Mt Lofty Botanic Garden (lower entrance)
Saturday 23 February at 6:30pm (Finish approx. 8:30pm)
Gates open 4:30pm

A warm summer evening under the stars….what could be more idyllic than relaxing outdoors as you enjoy the beautiful gardens and surrounds of Mt Lofty Botanic Garden coupled with some wonderful music performed by the ASO. With family and friends, a picnic and some fine wine, ASO Alfresco basks in the kind of summer that only Adelaide can provide. Hear the popular classics you know and love.
Children 15 & Under Free

Grainger Studio
Friday 13 June at 6.00pm (Finish approx. 7:10pm)
Saturday 14 June at 2.00pm (Finish approx. 3:10pm)
Saturday 14 June at 6.00pm (Finish approx. 7:10pm)

Suitable for ages 6-12

The ASO and Windmill Performing Arts, Australia's flagship performing arts company for children and family audiences, will join forces to present a unique and theatrical double bill with a twist. Two very different productions will provide an hour of wonderfully presented make believe, which will feature not only the orchestra, but a narrator, performers and a choir.

Favourite Children's author, Lemony Snicket, brings his distinctively lugubrious charm and imagination to The Composer is Dead and Granpa - a "who done it" mystery with a difference. The music and story takes young audiences on an investigative hunt through the ranks of the orchestral instruments when a composer is discovered "lifeless". Which instrument is responsible?

Howard Blake, composer of the children's classic, The Snowman, his written another new hit with Granpa. Emily, an eager young explorer of fanciful fanstasies and her affable, indulgent Granpa live out a range of exciting ventures. From conducting a jungle safari to dancing the night away at a ball, who knows what the next turn will hold!

In association with Windmill Performing Arts

Grainger Studio
Saturday 20 September at 1.00pm and 3.00pm (Finish approx. 2.00pm and 4.00pm)

Suitable for ages 3 - 12 years old

After the success of Melvin's Australian debut with us in 2006, he's back. Petter Vabog has been performing as Melvin Tix for over 21 years throughout the world, presenting an enormous program filled with familiar favourites and his own unique humour and magic.

Performing with the ASO, Melvin Tix is the conductor, the master of ceremonies, the soloist, the balloon-making genius and the music arranger. Clowning Around with Melvin Tix will be an exciting performance for everyone.

Supported by Thornton Group