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What an outstanding concert to finish the year! A huge congratulations to all those involved, especially our fantastic conductor, Hayden Dinse who has worked with the orchestra tirelessly and with great skill and enthusiasm this year. We thank Lyndall Mourney for her service and support of Orchestra Geelong for over 40 years. We presented her with a life membership to honour her commitment. Thank you to everyone who attended this afternoon and listened- we hope you all enjoye

Meet Olivia Sagor , our Secretary, Marketing and Publicity Manager, Principal cello (and sometimes horn player). Olivia has been part of the music community in Geelong since she was in Primary School- singing in choirs and playing every possible instrument she could get her hands on. Though she is passionate about all areas of music, she eventually found a great love for playing the cello in high school. Since then, she has been teaching cello, double bass and viola as an IMT

Meet Tania Briese, our Vice-President, Librarian and self-proclaimed 'coffee-mum' of Orchestra Geelong! Tania does a wealth of work coordinating concerts and rehearsals, as well as making sure everyone has music to play. Not to mention, she's solely responsible for a cuppa and a biscuit at break time! "I have been involved with OG for 7 years, when we moved to Geelong, and my children began playing with the orchestra. I play piano, piano accordion and soprano saxophone well e

Meet our President, Rebecca Cowled! Rebecca is Orchestra Geelong's President and one of our valued second violins. Rebecca began playing violin with Geelong Community Orchestra (now Orchestra Geelong) during her high school years, before relocating to pursue a music degree at Monash University. She later rejoined the orchestra as an adult, motivated by her love for orchestral music and a desire to connect and perform with fellow musicians in the Geelong community. "Playing wi

W elcome to our new series of posts introducing the members of Orchestra Geelong! Who better to start with than our conductor, Hayden Dinse! Hayden Dinse was born and raised in Geelong and has been part of the Geelong music scene since he was 16. Upon graduating from Christian College, Hayden studied French horn and Music Education at the University of Melbourne. During his university studies, Hayden was fortunate to have studied with Richard Gill and subsequently with Graham