The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is the premier music school in Australia and in the southern hemisphere. This collection of new and evocative works celebrates the 2015 centenary of the Conservatorium. The SCM Wind Symphony has quickly established itself as a leader in the wind band movement. They are committed to presenting passionate and artistic concerts to their audiences, and to commissioning and recording music by talented composers from Australia and abroad. They enjoy collaborating with dance, theater, visual artists, and other contemporary media. Graduates of the ensemble have gone on to successful performing and teaching careers around the world.Celebrare aptly captures the mood of this collection of mostly Australian repertoire. The works by Lane and Hindson were composed especially for the ensemble, and Andre Previn’s first wind band work, co commissioned by the SCM Wind Symphony and other leading conservatories, is a focal point of the album. International conductor John Lynch is an Australian resident and a United States citizen. He guides Australia’s first comprehensive wind band program including the masters and doctoral degrees in wind conducting.