Barrier Reef Orchestra
For over 20 years, Townsville’s community orchestra has drawn from the diversity of experience in North Queensland to gather gifted and talented musicians together to play orchestral music for the community. Conductors and players from all over Australia and overseas are keen to work with the orchestra and assist its development. In 2018 the Barrier Reef Orchestra partnered with Principal players from the Queensland Symphony and in 2019 AFCM’s founding Artistic Director, Theodore Kuchar, returned to conduct a special programme.
The Barrier Reef Orchestra is pleased to have the support of Bill Twedell, former Chancellor of James Cook University, who has been the Patron of the orchestra since 2017. Mr Tweddell enjoyed a distinguished career in Australia’s diplomatic service spanning four decades before returning to Townsville. More details can be read in Bill’s biography.
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BRO’s next concert on 13th October will be a part of the North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA). Tickets are available now on the NAFA website at https://nafa-tsv.com.au/event/viva-la-festival/.
BRO Concerts for 2024
The schedule for BRO’s concerts in 2024 is as follows:
- Sunday 17th March at 5:30pm. Conductor: Carolyn Watson. Details are available on this link.
- Saturday 8th June at 5:30pm in the Sir George Kneipp Auditorium. Conductor: Theodore Kuchar. Details are available on this link.
- Sunday 28th July. AFCM/BRO Concert. Conductor: Theodore Kuchar. Music details and photos are on the concert’s web page.
- Sunday 13th October at 5:30pm in the Denise Glasgow Performing Arts Centre, Pimlico. Conductor: Joshua Dos Santos. More details are on the concert’s web page.
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Barrier Reef Orchestra
PO Box 576
Townsville QLD 4810
e: brotownsville@gmail.com
p: +61 7 4722 2789
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