Featuring our guest conductor

Richard McIntyre OAM

Richard McIntyre, OAM, BMus (University of Sydney) has maintained a long and distinguished career as bassoonist, music educator, conductor and arranger. A Composition graduate from Sydney University, he was appointed Associate Principal Bassoon with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as a 20-year-old in 1968, moving to The Canberra School of Music as a foundation member of the Canberra Wind Soloists in 1978. With this renowned quintet, he recorded and toured internationally during a 30-year period, and gave it a unique repertoire with his virtuoso arrangements of large-scale orchestral works. He was for many years Principal Bassoon with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and appeared on many occasions as guest Principal Bassoon with most of the Symphony Australia Orchestras - also as concerto soloist, and independently as a recitalist. Click on Richard McIntyre OAM's photo to see the full biography.

Music Programme

Glinka

• Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture

Prokofiev

• Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op 63

Rimsky-Korsakov

• Russian Easter Festival Overture Op 36

Tchaikovsky

• The Nutcracker Suite Op 71a