WIND ENSEMBLE

Wind Ensemble (WE) is aimed at high school aged wind, brass or percussion players who wish to develop their performance skills and make new friends. Conductor, David Law has designed a program that builds players’ confidence in a dynamic and adventurous way. Wind Ensemble players often progress to one of the QYO orchestras or to the Wind Symphony.

INFORMATION

• Conductor: David Law

• 75-member wind orchestra

• Intermediate and advanced wind orchestra repertoire

• 3 Concerts (Old Museum Concert Hall), Finale (QPAC)

• Rehearsals/tutorials: Fridays 6.00-8.30pm

• Weekend music camp: 21- 23 February, 2025 at Luther Heights Coolum

CONDUCTOR

David Law has conducted the Wind Ensemble since 2009. He began his journey with QYO in 1997 as a member of the Wind Ensemble, and from 1999 to 2003, held the principal euphonium chair in the Wind Symphony. He studied euphonium at the Queensland University of Technology and has been playing piano since the age of eight. David is the Founding President and Musical Director of the Queensland Wind Orchestra, one of Australia’s leading wind bands, and is the conductor of Brisbane’s Westside Orchestra. Additionally, David has recently guest conducted seasons for the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra, Ignite Choir, and was the guest conductor of the Wind Orchestra as part of Griffith University’s Australian Honours Ensemble Program from 2019 to 2021.

David has been an invited clinician, consultant and conductor for Queensland Music Festival’s Cape York Instrumental Program, has been a guest conductor with Griffith University’s State Honours Ensemble Program throughout Queensland, and has been a sessional lecturer with the University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra. David regularly conducts various school honour bands and workshops across Queensland, and has presented at local and national conferences on developing and maintaining successful school band programs. Additionally, David has adjudicated at state and national competitions including the West Australian Schools’ Concert Band Festival, the Queensland Catholic Music Festival and Queensland’s MusicFest.

He has worked as Music Director, Conductor and Pianist with various musical theatre organisations throughout Brisbane and has trained in Music Direction at the multiple-Tony-Award®-winning Goodspeed Musical Theatre Institute in Connecticut, USA. David has also delivered adult and youth workshops for Opera Queensland as part of their Sing with Opera Queensland program.

David is currently the Head of Performance Music at Redeemer Lutheran College, where he directs a number of award-winning wind bands, string orchestras and vocal ensembles.