Zelman Symphony capacity audiences of Mahler's epic Eighth Symphony - the "Symphony of a Thousand" - at the Melbourne Town Hall. In what was believed to be "a first" for an Australian Community Orchestra, the performances involved over 580 performers including an augmented Zelman Symphony of some 125 players led by Guest Concertmaster, Wilma Smith, Concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), and featuring many guest principal players from the MSO and other top orchestras and music institutions. David Macfarlane played the magnificent organ, a 370 voice choir was formed from nine community choirs, and an 80 voice children's choir involved students
Pasadena Symphony and Pops the San Francisco Conservatory of Music awarded him an honorary degree of Doctor of Music. The Pasadena Symphony Association also operates the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO). It consists of four separate ensembles: a Wind Ensemble, String Ensemble, the Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonic. The ensembles operate under the direction of Pasadena Symphony staff and conductor Jack Taylor, who conducts the Symphony Orchestra. While the Philharmonic is conducted by Bruce Kiesling, the Wind Ensemble is conducted by Gary Yearick, and the String Orchestra is conducted by Pin Chen. Pasadena Symphony and Pops The Pasadena Symphony and POPS is an American