2023 In Review
Last updated: 27 August 2025
Semester 1 – SUWO: World Tour (27 May)
Embark on a globe-spanning journey with the Sydney University Wind Orchestra featuring student composer Daniel Dinh.
Program
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon — Tan Dun; arr. Michael Brown
Japanese Tune — Soichi Konagaya
Jumeirah Jane — Katy Abbott
Variations on a Korean Folksong — John Barnes Chance
African Symphony — Van McCoy; arr. Naohiro Iwai
Slava! — Leonard Bernstein
The Stellar Nursery — Daniel Dinh
Elegant Refinement — Chen Qian
Lightning Field — John Mackey
My Neighbour Totoro — Joe Hisaishi
Conductors
Cathy Chan, principal conductor
Jasmine-Jade Mills, guest conductor (Variations on a Korean Folksong)
Daniel Dinh, guest conductor (The Stellar Nursery)
Semester 2 – SUWO’s Roaring Twenties (28 October)
SUWO's Roaring Twenties – YouTube
SUWO marked its 20th anniversary with the “Roaring Twenties” concert at the Sydney Conservatorium on 28 October 2023.
The program featured guest conductor Narinder Vaccarella (née Grewal)—present at SUWO’s creation in 2003 and its conductor from 2004–2010—returning to the podium for a selection of pieces.
Program
Music for a Jubilant Occasion — Greg Butcher
Legend of Zelda — Haim Sban & Shuki Levy
Tarantella — Carol Brittin Chambers
Pirates of the Caribbean — Klaus Badelt; arr. Ted Ricketts
Rolling Thunder — Henry Fillmore
Fanfare Renewal — Matt Klohs
Northern Lights — Yukiko Nishimura
Second Suite in F — Gustav Holst
Aurora Awakes — John Mackey
You’re the Voice — John Farnham; arr. Joan Thorpe
Conductors
Cathy Chan, principal conductor
Narinder Grewal, guest conductor (Tarantella, Pirates of the Caribbean)
Ellena Black, guest conductor (Rolling Thunder)
