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A busy programme in 2005 saw the orchestra perform in five concerts with an interesting and varied range of works, including a saxophone concerto by Glazunov (soloist – Jason Xanthoudakis), chamber music featuring the Kirwan High String Quartet with BRO soloists, an anniversary concert for the North Queensland ...
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In 2004, the Orchestra presented its first subscription series of three
concerts, receiving sponsorship from Queensland Nickel – Yabulu.
The high standard is due in no small measure to the guidance and
inspiration of our founding Patron, Professor John Hopkins OBE and
conductor Richard McIntyre OAM.
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Review by Trevor Keeling
IT WAS with some joy – and relief - that we returned to the post-flood refurbished Townsville Civic Theatre for the last
Barrier Reef Orchestra concert of the year.
While the past two concerts this year have been characterised with some “big” presentations such as Dvorak’s New ...
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Townsvillians and visitors have once again
voted with their feet, legs, torso, arms and head and headed for the now annual
Queens Gardens free concert organised by the Australian Festival of Chamber
Music and Townsville City Council and featuring the
Barrier Reef Orchestra,
soloists from the Festival and 1RAR Band.
E...
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It is a testament to the quality and
ever-increasing reputation of Townsville’s
Barrier Reef Orchestra that it
continues to attract such a range or international conductors to lead it, and
word has it that that there is a queue of conductors registering their interest
to perform here.
This time the ensemble was under ...
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The past year
has been an interesting and busy one for the
Barrier Reef Orchestra. The
renovations at the Civic Theatre kept us out of that venue for the first two
concerts last year and now the floods this year have again kept us out for our
first two concerts in 2019. We are hoping things will have returned to ...
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Townsville gave its adopted prodigal son, Ukrainian conductor Theodore
“Ted” Kuchar a warm and appropriate standing ovation at the conclusion of
Saturday night’s performance with the city’s 60-piece
Barrier Reef Orchestra.
Now principal conductor of the Ukrainian Festival Orchestra, he conducts
orchestras all ...
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by Trevor Keeling
With all the indications of a Royal Albert Hall Prom Night, the
Barrier Reef Orchestra under the baton of Richard Davis was a triumphant evening of delight on Saturday evening for the concert entitled Stage and Screen.
An orchestra is something that regional cities in Australia struggle to create ...
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by Billie Saint Rang
The last 2018 concert from the
Barrier Reef Orchestra (with friends) was a sensation. Our musicians shone in their collaboration with some notable supremoes from the Queensland Orchestra. The night attracted the young(er) turnout and they, along with the BRO’s loyal concert-goers, packed the ...
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The uncertainty of availability of a venue led the Orchestra to consider something different in 2018. The availability of a Pipe Organ in the St. James Cathedral brought to mind many beautiful pieces written for the Organ and Orchestra, consequently presenting a concert in the Cathedral almost wrote the program for the ...
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