The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra has the pleasure of performing under the expert baton of Spiros Rantos for their upcoming Charity Concert, “Musical Treasures” at the Tweed Civic Centre, Sunday 26th March 2017, where proceeds of all raffle sales will be donated to Tweed Palliative Support. Spiros Rantos, violinist and conductor, has a reputation internationally for …
The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra (NRSO) welcomes back SpirosRantos to conduct ‘Musical Treasures’, a wonderfully rich and diverse programincluding works by Berlioz, Elgar, Schubert and more… to be held on Sunday 26thMarch 2017, 2.30pm NSW time (1.30pm QLD time) at the Tweed Heads CivicCentre, Brett St, Tweed Heads.In meet the players of the NRSO, we …
NSRO is pleased to announce that Nicholas Routley will conduct our upcoming concert “Glorious Classics”. 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. …
Gaynor Morgan was born in Cardiff, Wales and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London where she gained an AGSM in Singing. She then went on to complete the Guildhall Post-Graduate Opera Course under Johanna Peters. Gaynor also studied at the European Opera Centre in Belgium with the aid of scholarships from the Countess …
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 …
