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

2010 Staff and Board


Executive Committee (Board)

President:  Collin Myers
Vice President:  Barbara Tobin
Director of Music:  John Curro AM MBE
Treasurer:  Sarah Melvin
Secretary:  Theo Kotzas

Committee Members:
Norman Fussell AO
Suzannah Conway
Alex Jaimeson
Victoria Whiting
Guy Bursle
Gregory Seeto


Administration Staff

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


Conductors

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


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 2010:


Queensland Youth Symphony

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


QYO2

Col Barnes-Scott - Administrator
Joy Barnes-Scott - Librarian
Sherilee Way - Assistant Librarian
Noel Smith - Stage Manager
Rod Leask - Assistant Stage Manager
Jerome Rivory - Assistant Stage Manager


QYO3

Robert Bigalla - Administrator
Madeline Hall - Librarian
Susan Gan - Assistant Librarian
Steve Sewell – Stage Manager
Tamara Luski – Assistant Stage Manager


Wind Symphony

Edith Bevan - Administrator
Maria Rose - Librarian
Rolf Rose - Assistant Librarian
Darron Wolf - Stage Manager
Daan Bevan - Assistant Stage Manager


Wind Ensemble

Elaine Earl- Administrator
Kirsty Oxlee - Assistant Administrator
Lisa Davies - Librarian
Lilian Scarpa - Assistant Librarian
Glenn Hine - Stage Manager
Vicki and Greg Knopke - Assistant Stage Manager


Junior String Ensemble

Mary Wilesmith - Administrator
Sylvia Wen - Assistant Administrator
Sandy Chan - Librarian
Daniel Holloway - Stage Manager
Ron Wyldbore - Assistant Stage Manager


Big Band

Linda Cox - Administrator
Michael Milford - Librarian