Barrier Reef Orchestra
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The Barrier Reef Orchestra is a community orchestra
located in Townsville, Queensland
Australia
. The Orchestra promotes itself as "the North's
own orchestra" and is a part of North Queensland Ensembles, it is currently based at the Riverway
Arts Centre.
Concertmaster is Kirtley Leigh Paine. In 2007
the Orchestra will feature Guest Conductor Sean O'Boyle
, a well-known Australian conductor and composer who has written and produced music for more than sixty compact discs in collaboration with the ABC
.
In 2007 the Barrier Reef Orchestra presented a Beethoven Extravaganza with guest conductor John Hopkins OBE joining them for performances both in Townsville and Cairns.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
located in Townsville, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The Orchestra promotes itself as "the North's
Tropical North Queensland
Tropical North Queensland is general term referring to varying regions of the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland. The generally accepted definition is an area from about the city of Mackay north to the tip of Cape York....
own orchestra" and is a part of North Queensland Ensembles, it is currently based at the Riverway
Riverway, Townsville
Riverway is a riverfront parkland attraction located in the Condon Suburb of Townsville that opened in July 2006. It stretches along of the Ross River, with areas at Pioneer Park, Loam Island, Apex Park and Ross Park at the Ross River Dam. The areas of Riverway that have been completed are Pioneer...
Arts Centre.
Concertmaster is Kirtley Leigh Paine. In 2007
2007 in Australia
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the Orchestra will feature Guest Conductor Sean O'Boyle
Sean O'Boyle (composer)
Sean O'Boyle is an Australian composer and conductor.His River Symphony was performed by the Queensland Orchestra and released on ABC Classics in 2007 on a CD that also included Concerto for Didgeridoo composed with and recorded by William Barton...
, a well-known Australian conductor and composer who has written and produced music for more than sixty compact discs in collaboration with the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
.
In 2007 the Barrier Reef Orchestra presented a Beethoven Extravaganza with guest conductor John Hopkins OBE joining them for performances both in Townsville and Cairns.