Southern Sinfonia Players

Southern Sinfonia orchestras range from approximately 30 for our Matinee Series performances, up to 60 for our International Series and Last Night of the Proms performances. These players are drawn from a wider pool of nearly 100 part-time professional musicians.

Read about auditioning for the Southern Sinfonia.

Southern Sinfonia Principals

Sydney Manowitz Concertmaster	Sandra Crawshaw Second Violin	Alan Starrett Viola	David Murray Cello	Patricia Dean Double Bass
Nicholas Cornish Oboe	Stephen Cranefield Clarinet	Ronald Caldwell Trumpet	William Henderson Trombone	Mark Anderson Timpani
Robert Craigie Percussion

Southern Sinfonia Players

Concert Master Sydney Manowitz Violin Sandra Crawshaw Chris Adams Claire Anderson Stephanie Buzzard Julia Christie Sarah Claman Sally Couper Annabel Drummond Beverley Dwan Charlotte Francis Dean Hollebon Patricia Leen Sarah Madigan Christine Miller Tessa Petersen Juno Pyun Joshua Tang Lih Huey Tee Alex Vaastra Elisha Watson Mabel Wong Viola Alan Starrett Alison Bowcott Li Ding Beth Goodwin David Ireland Katrina Sharples Mary Jane Sneyd Andrew Torrance

Cello Heleen du Plessis Heidi Baillie Myles Chen David Murray Alex Partridge Anna Petersen Wayne Perniskie Pamela Seccombe Elaine Wilden Double Bass Patricia Dean Karen Knudson Kate Lovell Flute Luca Manghi Kirsten Bevin Feby Idrus Fiona Pickering Oboe Nicholas Cornish Rowena Bell Clarinet Stephen Cranefield Peter Adams James Mackay Emily Sterk Bassoon Joe Donnelly

French Horn Nigel Finney Jerome Rouse Trumpet Ronald Caldwell Hamish Miller Trombone William Henderson Althea Blakey Timpani Mark Anderson Tuba Rene Spoors Percussion Robert Craigie Isaac Bernhardt Maddy Parkins-Grey Neil Pickering Justine Pierre Philip Wheeler