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	Heleen du Plessis Cello	Patricia Dean Bass
Nicholas Cornish Oboe	Stephen Cranefield Clarinet	Luca Manghi Flute	Ronald Caldwell Trumpet	William Henderson Trombone
Mark Anderson Timpani	Robert Craigie Percussion

Southern Sinfonia Players

Concert Master Sydney Manowitz Violin Claire Anderson Laura Barton Stephanie Buzzard Julia Christie Sally Couper Sandra Crawshaw Annabel Drummond Beverley Dwan Charlotte Francis Dean Hollebon Sherry Lee Patricia Leen Cally McWha Christine Miller Tessa Petersen Juno Pyun Joshua Tang Li-Huey Tee Alex Vaatstra Elisha Watson Mabel Wong Viola Alan Starrett Alison Bowcott David Ireland Katrina Sharples Mary Jane Sneyd

Cello Heleen du Plessis David Murray Wayne Perniskie Anna Petersen Pamela Seccombe Elaine Wilden Bass Patricia Dean Karen Knudson Kate Lovell Lloyd Wlliams Flute Luca Manghi Kirsten Bevin Feby Idrus Fiona Pickering Oboe Nicholas Cornish Rowena Bell Hazel Nissen Clarinet Stephen Cranefield Peter Adams James McKay Emily Sterk Bassoon Joe Donnelly

French Horn Nigel Finney Jerome Rouse Trumpet Ronald Caldwell Ralph Miller Stacey Ward Trombone William Henderson Althea Blakey Max Wilkinson Tuba Rene Spoors Percussion Mark Anderson Robert Craigie Maddy Parkins-Craig Neil Pickering Justine Pierre Georgie Watts Philip Wheeler Keyboard David Burchell John Van Buskirk