Burnside Symphony Orchestra Inc.

26/08/2026

❓️How does a dying 24-year-old capture the absolute joy of a spring morning while the world is at war?🤔

🎼Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps

🪖Composed under the dual shadows of World War I and her own terminal illness🤒, Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps ("Of a 🌱Spring Morning🌞") is a breathtaking triumph of the human spirit👻.

📖Between 1917 and 1918, a terminally ill Lili Boulanger defied her failing health to write D’un matin de printemps. Initially a simple duet, she evolved the piece into a 👏brilliant, ✨️sparkling orchestral work brimming with unshakeable optimism. It would be one of her final gifts💝 to the world, written alongside its sorrowful counterpart, D’un soir triste. Boulanger tragically 🙏passed away just months later, but her radiant masterpiece was immortalised forever when it premiered to public acclaim in 1921.👏👏👏

💨FAST FACTSℹ️

LILI BOULANGER
👶Born August 21, 1893 in Paris
⚰️Died March 15, 1918 in Mézy-par-Meulan.

D’UN MATIN DE PRINTEMPS (“OF A 🌱SPRING MORNING🌞”)
🎹First performed on June 3, 1919 in Paris🇫🇷

🌌Join us and Experience at Burnside Symphony Orchestra The Cosmos Concert!🌌

📍2pm, 20th of September
📍Burnside Ballroom

🎟Tickets now available👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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💪Proudly supported by the City of Burnside💪

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23/08/2026

📚Biography of SOLOIST David Khafagi📚

🎺Introducing our soloist guest for the 70th anniversary concert for the trumpet Concerto!🎺

📚David Khafagi is an accomplished trumpet player who has performed with the , , and , as well as having maintained an active career and contributions to music organisations. 🎺

🎓He holds a of from the , with from the , and spent significant time studying privately with Yoram Levy (Principal Trumpet, TSO) and Professor Hannes Laeubin (Hockschule fur Musik und Theater, Munich). 🎺

🏡Growing up, David was heavily involved with the , and participated in and . He also played with various brass bands including Brisbane Brass, Glenorchy City, and Kensington and Norwood Band. 🎺

💪Before making the move to playing full-time, David enjoyed a career of twelve years in Orchestra Management at the *O, where he was involved with both management and operational aspects of the organisation. 🎺

🤴David is privileged to be of the , a position to which he was appointed in February 2022. David is proud to be an ambassador for Schagerl trumpets.🎺

🤗Join Burnside Symphony Orchestra's 70th anniversary concert🌌 🌌 to experience the world class Trumpet Soloist's concerto,

🎟Tickets are avaliable
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23/08/2026

📖Chapter 3📖
History of Burnside Symphony Orchestra

The Burnside Symphony Orchestra's first symphony concert, including Mozart’s Symphony No 27 in G and Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, was played on Monday 12 August 1957. The venue for BSO concerts from 1957 to the 1980s was the Burnside Town Hall which was then configured with a stage and audience seating.

🌌 COSMOS ~ BSO 70th Anniversary!🌌

🎟Tickets $20👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://events.humanitix.com/bso-concert-3

📍2pm Sunday
📍20 September 2026
📍Burnside Ballroom

22/08/2026

📖Chapter 2📖
History of Burnside Symphony Orchestra

The Burnside Symphony Orchestra's first appearance was on Wednesday 22 May 1957, accompanying the National Opera Company of SA in its performance of Martha by Flotow in the Norwood Town Hall. Music critic John Horner wrote in The Advertiser:
'The orchestra is playing very musically already and is in most capable hands for the future.'

🌌 COSMOS ~ BSO 70th Anniversary!🌌

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📍2pm Sunday
📍20 September 2026
📍Burnside Ballroom

12/08/2026

🚀 CELEBRATE 70 YEARS OF MUSIC! 🚀

Join the Burnside Symphony Orchestra for COSMOS, a spectacular landmark anniversary concert! 🌌

Experience an afternoon of stellar masterpieces led by conductor Philip Paine.

From the vibrant energy of Boulanger to the ultimate celestial journey through Gustav Holst’s breathtaking suite, The Planets, this is a musical voyage you won’t want to miss. 🪐✨

🎺 Special Guest: Featuring brilliant trumpet soloist performing Hummel's iconic concerto.

📅 When: Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 2:00 PM
📍 Where: Burnside Ballroom, Tusmore
🎟️ Tickets: Just $20!

Seats are limited for this special anniversary event. Tag your concert buddies and book your tickets now via Humanitix! 👇
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12/08/2026

📖Chapter 1📖
Next concert - COSMOS ~ BSO 70th Anniversary!
https://events.humanitix.com/bso-concert-3
2pm Sunday 20 September 2026, Burnside Ballroom

The Burnside Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 70th anniversary! It was formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1956 to provide the opportunity for amateur musicians to play major works from the symphonic repertoire.

The inaugural conductor was Dr John Black (1922-2018), an English agricultural scientist and accomplished amateur musician, who came to Adelaide in 1952 to take up a position as lecturer and Reader at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Research Institute.
While residing in Adelaide he established the Burnside Symphony Orchestra, at that time comprising both professional and amateur musicians. He led the orchestra from 1957-1963 after which he returned to the UK.

08/07/2026

04/07/2026

ONLY FEW TICKETS LEFT TODAY -🎻 !!🎻
TICKETS ARE ALSO AVALIABLE AT THE DOORS!
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DON'T MISS THE CHANCE- This time *O Members Emma Perkins on Violin and Linda Garrett on Viola are COMING to perform with

Emma and Linda are both members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (A*O). Emma graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Music in 2000 and was also a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra. Linda graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Music in 2001 and was also awarded the university medal. She went on to complete a Masters in Performance in 2003.

Emma and Linda have both appeared as soloists with local orchestras, Emma with the Adelaide Chamber Players and the Norwood Symphony Orchestra and Linda previously
with the Burnside Symphony Orchestra. They have also collaborated, playing chamber music together in several ensembles.
With thanks to the A*O and Robin Sanderson for loan of the Mary Pascoe Violin played by Emma Perkins

🕑Date & Time: 2:00 PM, Sunday 5 July 2026
📍Venue: , 401 Greenhill Road,
🎵Conductor: Philip Paine
🎼The program
🎼1️⃣ ( )’s in C major:
🎼2️⃣ ’s for , & in E♭ major, K 364.
Soloists: 🎻 (violin) and (viola)🎻 from
🎼3️⃣ ’s Symphony No 3 in G minor, Opus 36:

We are proudly supported by the City of Burnside of Burnside!

04/07/2026

Tickets available at the door! $20
BSO concert IGNITE tomorrow 2pm Sunday 5 July 2026

F***Y MENDELSSOHN - Overture in C major MOZART - Sinfonia Concertante Soloists - Emma Perkins (Violin) & Linda Garrett (Viola) LOUISE FARRENC - Symphony No 3