ðɛɹ kˈɑːnsɚt sˈiːzən fˈiːtʃɚz fˈoːɹ kˈɑːnsɚts ˈiːtʃ jˈɪɹ, ænd, θɹuː ɐ lˈɔŋstˈændɪŋ kənˈɛkʃən wɪððə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ˈɑːɹts jˈuːnɪt, ðɪ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə hˈæzbiːn pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd tə pɚfˈɔːɹm wˈɜːks baɪ lˈiːdɪŋ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən kəmpˈoʊzɚz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈæn bˈɔɪd, ɹˈɔs ˈɛdwɚdz, pˈiːɾɚ skˈʌlθoːɹp, mˈæθjuː hˈaɪndsən ænd ɡˈoːɹdən hˈæməltən.
Their concert season features four concerts each year, and, through a long-standing connection with the university's Arts Unit, the orchestra has been privileged to perform works by leading Australian composers, including Anne Boyd, Ross Edwards, Peter Sculthorpe, Matthew Hindson and Gordon Hamilton.