The Adelaide Summer Orchestra, founded in 2013, is comprised of talented amateur musicians, advanced students and local professionals, all drawn from across South Australia. The motivation behind the orchestra’s formation was to provide a platform for inspiring musicians of all levels to play large and challenging works of music, normally only achievable by professional level orchestras. By combining the best of Adelaide’s musical community, the possibilities are endless and exciting. Past concerts have included solo concerti and symphonies, including Gustav Mahler's Symphonies 1 & 4, Gustav Holst's The Planets and Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto.

Assembling annually, the Summer Orchestra rehearses for two weeks prior to a concert at the Norwood Concert Hall, which is usually held in the last weekend in January.