What is the Maruki Community Orchestra?

The Maruki Community Orchestra (MCO) is an innovative community symphony orchestra devoted to all musicians in Canberra region - regardless of age, experience and skill level, who have strong interests in playing classical musical instruments in an orchestra environment and who wish to develop their skills and express their musicality.

MCO enables its players to achieve successes not otherwise possible in a positive, encouraging environment. We also develop these talents by playing in ensembles and smaller chamber orchestras - which extends well into the community's requirements for smaller orchestras able to play in smaller community performance spaces - at festivals, in special places such as homes for the aged, and at events at our national institutions.

Above all we are a community of enthusiastic musicians who not only enjoy exploring beautiful music, but also each other's company. To this end our rehearsal afternoon teas and musical soirées are legendary!

MCO is a very special community music project.

Please explore this website to find out more.

** Concert Dates **

• April 1st 2012 at 3 PM
  Venue: John Lingard Hall Canberra Grammar School
  Director: John Gould
• C M Weber - Overture to Der Freischutz
• L v Beethoven - Symphony No 2 in D major Ops 36
• J Brahms - Symphony No 4 in E minor Ops 98

• June 17th 2012
  Venue: Albert Hall
  Director: John Gould
• W A Mozart - Overture to Don Giovanni
• E Elgar - Cello Concerto Ops 85
  
• A Dvorak - Symphony no 7 in D minor Ops 70

• September 16th 2012
  Venue: Albert Hall
  Director: John Gould
• P Tchaikovsky - Overture to Romeo and Juliet
• F Mendelsson - Violin Concerto Ops 64
  
• C Franck - Symphony in D minor

• December 2nd 2012
  Venue: Albert Hall
  Director: John Gould
• C Saint-Saens - Danse Macabre Ops 40
• P Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto Ops 35
  Soloist - John Gould
• G Mahler - Symphony No 1 in D major