Music has the power to bring people together.

It can transport us to cherished moments within our childhood, to moments of joy in celebration with family and friends, and console us in times of sadness as we farewell loved ones.

WASO exists for you, and is dedicated to providing moments that will move you. We also exist because of you. Through your ongoing generosity, we have been able to uplift our greater community through breathtaking performances and transformative community engagement.

This year, I invite you to make a gift to our Annual Giving Appeal which will not only shape your Orchestra but inspire your fellow Western Australians with such moments. Through the power of your philanthropy, we can enrich lives through music, together.

Janet Holmes à Court
Patron of Private Giving

Concerts & Performances

Taking to the stage

We are an orchestra for everyone, and take pride in presenting a dynamic program filled with everything from majestic symphonies to thrilling films and contemporary collaborations.

Take your place onstage by making a gift towards the concerts and performances you love.

$100       To replace the skin on a timpani
$500       Provide new music stand LED lights for the musicians
$1,000    The cost of piano tuning across concert week for Beethoven & Elgar
$3,000    To digitise a live performance for streaming
$5,000    Underwrite the WASO Chorus to prepare Britten’s War Requiem

Behind the scenes

It takes weeks, months, even years to prepare for our annual mainstage season. Many elements come together from planning the repertoire to setting the stage to bring you a truly spectacular performance.

Help our team with a gift that raises the curtain.

Adam Mikulicz
Associate Principal Bassoon
Annual Giving Ambassador                                    

Jenna Smith
Associate Principal Trumpet
Annual Giving Ambassador

$100       Purchase four new music folders
$500       Help maintain and service our beautiful harps
$1,000    Prepare scores for new commissions within Sibelius’ Second Symphony
$2,500    Towards new repertoire in 2023
$5,000    To underwrite the licensing costs for Mahler’s Third Symphony

Education

Empowering the next generation

While delivering world-class performances, we work to develop the next generation of musicians, conductors and composers, assisting them in finding their professional pathway both here and abroad.

Help empower the rising generation by giving a gift which will secure a bright future for music in Australia.

$60          Gift a ticket to a primary school student to attend a Morning Symphony
$500        The cost of a bus to transport students to Morning Symphony
$1,000     Allow our Composer in Residence to run workshops for young artists
$2,500     Record ATAR masterclasses to broadcast to students in regional areas
$5,000     Support the position of an Emerging Conductor in 2023
$10,000   Fund two EChO concerts in an outer metropolitan school

Crescendo

Transforming lives through music

Crescendo is an extensive and free music education program, combining vocal and string lessons to provide children who otherwise would not have the opportunity, to learn and develop through the power of music.

Play a special role in the achievements of these incredible children by making a gift to transform lives through music.

$500       To maintain the students’ violins for six months
$1,125    Fund a Teaching Artists’ class delivery for a week
$1,500    Support a student for a year
$3,000    Sponsor two siblings and cultivate a love of music within a family
$4,500    Enable a student to participate from Years 1 - 3
$9,000    Empower a student to participate from Pre-Primary to Year 6

Community

Making music accessible

We are passionate about extensive outreach and engagement within our community, and will do anything we can to give people an opportunity to hear and participate in music.

Make a gift today which will bring music to every corner of our vast state, connecting our community through moving music.

$250    Purchase four portable music stands for community chamber concerts
$500    Enable a community service organisation to attend an open rehearsal
$1,500  Enable a quartet to perform at an Education Support School
$2,500  Facilitate a Connect concert and workshop at Perth Concert Hall
$3,000  Gift two Music for the Ages performances to a nursing home
$5,000  Enable a HOP concert day at Perth Children’s Hospital