John Curro and Hugh Won reunite in “Musical Portraits” The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra (NRSO) warmly welcomes John Curro AM MBE to conduct their winter concert ‘Musical Portraits’ on Sunday 10th July. Through a career as violist, teacher, conductor and director of music, Mr Curro has gained legendary status and is one of the most respected musicians in Australia. He has recorded …
Warwick Potter conducts “Romantic Encounters” Warwick Potter is one of Australia’s leading portfolio conductors equally at home conducting a professional ensemble as he is a youth orchestra. He is the Conductor of the University of Queensland (UQ) Symphony Orchestra and Director of the UQ Wind Ensemble. Recently appointed to a full-time position at UQ, his …
University of Queensland French Horn Quartet form the soloists for “Romantic Encounters”. Daniel Sherson (first solo French Horn) A graduate of West Moreton Anglican College, Daniel started playing horn in 2003 and was heavily involved in the school’s music program. In 2012 Daniel was accepted into the School of Music, University of Queensland and made …
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The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra welcomes back guest conductor Chen Yang for their final concert of the year, Forgotten Dreams, to be presented at Tweed Civic Centre on Sunday 25th October at 2.30 p.m. Born in Taiwan, schooled in Malaysia and Singapore, violinist, musician and conductor Chen Yang immigrated to Australia with his parents in …
Nicholas Routley conducts “Symphony and Song” Nicholas Routley was born in England and educated at George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, and St John’s College, Cambridge. There he studied piano under Peter Feuchtwanger, composition with Patrick Gowers, and analysis and conducting with Hans Heimler, a pupil of Weingartner. He has a passionate interest in the music and …
NRSO is deeply honoured to present the world premiere performance of “A Song for Gallipoli” by acclaimed Australian composer George Dreyfus AM. Featuring lyrics from poetry by World War I soldier Charles Hamilton Sorley, sung by soloist Susan Gallagher, we stand humbled and united to commemorate the Centenary of the ANZAC. Lest We Forget. George …
Barrie Gott Conducts “An Afternoon at the Proms” Barrie Gott (b.1947), M.Mus. LTCL A.Mus.A, began his music career as a professional musician, studying trumpet with John Robertson and Harry Larsen at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He subsequently joined the National Training Orchestra and was a regular casual player with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Barrie …
Conducted by Warwick Potter, featuring soloist Irit Silver Irit Silver has been Principal Clarinet of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra since 2007. She is a 2010 Churchill Fellow, having spent six months studying with Alexander Bader of the Berlin Philharmonic. She has appeared with Sydney Symphony and the Tasmania Symphony Orchestra as a guest Principal and …
Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 20th anniversary with the upcoming concert, “Memoirs”, People’s Choice Concert, on Sunday 30th March 2014. The NRSO was founded by its original Conductor and Artistic Director, Mr Barry Singh, who grew up dreaming of conducting his own orchestra one day. That dream became a reality in early 1990s, starting …
The Conductor for the NRSO’s ” Memoirs” concert is Chen Yang, a well- known and respected personality in South East Queensland musical circles. Chen has been associated with the Queensland Youth Orchestra for several decades starting as a violinist in 1975 and later appointed concertmaster from 1978 to 1980, He toured with the orchestra in …
