s
A unique concert premiering completely new, large symphonic orchestrations of the marvellous music recorded by iconic British and Welsh women pop stars in the 1960s including, Shirley Bassey, Lulu, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark. Songs include Goldfinger, To Sir With Love, Don’t Sleep on The Subway, Dowtown, Windmills of Your Mind, Alfie, You’re My World and many others. Orchestrations by Troy Rogan and Kevin Purcell.
CONCERT 3
TBA