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QYS 2013 Concert Series
More information on concert dates, programs and subscription prices here

Saturday 25 May 3.00pm
Concert at Twilight
Old Museum Concert Hall
QYO3 & BBC Strings

Sunday 26 May 3.00pm
Concert at Twilight
Old Museum Concert Hall
WE with Redeemer Lutheran College

Saturday 1 June 7.00pm
QPAC Concert Hall
Romeo and Juliet
With QYS, piano soloist Quang Hong Luu and conductor John Curro
Repertoire includes Moti Perpetuo by Lehmann, Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto and Romeo & Juliet Suite No. 2 by Prokofiev.

Saturday 8 June 5.30pm
Concert at Twilight
Old Museum Concert Hall
JSE & WSSO

Saturday 15 June 5.30pm
Concert at Twilight
Old Museum Concert Hall
QYO2

Sunday 16 June 4.00pm
Concert at Twilight
Old Museum Concert Hall
WS & Canterbury College

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The Old Museum

Brisbane’s youth performing arts centre and home of QYO.

2013 NYCC

QYO’s National Youth Concerto Competition, Australia’s leading competition for string players aged 17 and under.
New date for the 2013 Finals Week: 5 - 13 October 2013.
More information here

Book tickets for QYS

Find out everything about the QYS 2013 Concert Series and purchase your tickets here.

QYO Sponsors

 

 

2013 QYO Staff, Board and Volunteers

 

Administration Staff

General Manager:  Geoff Rosbrook
Administrator:  Louise Robinson
Marketing Officer:  Michael Sterzinger
Venue Manager:  Alannah McFadzean

 

Executive Committee (Board)

President:  Peter Geroff
Vice President:  Barbara Tobin
Director of Music:  John Curro AM MBE
Treasurer:  Alexander McNab
Secretary:  Theo Kotzas

Collin Myers
Norman Fussell AO
Gregory Seeto
Victoria Whiting
Angela Batch

 

Conductors

Queensland Youth Symphony:  John Curro AM MBE
Queensland Youth Orchestra 2:  Sergei V Korschmin
Queensland Youth Orchestra 3:  Bradley Voltz
Junior String Ensemble:  Chen Yang
Wind Symphony:  Warwick Potter
Wind Ensemble:  David Law
Big Band:  Rafael Karlen

For biographies of the conductors, please click here

 

Tutors, Auditioners, Judges, Accompanists

QYO employs over 70 professional musicians each year as tutors, auditioners, judges for the National Youth Concerto Competition and as accompanists for recitals.


Volunteers

QYO has approximately 100 volunteers who assist with orchestral administration, camps, concerts, tours, catering, fundraising or by offering their expertise in specialised areas, eg. IT, graphic design, instrument and equipment maintenance.

QYO also has opportunities for students who wish to gain experience in arts administration to volunteer their services to QYO as an office volunteer.


Special thanks to our orchestral administration teams for 2013:

QYS

Ann Khafagi – Administrator
Victoria Whiting – Librarian
Kem Brandon - Stage Manager
Noel Smith – Stage Manager

QYO2

Col Barnes-Scott – Administrator
Joy Barnes-Scott – Librarian
Sherilee Way – Librarian
Simon Wood – Stage Manager
Bruce Paynter – Stage Manager
Nick & Laurie Buys – Stage Managers
Phil & Sandy Connors – Percussion Managers

QYO3

Robert Bigalla – Administrator          
Tina Bowen – Asst Administrator
Clare Quaglia – Librarian
Coralie Hall – Asst Librarian
Kevin Walsh – Asst Stage Manager
Asst Stage Manager - Julie McKechnie
Asst Stage Manager - Tim Goodwin

JSE

Pearl Cargill – Administrator
Michelle Jones – Librarian
Donna Jones - Asst Librarian
Greg Lloyd – Stage Manager
Sue Stevens - Asst Stage Manager

BB

Linda Cox - Administrator
Mary Shoenmaker  - Librarian
Warren Cox – Stage Manager

WS

Sandra Hester – Administrator
Edith Bevan – Asst Administrator
Gretchen Bennett – Librarian
Christina Hannson – Asst Librarian
Russell Mellor – Stage Manager
Shane Bennett – Asst Stage Manager

WE

Elaine Earl- Administrator
Kirsty Oxlee - Assistant Administrator
Jackie Wilkinson – Librarian
Donna McDonald – Librarian
Donna McDonald – Asst Librarian
Ian Davies - Stage Manager
Di Strickland - Asst Stage Manager