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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

Youth Orchestras Queensland

Youth Orchestras Queensland is a network of Queensland-based youth orchestras and community orchestras with a high proportion of young musicians. Initiated in 2009 and continuing in 2010, the objectives of the network are

- to provide a contact list of people who can readily assist with advice about a variety of issues

- to provide a website profiling each organisation and their contact details

- to increase the opportunity for collaborative projects such as tours, joint concerts, sharing of resources and meetings to discuss common issues

 

Below is a list of youth and youth-oriented community orchestras in Queensland:

 

Barrier Reef Orchestra (Townsville)

Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra

Brisbane Concert Orchestra

Bundaberg Youth Orchestra

Cairns Youth Orchestra

Gladstone Symphony Orchestra

Gold Coast Youth Orchestra

Gympie Youth Music Society / Cooloola Community Orchestra

Hervey Bay City Musicians

Mackay Youth Orchestra

Mount Isa Concert Band

Mount Isa String Orchestra

Pine Rivers Combined Bands (Brisbane)

Rockhampton Youth Orchestra

Queensland Youth Orchestras (Brisbane)

Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra

Toowoomba Concert Orchestra

Warwick Community Youth Orchestra

Western Suburbs String Orchestra (Brisbane)

Young Conservatorium Griffith University (Brisbane)