Wind Ensemble (WE)
Conductor David Law
Watch the QYO Wind Ensemble conducted by David Law perform John Barnes Chance’s Incantation and Dance:
The QYO Wind Ensemble conducted by David Law has 60 members with an upper age limit of 17. The ensemble was founded in 1999 and has completed tours to Northern New South Wales and South-east Queensland. In 2001, the ensemble won the “Junior” section of the Australian National Band Championships and received second place in the “Junior A Grade” section in 2006.
David Law
2010 is David’s second year as the conductor of the Wind Ensemble. David began his journey with Queensland Youth Orchestras in 1997 as a member of the Wind Ensemble, and from 1999 to 2003, held the principal euphonium chair in the Wind Symphony. This began his passion and enthusiasm for community music. David studied Euphonium at the Queensland University of Technology under the tutorage of Greg Aitken, and participated in conducting courses with Ralph Hultgren under whom he also played in the Q.U.T. Wind Symphony. While David is a euphonium player at heart, he also has performance and teaching experience on Trombone, Tuba, French Horn and Trumpet.
With Ignatians Musical Theatre Society, David worked as Conductor for CATS, as well as repetiteur for Les Misérables, West Side Story and CATS. He has been Musical Director and Conductor for the successful ShowStoppers concert series and in 2008, for their acclaimed production of Steven Sondheim’s Into the Woods. More recently, David has been Musical Director and Pianist for Songbirds and Songbirds II. This year, David worked with Harvest Rain Theatre Company, conducting their 25th Anniversary Concert at QPAC’s Concert Hall, and whith Oscar Theatre Company as Musical Director for their production of [title of show] at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
Currently, David conducts Brisbane’s Westside Orchestra and has been the principal euphonium player and president of the Queensland Wind Orchestra since its inception in 2004. During this time he has worked under, and been inspired by, Craig Dabelstein, Philip Davis, Dr Peter Morris, Patrick Burns and many more of Brisbane’s finest band directors. As Performance Music Coordinator at Redeemer Lutheran College, David accompanies a number of ensembles while also directing, amongst others, the Chamber String Ensemble and the College’s premier vocal ensemble, the Senior Singers.
Coming up
WE is playing regularly in Concerts at Twilight at the Old Museum Concert Hall. Please find all dates here
WE repertoire
In 2011, WE performed
| Larry Daehn | With Quiet Courage |
| Percy Grainger | Children’s March |
| David Holsinger | On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss |
| Gustav Holst | First Suite in Eb major Opus 28, No.1 |
| Ralph Hultgren | Masada |
| Ralph Hultgren | Hornet’s Nest |
| C-M Schonberg | Selections from Les Miserables |
| Philip Sparke | The Bandwagon |
| Johnnie Vinson | And Hold in Memory… |
In 2010, WE performed
| Alfred Reed | Viva Musica! |
| Chance | Incantation and Dance |
| David Holsinger | A Childhood Hymn |
| Gillingham | Be Thou My Vision |
| Gregson-Williams arr. Murtha | Chronicles of Narnia- The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe |
| Huckeby | Proclamation and Symphonic Decree |
| Rahman arr. Bocook | Music from Slumdog Millionaire |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams | Sea Songs |
| Robert W. Smith | Encanto |
In 2009, WE performed
| Anderson | The Irish Washerwoman |
| Bill Reddie | Channel One Suite |
| De Falla arr Morrissey | “Ritual Fire Dance” from El Amor Brujo |
| Foster & Shuur | You Can Have It |
| Gershwin arr Brubaker | An American in Paris |
| Gordon | They Led My Lord Away |
| Grainger | Australian Up-Country Tune |
| Jager | Esprit de Corps |
| Jones | Streets of Forbes |
| Maslanka | Give Us This Day |
| Vaughan Williams | Folk Song Suite: Mvt 3 (March) |
| Whitacre | October |
| Williams trans. Lavender | Raiders March’ from Raiders of the Lost Ark |
