Previous Concerts

The Music of John Williams - August 4, 2024

John Williams has written many of the most loved themes of the last 50 years – themes from Jurassic park, ET, Superman, Schindler’s list, Jaws, Raiders, and of course – a lot of Star Wars!

The orchestra (especially the brass section) are really looking forward to this one! Such fun and exciting music.

Join us for this 1 hour concert suitable for the entire family.

Music of Enchantment - April 28, 2024

Join us for a delightful afternoon of enchanting music from the Essendon Symphony Orchestra. These pieces feature wonderful melodies and well known themes that will leave the listener with a sense of joy and delight. The concert will last for  1 hour and 10 mins (no interval)

Nicolai – Merry Wives of Windsor
Miriam Hyde – Village Fair
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 5

Music of Jubilation - April 28, 2024

A wonderful afternoon featuring music written for jubilant events!

2.30pm April 28th, 2024
The Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds

Dances - November 18, 2023

Peter and the Wolf - a Family Concert - August 27, 2023

Peter and the Wolf is a family and orchestral favourite. Dress up as your favourite animal or monster and join us for this kid-friendly concert with great music for all the family.

Music includes:

• How to Train your Dragon
• Peer Gynt Suite
• Peter and the Wolf

Clocktower Centre

Dead White Male Composers - May 21, 2023

Featuring:

Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5

Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds

Family Halloween Concert - October 30, 2022

This is going to be the best fun ever! Get your costume organised be ready for some fun. Some spooky classical music including Danse Macabre and Night on Bald Mountain, mixed with some scary lighter music like the Adams Family and GhostBusters!

A fun 1 hour concert for all ages.
The orchestra will be dressed to kill…….

Graceful Harmony - August 14, 2022

We are delighted to be combining with the Grace Note Singers for this concert.

Featuring:

Mendelssohn – Excerpts from Midsummer Night’s Dream
Humperdink – Hansel and Gretel Overture
Ola Gjeilo – Song of the Universal

Pieces of Eight - May 15, 2022

• Dvorak – Carnival Overture
• Williams – Jurassic Park
• Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
• Dvorak – Symphony No. 8

Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds

Chamber Concert - May 2, 2021

• Mozart – Divertimento in D’
• Copland – Appalachian Spring
• Wagner – Siegfried Idyll
• Beethoven – Septet opus 20. 1st Movt
• Gillingham – Three Ships
• Bourgeois – Serenade
• And Gliere – Russian Sailor’s Dance

Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds

An Afternoon in Vienna - November 24, 2019

A beautiful afternoon of music featuring Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, and Mozart.

With Special Guests – The West Melbourne School’s Orchestra.

Essendon Baptist Community Church

Celebration - September 15, 2019

The Essendon Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 21st Birthday with highlights from its history.

• Academic Festival Overture – Brahms
• An American in Paris – Gershwin
• Scheherazade (1st Movement) – Rimsky-Korsakov
• Funeral March of the Marionette – Gounod
• Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) – Elgar

Essendon Baptist Community Church

Beautiful Melodies 3 - June 23, 2019

Debut performance of Aerial View of the Valley a unique work by Stuart Greenbaum commissioned by the Essendon Symphony.

• Symphony No 5 – Tchaikovsky
• Clarinet Concerto No 1 – Weber
• Aerial View of the Valley – Stuart Greenbaum

Clocktower centre, Moonee Ponds

The Music of Comic-con - March 31, 2019

• Excerpts from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Paul Dukas
• How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell
• Doctor Who: Through Time and Space – Murray Gold
• The Barber of Seville Overture – Gioacchino Rossini
• Excerpts from Harry Potter – John Williams

The Clocktower Centre

Sweets - November 25, 2018

• Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 – Grieg
• Evita Suite – Lloyd Webber
• Der Freischutz – Weber
• Selections from Firebird – Stravinsky

Essendon Baptist Church, Buckley Street

Beautiful Melodies 2 - August 5, 2018

• Don Giovanni Overture – Mozart
• Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major –  Prokofiev
• Symphony No. 7 in A Major – Beethoven

Soloist – Arna Morten

Mozart, Mendelssohn and More - June 3, 2018

With West Melbourne Schools Orchestra

• Marriage of Figaro Overture – Mozart
• Fingal’s Cave – Mendelssohn

Throughout the Moonee Valley.

Tubby the Tuba - May 6, 2018

Featuring:

• Daniel Bogemann on Tuba
• Adrian McEniery as our narrator

Stage door - November 25, 2017

• American in Paris – Gershwin
• HMS Pinafore – G & S
• Les Miserable – Schönberg
• Polonaise from Eugene Onegin – Tchaik
• In the Steppes of Central Asia – Borodin
•  Fidelio – Beethoven

Beautiful Melodies - August 6, 2017

• Mendelssohn – Fingal’s Cave
• Elgar – Cello Concerto
• Dvorak – Symphony No. 9

Soloist -Luke Severn

Kids in Space - April 30, 2017

• Star Wars suite – Williams
• Mars (from The Planets) – Holst
• Theme from Also sprach Zarathustra (from 2001 Space Odyssey) – Strauss
• Theme from Star Trek – Goldsmith
• Apollo 13 – Horner

European Romance - November 20, 2016

• L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 – Bizet (including the famous Farandole movement)
• Symphony No. 4 in A Major (Italian) – Mendelssohn
• The Magic Flute (K. 620) Overture – Mozart

Memories and Music from WWI - September 11, 2016

• Light Cavalry Overture – von Suppé
• Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) – Elgar
• Jupiter (from The Planets) – Holst

Last Night of the Proms - August 21, 2016

• Symphony No. 5 (First Movement) – Tchaikovsky
• Finlandia – Sibelius
• Shepherd’s Hey – Grainger
• Children of Sanchez – Mangione
• Pomp and Circumstance – Elgar

The Snowman - May 15, 2016

• The Snowman – music by Howard Blake
• Medley of tunes from the movie FROZEN
• Thunder and Lightning Polka – Strauss
• Symphony No. 6 Fourth Movement (Thunder Storm) – Beethoven

Animal Antics - August 23, 2015

Carnival of the animals – Saint-Saens
Teddy Bears Picnic – Bratton

Symphonic Bites - August 31, 2014

West Side Story – Bernstein
Symphony no. 5 (1st movt) – Beethoven
Cello Concerto no. 1 – Haydn
– Soloist Eric Schmidt
Magic Island – Paul Stanhope