Gyula Cseszkó (Jules) kindly agreed to conduct our August concert because of our good friend, Mark Shiell’s shoulder problems.
Jules studied in Melbourne with the Late Professor John Hopkins, along with Raymond Yong, Mario Doberning and Mark Shiell. Jules also spent 18 months doing further research under John for his ...
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Lieutenant Colonel Craig Johnson, born and raised in Sydney, NSW, joined the Australian Regular Army as a musician in 1977. He subsequently served in Army bands in Sydney, Perth and Canberra before being selected to attend Army Band Officer training at the Defence Force School of Music in Melbourne. Upon graduation he was ...
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David conducted the Barrier Reef Orchestra with the Spirit of the Voice Choirs in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony in 2011.
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Donna has been a leader in the Townsville music community since she arrived in 1973 fresh from the Conservatorium to teach strings for Education Queensland. Until 2009 she has also been involved with the Townsville Youth Orchestra, the Australian String Teachers’ Association, the Australian Concerto & Vocal Competi...
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Mario Dobernig is Conductor in Chief and Artistic Director for the Art of Sound Orchestra, Preston Symphony Orchestra, Victoria Chorale, the Ballarat Wind Orchestra and the Artistic Director of the highly successful Whitley College Music Festival Series.
Career highlights include assistant conductor to Sir Andrew Davis ...
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Richard McIntyre, OAM, BMus (University of Sydney) has maintained a long and ...
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Raymond Yong was born in Malaysia, emigrating to Australia at the age of two. He received his initial musical training in Perth, performing regularly in public piano recitals from an early age. It was in High School that he first took to the podium as a conductor, directing his school orchestra and choir.
Raymond went ...
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Mark has guest-conducted ensembles including the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Victorian Opera, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Sinfonia, Melbourne Youth Orchestra, University of ...
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