About AUSCO: The Auckland University Student Chamber Orchestra (AUSCO) has been running since 2019 with the goal of bringing students together to perform and bond as a group with like minded interests in classical music and beyond. AUSCO puts on a range of social events like an orchestra camp, dinners, games nights, pub quizzes, and so on for our members. We also have weekly rehearsals leading up to our many orchestral performances throughout the year that our members highlight as the best part of AUSCO. We pride ourselves in creating a fun and enjoyable space for those who predominantly don't study music at University but played instruments all throughout High School.
2025 Charity Concerts
In Semester 1, 2025, AUSCO performed "Till Death Do Us Part" across two unforgettable nights, with incredible crowds whose energy made every moment on stage truly special — including a showstopping La La Land encore. All proceeds went to Tōtara Hospice, a cause close to our hearts, and we're proud to have raised $6,241 for this amazing organisation.
In Semester 2, AUSCO returned for another two-night run, performing the show "Echoes of a Dream" featuring the iconic Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Suite, raising a record-breaking $6,665. Our highest concert series total to date, for Woven Earth NZ, a charity doing vital work helping survivors of domestic violence rebuild their lives.
Each semester, AUSCO continues to break its own fundraising record, and 2025 saw us raise a combined $12,906 across the year.
Our 100% charity concerts are the heart and soul of AUSCO. Each concert importantly donates 100% of all proceeds to a charity of our choice.
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