2025 Education Season
Unlock your students’ musical potential with WASO
Inspire the next generation of young musicians with our exciting 2025 Education Program. From interactive incursions to full symphony orchestra concerts, WASO has a range of engaging learning experiences available to students of all ages and skill levels.
In 2025, your students will have the exciting opportunity to visit multiple performance venues around our beautiful city as our home, the Perth Concert Hall, undergoes renovations.
Learn more about what’s coming up in 2025 here and submit your expression of interest now to secure your place.
NextGen: Explore ATAR & More
Inspire the next generation of musicians, composers and creators with our Secondary Schools concert, conducted by Jen Winley. To help give your students a boost of confidence in their music studies and beyond, this program includes discussion on the ATAR set works, outlining key techniques used by the composers and detailed analysis of the works.
Suitable for Year 9 – Year 12 students.
Friday 2 May, 4pm
Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA
$15 per student. 1 free teacher/supervisor per 15 students.
A Guide to Film Music: John Williams
Join WASO and conductor Nicholas Buc to discover the music of one of the world’s favourite film composers, John Williams. Dan Golding and Andrew Pogson from the Art of the Score podcast will guide students through the film music, focusing on how composers can bolster storytelling through their compositions.
Suitable for Year 4 – Year 12 students.
Friday 13 June, 11am
Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
$20 per student. 1 free teacher/supervisor per 15 students.
Libby Meets the Orchestra
Perth’s leading jazz vocalist Libby Hammer and her friends at WASO are bringing an exciting school incursion your way, exploring the diverse instruments of an orchestra and the unique sounds they create.
Suitable for K – Year 6 students.
Wednesday 15, Thursday 16 & Friday 17 October
Tuesday 21 & Thursday 23 October
Thursday 6 & Friday 7 November
10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm
$10 per student. 1 free teacher/supervisor per 10 students.
Matinee Concerts
Matinee concerts are the ideal way to introduce your students to the thrilling world of a full symphony orchestra. Pre-concert talks give students insight into the instrumentation and inspiration behind each work.
Suitable for Year 5 – Year 12 students.
10.15am pre-concert talk, 11am concert (limited capacity) & 1.15pm pre-concert talk, 2pm concert
State Theatre Centre of WA
$15 per student. 1 free teacher/supervisor per 15 students.
Mozart with Satu Vänskä – Thursday 10 April
Tchaikovsky's Winter Dreams – Thursday 8 May
Mozart & Mendelssohn – Thursday 5 June
Schumann's Symphony No.4 – Thursday 14 August
Vaughan Williams' Symphony No.5 – Thursday 25 September
Open Rehearsals
Join WASO as we throw open the doors, inviting students to join the Orchestra at rehearsal. An optional pre-rehearsal talk provides an overview of the works and the musicians’ experience preparing for a rehearsal and performance.
Suitable for Year 5 – Year 12 students.
9.30am pre-rehearsal talk, 10am rehearsal
Winthrop Hall, University of Western Australia
Free. 1 teacher/supervisor per 15 students.
Beethoven's Fifth – Thursday 6 March
Poulenc's Gloria – Friday 20 June
Debussy's La Mer – Friday 29 August
Evening Concerts
Attending evening concerts with students just got easier. We’re offering a discounted school price for select concerts in the 2025 season, allowing your students the opportunity to experience a full symphony orchestra in all its glory.
Suitable for Year 10 – Year 12 students.
7.30pm concert
Winthrop Hall, University of Western Australia
$15 per student. 1 free teacher/supervisor per 15 students.
Tchaikovsky's Winter Dreams – Friday 9 May
Bruch's Violin Concerto – Friday 15 August
Debussy's La Mer – Friday 29 August