Meet some of the people who help make us great…

Patron

Bill Tweddell

Artistic Director

Theodore Kuchar

Management Committee 2024/2025

The following committee was elected at the AGM on 21^st April 2024.

President	Prof. Stephen Boyle
Vice-President	Judy Hunter
Secretary	Lily Horn
Treasurer	Neil Renison
Committee:	Nita Vasilescu
	Ioana Bowden
	Noel Price (Logistics Officer)
	Angela Summers
	Janet Askern
	Rianta Belford

Orchestra Manager

Sally Frewen-Lord

Life Members

Annette Elliss

Life member since June 2020

Annette Elliss had the role of Treasurer from 2004 until 2015. In that time she ...

Carol Dall'Osto

Life Member since July 2010

Carol has been a leading figure in music performances in Townsville for many ...

Donna McMahon

Conductor / Life Member

Donna has been a leader in the Townsville music community since she arrived in ...

Jacinta Payne

Life Member

Jacinta has been part of the Orchestra from the beginning when she played 1st ...

Jenny Carr

Life Member since July 2010

Jenny Carr came to Australia from Scotland in the early 70s and instantly ...

Simon McConnell

Life member since June 2020

Simon McConnell agreed to be President in 2006 when the Orchestra was in danger ...

Stephen Frewen-Lord

Life Member since 2015

Stephen has been involved with the Barrier Reef Orchestra since its inception; ...

Suzanne Darrigan

Life member since June 2020

Barrier Reef Orchestra stalwart Suzanne Darrigan was excited to be in the first ...

Guest Conductors

David Lawrence

Conductor

David conducted the Barrier Reef Orchestra with the Spirit of the Voice Choirs in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony in 2011.

Warwick Potter

Conductor

Dr Warwick Potter is one of Australia’s leading conductors, equally at home directing a youth choir as he is a professional orchestra.

Gyula (Jules) Cseszkó

Conductor

Gyula Cseszkó (Jules) kindly agreed to conduct our August concert because of ...

Richard McIntyre OAM

Conductor

Richard McIntyre, OAM, BMus (University of Sydney) has maintained a long and ...

Craig Johnson

Conductor

Lieutenant Colonel Craig Johnson, born and raised in Sydney, NSW, joined the ...

Raymond Yong

Conductor / Piano

Raymond Yong was born in Malaysia, emigrating to Australia at the age of two. ...

Richard Davis

Conductor

Richard Davis is presently Chief Conductor and Head of Orchestral Studies at ...

Mark Eager

Conductor

Mark Eager is an exciting and passionate conductor with extensive knowledge ...

Theodore Kuchar

Conductor

The multiple award-winning conductor Theodore Kuchar is the most recorded ...

Andrew Ryder

Conductor

Andrew has conducted the Barrier Reef Orchestra for several concerts, ...

Donna McMahon

Conductor / Life Member

Donna has been a leader in the Townsville music community since she arrived in ...

Mark Shiell

Conductor

Mark has guest-conducted ensembles including the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, ...

Sean O'Boyle

Conductor

Sean O’Boyle is a composer, arranger and conductor with a particular interest ...

Mario Dobernig

Conductor

Mario Dobernig is Conductor in Chief and Artistic Director for the Art of Sound ...

Patrick Pickett

Conductor

Patrick Pickett is owner, Artistic Director/Conductor of the Queensland Pops Orchestra...

Gwyn Roberts

Conductor

Gwyn Roberts has had a very active career as a cellist, conductor and music ...

John Hopkins OBE

Conductor

Professor John Hopkins OBE was involved with the Orchestra from its earliest ...

Carolyn Watson

Conductor

Originally from Sydney, Carolyn Watson is Music Director at the La Porte ...

Guest Artists

Rebecca Chan

Violin

Adam Lopez

Vocal

Adam Lopez’s exceptional vocal artistry has paved opportunities to perform ...

Megan Billing

Oboe

Born in Korumburra, Victoria, Megan studied music from an early age, first with ...

Sally Walker

Flute

Flautist Sally Walker was Grand-finalist in the Leonardo de Lorenzo Internati...

Leah Li

Harp

Townsville based harpist Leah Xiang Li enjoys a diverse career as an orchestral ...

Domenico Taraborrelli

Accordian

Domenico is one of Brisbane’s most experienced and versatile multicultural ...

Blair Harris

Cello

2010 winner of the Australian Concerto & Vocal Competition, Melbourne-based ...

Jennifer Bradstreet

Flute

Jennifer Bradstreet completed a Bachelor of Music with Honours at the Sydney ...

Matthew Rigby

Violin

Matthew Rigby, born in Townsville in 1985, developed a love of music at an ...

Ruby Luck

Piano

Ruby Luck is undertaking a Masters of Music Studies at the Queensland Conserv...

Tanya Christensen

Mezzo-Soprano

A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, Tanya Christensen attained a ...

Lyubov Dika

Contralto

Lyubov Dika became a full-time member of the Lviv National Opera of Ukraine in ...

David Wakeham

Baritone

This Australian singer has established an international reputation with ...

Cassandra Wright

Soprano

Cassandra Wright is a versatile soprano with diverse performance experience. ...

Sarah Calderwood

Singer

Sarah is a multi award-nominated singer and storyteller who unites storytelling ...

Gregory Moore

Singer

Gregory, a graduate of the QLD Conservatorium of Music, is in high demand as a ...

James Morrison

Trumpet

Alex Thomas

Tenor

Alex Thomas has been performing in Townsville for more years than he would like ...

James Dong

Violin

James Dong began learning the violin at the age of 6 and has studied with Sook ...

Stefan Cassomenos

Piano

Melbourne pianist, conductor and composer Stefan Cassomenos gives regular solo ...

Benjamin Martin

Piano

Identified by Newsday NY as an 'Excellent craftsman', The New York Times as ...

Ji Won Kim

Violin

Ji Won Kim began playing the violin at the age of four and attended the Yewon ...

Justin Ankus

Organist

Justin Ankus began playing the electronic organ as a teenager and by the age of ...

Yoshika Masuda

Cello

Born in Kobe, Japan, Yoshika Masuda first started to play the cello at ...

Rebecca Cassidy

Soprano

Rebecca is a fourth year Bachelor of Music (Adv. Performance) student at the ...

Bruce Grice

Piper

Bruce Grice's musical journey commenced at the age of 12, when he discovered ...

Kim Kirkman

Tenor

Kim gained a Post-graduate Diploma in voice from the Queensland Conservatorium. ...

Jeremy Sun

Pianist

Pianist Jeremy Sun has won numerous international competitions along with major prizes in Australia...

David Hudson

Guitar & Vocal

David Hudson is a proud Ewamian/Western Yalanji man of North East Qld. He is ...

Cherin Lee

Violin

Cherin Lee performed Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in the Barrier Reef Orches...