Coming Up

Sat 28 August 2010 7pm, QPAC Concert Hall: Resurrection
Gustav Mahler’s 2nd Symphony
Resurrection performed by QYS, The Brisbane Chorale, QLD Conservatorium Chamber Choir, Judith Henley and Anne Fulton. Conductor John Curro AM MBE. 

2010 Calendar

 

Sat 31 July 2pm
Redland Performing Arts Centre
The Romantics
Experience the beauty and the emotionally evocative music of Dvorak, Grieg and Smetana, three of the romantic era’s great composers.

Sun 8 August 3pm
Old Museum Concert Hall
Concert at Twilight
QYS Chamber Ensembles and Crosslane Brass from Regensburg in Germany.

Sun 15 August 1pm
4 MBS Classic FM
Radio QYO
This edition of Radio QYO features Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Resurrection: a brief introduction to this masterwork and background information about the soloist, choirs and Queensland Youth Symphony.

Sat 21 August 5.30pm
Old Museum Concert Hall
Concert at Twilight
QYO Junior String Ensemble and Pine Rivers Area String Orchestras

Sat 28 August 7pm
QPAC Concert Hall
Resurrection
Gustav Mahler’s 2nd Symphony Resurrection performed by QYS, The Brisbane Chorale, QLD Conservatorium Chamber Choir, Judith Henley and Anne Fulton. Conductor John Curro AM MBE.

Sun 29 August 3pm
Old Museum Concert Hall
Concert at Twilight
QYO Wind Ensemble and Queensland Wind Orchestra

Sat 4 September 5.30pm
Old Museum Concert Hall
Concert at Twilight
Third Queensland Youth Orchestra and Gold Coast Youth Orchestra

Sat 11 September 5.30pm
Old Museum Concert Hall
Concert at Twilight
Second Queensland Youth Orchestra

Sun 12 September 3pm
Old Museum Concert Hall
Concert at Twilight
QYO Wind Symphony and Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra

Junior String Ensemble (JSE)

 Conductor Chen Yang

 

 

 

The Junior String Ensemble (JSE) is the youngest of the Queensland Youth Orchestras. In 2010, the ensemble has 65 players aged 8 to 15 years. JSE regularly performs joint concerts with other QYO, youth and school ensembles. In 2010, JSE is performing in combined concerts with the Western Suburbs String Orchestra, the Pine Rivers Area String Orchestra, St. Hilda’s School String Ensemble and Gold Coast Youth Orchestra Chamber Orchestra.
In 2009, JSE toured to Dalby, Roma and Toowoomba, performing three school concerts and two public concerts at Roma State College and Westhaven RSL Care Community Hall, Toowoomba. In September 2009, JSE performed as part of Deep Blue orchestra’s Young Blue performance at Brisbane’s 150th birthday celebrations at the Riverstage.
JSE performs a wide range of repertoire, much of which is arranged by conductor Chen Yang. In 2010, JSE performes works by Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach and Handel.

 

Upcoming Concerts

Saturday 21 August 5.30pm: Concert at Twilight

JSE and Pine Rivers Area String Orchestra perform at the Old Museum Concert Hall.

 

Saturday 9 October 5.30pm: Concert at Twilight

JSE, Gold Coast Youth Orchestra and St Hilda’s School String Ensemble perform at the Old Museum Concert Hall.