Governor’s Message MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2022 ANNUAL REPORT MESSAGE MESSAGE FOR THE MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2022 ANNUAL REPORT

As Patron, and on behalf of all Victorians, I would like to congratulate the MSO for another wonderful year bringing orchestral music to the community.

As Patron, and on behalf of all Victorians, I would like to congratulate the MSO for another wonderful year, bringing orchestral music to the community.

The Orchestra’s reach is something of which to be proud. Returning to a live performance schedule, it reached more than 230,000 people in the city and the regions, as well as more than 23 million online, ensuring that wherever they were, audiences could share in the joy of live music.

The Orchestra’s reach is something of which to be proud. Returning to a live performance schedule, it reached more than 230,000 people in the city and the regions, as well as 1.3 million online, ensuring that wherever they were, audiences could share in the joy of live music.

Amongst the MSO’s notable achievements in a busy year, in February, it made history with Aaron Wyatt becoming the first Indigenous person to conduct an Australian state symphony orchestra, leading the MSO’s Musical Acknowledgement of Country, ‘Long Time Living Here’. In the course of the year, it also secured two significant industry awards, and succeeded in providing a range of programs to engage our littlest Victorians.

Along with the MSO itself, audience members, subscribers, donors and partners have played an important role in supporting the vibrancy of Victoria’s musical culture.

Thank you to everyone at the MSO, and to you all.

Amongst the MSO’s notable achievements in a busy year, in February, it made history with Aaron Wyatt becoming the first Indigenous person to conduct an Australian state symphony orchestra, leading the MSO’s Musical Acknowledgement of Country, ‘Long Time Living Here’ In the course of the year, it also secured two significant industry awards, and succeeded in providing a range of programs to engage our littlest Victorians.

Along with the MSO itself, audience members, subscribers, donors and partners have played an important role in supporting the vibrancy of Victoria’s musical culture.

Thank you to everyone at the MSO, and to you all.