In the early and mid 90s, professionally trained immigrant musicians and composers predominantly from Eastern Europe arrived in Melbourne. ORANA was founded out of the need to provide services and create performance opportunities for these musicians.

The organisational profile although slightly out of date and perhaps no longer relevant to ORANA is an indication of the achievements and objectives of ORANA up until the end of 1997.

Even through ORANA successfully served its purpose, it still performed right up until the year 2000.

The historical profile lists all concerts ORANA has appeared in.

· January 23, 1995 - Inaugural Concert - St.Johns Southgate · April 9th 1995 - Footscray Community Arts Centre · December 15&16, 1995 - Bethlehem St.Paul's Cathedral · 1996 - Leslie McGarvie wife of Governor McGarvie established as Patron of Orana · March 17, 1996 - Senior Citizens Week Multicultural Concert - Melbourne Town Hall · March - Appointed Goodwill Ambassador of AUSTCARE Australia's specialist refugee agency · May 5, 1996 - The Brolgas are Dancing St. Mary's Star of the Sea, West Melbourne · June 26, 1996 - Refugee Week - Catholic Ladies College, Eltham · June 30, 1996 - Refugee Week - Caulfield Town Hall · Nov 16, 1996 - Performance at Official Dinner for the Ecumenical Patriarch Batholomeos 1 - World Congress Centre · November 21, 1996 - Shortlisted for the National Multicultural Marketing Awards, NSW Ethnic Affairs Commission · December 11, 1996 - Invited by Orana's Patron Leslie McGarvie (wife of Governor) to perform at Government House · December 15, 1996 - Glorana - St. Mary's Star of the Sea, West Melbourne · September 27, 1997 - Dikeossini (popular oratorio composed by Peter Mousaferiadis) Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre · October 12, 1997 - Dikeossini (Repeat performance due to Public Demand) · December 7, 1997 - A Flower in the Field - Caulfield Town Hall · December 10, 1997 - Human Rights Day Concert - Melbourne Town Hall · May 3, 1998 - A Date With George Dreyfus - Caulfield Town Hall · June 11, 1998 - Opening Ceremony of The Greek Community of Oceania Organisation and Processes National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research La Trobe University · November 22, 1998 - Hellenic Awards - Ultima Receptions · May 1st 1999 - Mozart in C - St Mary' s Star of the Sea · May 30th 1999 - Snow in Brunswick - Footscray Community Arts Centre · Sep 8th 2000 - Beethoven in C - St Patrick's Cathedral