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.

** Special Event for community music ** Bloom Music Festival 2010

• Saturday 4th September 2010
• Maruki Community is involved all day with open rehersals at our rehersal venue, the Ainslie Arts Centre

** Latest newsletter ** Spring 2009 [PDF]

** Concert Dates **

• Sunday 12th September 2010 - 3 pm, Spring Celebrations
  Venue: Albert Hall
  • Mozart - Overture to the Maic Flute
  • Mendelssohn - The Wedding March from the incidental suite to "Mid Summer Nights Dream"
  • Beethoven - Violin Concerto Soloist John Gould
  • Bruckner - Symphony No. 7
• Sunday 12th December