The SWMCO is an 11 piece ensemble with artists from diverse cultural backgrounds featuring traditions from Aboriginal Australia, Mongolia, Uyghur, Vietnam, China and more.

Creating new music that fuses their many cultures with Western contemporary, classical strings and electronic sounds.

The ensemble milds their virtuoso musicianship into cross cultural compositons that are inclusive, unique and innovative manisfestiation of contemorpary Australian culture.

Sydney World Music Chamber Orchestra members

Nicholas Ng (China) - Urhu (Chinese violin) exploring Chinese traditions and music

Yaw Derkyi - (Ghana) exploring Ghanaian animist rituals and percussion

Shohrat Tursun - (Uyghur) recognised master in 1,000 year old song cycles using voice and dutar

Bukhu Ganburged – (Mongolia) showcasing the ancient art of throat singing and horse fiddle

Ngoc Tuan Hoang – (Vietnam) classical guitar and Vietnamese chanting tradition

Gambirra Illume –Indigenous Australian vocalist and ceremony

Maria Mitar (Croatia) - Vocals

Jonathan Nanlohy – (Indonesia/Aust) Double Bass

Mar'yana Sywak - (Ukraine)- Violin

Richard Petkovic – (Bankstown) – Music director and cross cultural music facilitator -harmonium, guitar and electronic stuff
 

An initiative of the Cultural Arts Collective, who collaborate with artists and communities across artforms to create distinctive cultural content.

More on Cultural Arts Collective