top of page

Articles & stories 1930 - 1949

West's Symphony Orchestra 1932
SA Orchestra founders and subscribers 1933
Setting up ABC orchestras - Charles Moses
Announcement of ASO core musicians 1936
First report after ASO's creation 1936
ASO first concert preview, Advertiser 21/3/1936
ASO's First concert programme 1936
ASO's first broadcast review
ASO's 1st Towh hall concert 1936
1st Oboe's easy recruitment 5/1/1936
Union congratulates conductor 1936
Vive la différence
Sir Malcolm Sargent's concert programme 1936
ASO repertoire 1936-37
Guido Giacchino, ASO first cellist
Clarinets in the 1930s
William Bottrall
Brewster-Jones "Support State Orchestra" 1937
Jack Thomas article 1937
Mignon Weston article 1938
Radio broadcast1938
Early criticisms
Constance Pether
Stanislav Victor de Tarczynski, leader 1936-41
Lady President's foot in mouth 
Bushfire relief concert 1939
Adelaide’s Lyndall Hendrickson’s solo performances for ABC WA circa 1939
ASO Ladies Committee 1939
Claude & Jack Brokensha 
Sir Malcolm Sargent's signed program page 1939
Thomas Beecham concert review 31.8.1940
W. Dearden Jackson - bassoonist
Playing for war charities 1940
Jack Thomas article 1942
Jack Thomas
Audrey White's Autograph book of musicians 1940s
Woodwind players during the war
War time Reveille
Growth of orchestra popularity 1942
​Eugene Ormandy visit 1944
Eugene Ormandy rehearses in Adelaide
Eugene Ormandy plan in The Advertiser
Eugene Ormandy plan in The Argus
Eugene Ormandy praises Cade
Eugene Ormandy’s ASO Concert review 5.8.1944
Eugene Ormandy's significant contribution
Playing for the troops 1945
Ballet 1945
Opera 1945
Some string players 1947
Raphael Kubelik mucking around 1947
Brewster-Jones absolutely final conert 1948
Brewster death comment July 1949
Historic photo 1949 with Klemperer
Klemperer rehearsal
Official Govt agreement to set up SASO 1949
Richard (Dick) Smith article 1949
Wind-up of ASO 2nd July 1949
Ron Schahinger, cellist and instrument maker
bottom of page