Past Events

2024

April

Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra Workshop – see details here:

3rd Annual Willoug hby Ukulele Orchestra Workshop – REBOOT

2023

November

October

Valla Beach Ukulele Camp – AUO performs a world premiere Ukulele Concerto with International Ukulele virtuoso Sam Muir

https://www.vallabeachukulelecamp.net

August

July

March

2022

Virtual Orchestra Workshop and Video Recording

April 2022 Ian hosted a series of online workshops and produced a virtual video collage of an excerpt from Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

Australian Ukulele Orchestra plays in the Newcastle Fringe Festival

26& 27 March 2022, Hamilton Newcastle

This event was cancelled due to a couple of members of the orchestra coming down with Covid.

July 24th – AUO plays Willoughby Public School workshop and concert

August 21st – AUO plays Newcastle workshop and concert

December 13 – Ian Plays Royal North Shore Hospital with Graeme Hancock as the D’Ukes.

December 15 – Willoughby Ukestars plays Royal North Shore Hospital

2020

FEBRUARY

Second Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra Workshop

1st February 2020 – CrowsNest Community Centre, CrowsNest NSW

Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival

(8th Feb)

Outlaws performing new repertoire at this event.

DECEMBER 2019

Willoughby Ukestars Carols in Willoughby Park.

Willoughby Ukestars Chatswood Mall.

Ian and two friends perform in Chatswood Mall

OCTOBER 2019

Strings Attached festival

https://www.stringsattachedfestival.com.au

SEPTEMBER 2019

Ian delivered a workshop on strumming the Jake Shimabukuro way, as well as a performance from the OUTLAWS Big Ukulele Band.

AUGUST 2019

Valla Beach Ukulele Beach Camp (featuring Sam Muir (UK) )

(1st-3rd August 2019, Valla Beach, NSW)

This festival was a fun weekend of ukulele learning and playing run by Cathy Welsford from Valla Beach (and one of the Wild Women from Anywhere Beach). Ian ran a brief ukulele orchestra workshop on the Saturday, as well as performing with the faculty. For more details see: Valla Beach Ukulele Beach Camp

February 2019

Outlaws performed at Blue Mountains Festival

January 2019

Inaugural Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra Workshop

About Ian Porter

Ian Porter is a Sydney-based community musician who brings the social joys and technical skills of music to a broad audience. Using the ukulele and voice as tools, Ian leverages off his love of music and earlier study at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to bring out the inner musician in all his students. He is also a certified James Hill Ukulele Initiative teacher, Founding Secretary of the Australian Ukulele Teachers and Leaders Association Inc. and Musical Director of The Australian Ukulele Orchestra. In 2019 Ian started the Annual Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra workshop to explore multi-part arrangements using the ukulele. See the events section for more details of upcoming workshops this year

Reviews & Testimonials

“I did this last term and loved it! Highly recommended, you will learn heaps!” — Kathie Mason

“Excellent teacher and great group. Highly recommended to anyone who’s interested!” — Zhaomin Li

“The beginner class was great! Expect to learn a lot and come out wanting to tackle other songs. Then be ready for the intermediate class.” — Francis Fung

“Ian, I thoroughly enjoyed the Intermediate course. It is amazing that you managed to put so much material into 5 weeks! Thank you also for the videos to assist in the learning process.” – Josie Tan

“I have ben to a number of ukulele courses, but Ian’s are the most complete, entertaining and professional. Thank you and I recommend to all, musicians and non musicians alike” – Denis Johnson

“I have been to several Uke groups in Sydney over a couple of visits and honestly yours is the best yet in the material and challenges that you have had us attempt. Well done.” — From Northern Sydney Ukulele Strummers Group

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