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Review: Magic of Mendelssohn on 22nd June 2008

by Dr David Salisbury Overture to a Midsummers Night's Dream (Op. 21) From the opening choral like statement of the woodwinds to the very light and energetic answer of the violins the tone of the overture was one of suspense and anticipation of what was to come.  Conducted by John Hopkins OBE founding ... More

Magic of Mendelssohn

Sunday, 22nd June 2008. Riverway Arts Centre, Thuringowa Conductor: John Hopkins OBE Soloist: Mathew Rigby, winner 2007 North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition Program: Mendelssohn: Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream (op21) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor (op 64) Mendelssohn: Symphony ... More

Inspired Symphony

Monday 17th March 2008. Townsville Civic Theatre Conductor: Mark Eager In conjunction with Pimlico State High School Featuring North Queensland Youth Symphony Barrier Reef Orchestra Program: Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav Prokofiev: Classical SymphonyMussorgsky: Night on Bare MountainTchaikovsky: 1812 Overture arr. ... More

Townsville City Council Cultural Awards

Saturday 16th February, 2008. Townsville Civic Theatre Barrier Reef Orchestra Chamber Orchestra Programme: O’Carolan Suite in Baroque Style arrangement T.C. Kelly More

Mix it Up

Sunday, 26th August 2007. Townsville Civic Theatre Conductor: Sean O’Boyle Featuring: James Morrison, Townsville Brass and 1RAR Band and Emma Pask, vocalist Program: Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington: Caravan James Morrison: The Master Plan James Morrison: Self PortraitJames Morrison: This Madness Called Love ... More

From Russia with Love

Sunday 27th May 2007. Riverway Arts Centre, Thuringowa Conductor: Richard McIntyre OAM Soloist: Anya Muston, winner 2006 North Queensland Concerto and Vocal Competition Program: Prokofiev: March from A Love for Three Oranges Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2 Tchaiko... More

Schubertiade

Wednesday 28th March 2007. Museum of Tropical Queensland, Flinders St. East The Seraphim Trio with Ashley Crocker and Jan Stuart-Street Program: Schubert: Trio Eb D897 NotturnoMozart: Trio Bb MajorSchubert: Piano Quintet in A Major D667 (Seraphim Trio augmented by Ashley Crocker and Jan Stuart-Street) Serap... More

Beethoven Extravaganza

Saturday 24th March, 2007. St. James Cathedral, Denham St. Townsville Conductor: John Hopkins OBE Featuring: Seraphim Trio Program: Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, op 56 Beethoven: Overture to Coriolanus. Op 62Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major op 92 More

Amadeus

Friday 8th September, 2006. St. James Cathedral, Denham St. Townsville Conductor: Richard McIntyre OAM Featuring various soloists and Scott Heron portraying Mozart Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave Verum CorpusThree German Dances K525 1st AllegroEine kleine Nachtmusick K525 AllegroConcerto for Horn No. ... More

Concert of the Century

Friday, 11th, Saturday 12th (matinee & evening), Sunday 13th August 2006 Townsville Civic Theatre The Barrier Reef Orchestra opened the concert held to celebrate 100 years of the Townsville Choral Society with a compilation of music theatre songs. More