Big Busk 2024
Saturday September 28th, clear your calendars, grab all that spare change that’s lying about, dig deep, and prepare yourselves for a vibrant day of music making all over the city.
Our biggest annual fundraising event will consist of all of our orchestras performing all over the CBD connecting Sydneysiders and beyond, through the power of music, whilst battling it out with peer-to-peer fundraising for the ultimate orchestra prize… the revered Ice Cream Party!
Let’s repeat last year’s success and work together to hit our fundraising goal of $50K again in 2024!
We will also be livestreaming all day from our new rehearsal space at Haymarket so no matter what you are doing on September 28th, you can join us.
The Big Busk is Australia’s only public celebration of youth and orchestral music. Your donations greatly help shape the sound of the future by supporting young musicians today.
Thank you for your support
Why Busk?
SYO receives less than 7% in Government funding which is why we rely on you, our generous donors to keep doing what we do.
These funds will be essential for us to:
- Purchase “endangered” instruments
- Purchase sheet music for our music library
- Support business infrastructure
- Find a permanent home!
Where can you hear us play?
Prep 12-12:40pm
Market City
Stage 1 Strings:
Market City
Pink: 11-11:40am
Orange: 1-1:40pm
Yellow: 2-2:40pm
Stage 2 Strings:
Market City
Green: 10-10:40am
Red: 3-3:40pm
Dixon Street Mall
Blue: 1-1:40pm
Stage 3 Strings:
Dixon Street Mall
Silver: 2-2:40pm
Purple: 3-3:40pm
Richard Gill Chamber Orchestra
Pitt Street Mall | 12-12:45pm
Peter Seymour Orchestra
Pitt Street Mall | 1:15-2:00pm
Symphonic Wind Orchestra
Pitt Street Mall | 3:00-3:30pm & 4-4:30pm
SYO Philharmonic
Pitt Street Mall | 5:10-6pm
Western Sydney Youth Orchestra
Centenary Square, Parramatta
11-11:45am
String Quintet
Pitt Street Mall | 12:40-1:10pm
Jazz Fusion Ensemble
Pitt Street Mall | 3:30-4pm
*Musicians from RGCO & PSO
*Musicians from PSO & SWO
When do each of the sites open?
Pitt Street Mall – 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Dixon Street Mall – 1:00pm – 3:40pm
Centenary Square, Parramatta 11:00am – 11:45am
Market City 10:00am – 3:40pm
Event Partners
Supporting Sites
