Adelaide Wind Orchestra

Established in 2012, AWO was founded by alumni of the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra who sought to continue and progress the legacy of that ensemble’s distinguished director, the late Robert ‘Bob’ Hower (1953-2019). 
The Adelaide Wind Orchestra (AWO) seeks to unite, educate, challenge, and enrich the South Australian public through the engaging and transformative power of music.

In 2024, AWO released their debut album on digital platforms titled ‘Tangent’, a showcase of recent Australian compositions for winds. AWO continued our championing of Australian music with our debut at the WASBE International conference in Gwangju, South Korea, in July 2024, providing a critically acclaimed performance to industry peers to a sold out 1,000+ seat venue. We collaborated with conductor and composer, Dr. Frank Ticheli, who conducted us the following day in a major outdoor concert to celebrate making our mark on the world stage.