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2023 Christmas Festival – 10th December 2023

Handel’s Messiah at Tweed HeadsBy Madeleine Murray – published in Tweed Valley Way Thursday 07/12/2023 THE NORTHERN RIVERS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (NRSO) will be performing selections from Handel’s Messiah, and community carols on Sunday December 10 atthe Tweed Heads Civic Centre. The NRSO ensemble will be joined by the Coolamon Singers, all under the baton of …

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Spring Rhapsody – 29th October 2023

Spotlight on soloist – Jasmine Milton Originally from Adelaide, violinist Jasmine Milton is currently in her second year of study,undertaking a Bachelor of Music (Honours) degree at the University of Queensland under the tutelage of Associate Professor Adam Chalabi. As an experienced orchestral musician, Jasmine has performed with the Adelaide and Sydney Symphony Orchestras and …

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Thirty Year Celebration – 30th July 2023

Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky at Tweed Heads By Madeleine Murray THE BRILLIANT Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra (NRSO) is putting on a very special concert on Sunday, July 30. All NRSO concerts are excellent, but this one is significant for two reasons. First, the NRSO has been giving Northern Rivers people outstanding classical music performances for 30 …

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Winter Dreams – 4th June 2023

By Madeleine Murray THE WONDERFUL Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra will be regaling us with Chopin piano nocturnes and the famous Schubert Trout Quintet on June 4. To add to the pleasure, the Winter Dreams concert on Sunday will include afternoon tea. Pianist Jonah Patuto will play Two Nocturnes, Op 62 by Chopin, followed by Franz …

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Jupiter Rising – 30th April 2023

Conducted by Marco Bellasi, this delightful Sunday afternoon program included: – Michael Haydn: Sinfonia in C (Perger 19), Final Movement– W. A. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola K364, featuring soloists Daniel Kowalik (violin) and Thomas Chawner (viola)– W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) A special Pre-concert Introduction will be presented for audience …

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Christmas Festival – 4th December 2022

We interview Marco Bellasi, our current Conductor-in-Residence for the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra.  Whilst his talent in orchestral conducting is well recognised, few of us know Marco is also a bass-baritone singer, and the regular conductor for the Coolamon Singers.  Here he tells us a little bit about himself. 1) You grew up in Italy …

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Enchanting Classics – 30th Oct 2022

Classic concert features French Horn By Madeleine Murray – courtesy of the Tweed Valley Weekly THE NORTHERN Rivers Symphony Orchestra (NRSO) will perform an exciting concert featuring an unusual solo instrument – the French Horn. Virtuoso Preston Ellis, who is only 22 years old, will perform Richard Strauss’ French Horn concerto No. 1, on Sunday …

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Classical Delights – 31st July 2022

Conducted by Marco Bellasi, featuring cello soloists Eleanor Streatfeild and Karol Kowalik. Born into a musical family, Karol began learning the Cello at the age of eight to complete the family string quartet. On scholarship, Karol graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music Performance under the tutelage of prominent Cellist, …

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Mother’s Day Special Trio Concert – 8th May 2022

Special Mother’s Day Trio Concert performed by Ayesha Gough, Katherine Hopkins and Hugh Won, featuring Franz Schubert‘s Trio No. 2 in E flat Major for Piano, Violin and Cello. Ayesha Gough – Piano Australian pianist Ayesha Gough is developing her own style grounded in strong traditional concepts with an inherent interest in the unique and …

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Musical Celebration – 10th April 2022

Here we interview Sharon Matheson, our soloist for the upcoming Harp Concerto 1) What made you choose to play the harp and when did you start playing? I first saw a small lever harp played at school when I was in Year 10.  It was intriguing to see a unique instrument that had such a …

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