Barry Singh is the artistic director and conductor of the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra

Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra

The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra is an Australian orchestra based in Murwillumbah, New South Wales. The NRSO is the premier orchestra for the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers region. The orchestra was created in 1991 by Barry Singh...

. The story of his journey from a banana plantation in the Murwillumbah

Murwillumbah, New South Wales

Murwillumbah is a town of approximately 7,500 people in far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in the Tweed Shire. It lies on the Tweed River, 848 km north-east of Sydney, 13 km south of the Queensland border and 132 km south of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Murwillumbah had a...

 Hinterland to the Queensland Conservatorium and to the establishment of the premier orchestra for the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

 and Northern Rivers has been featured on Australian Story

Australian Story

Australian Story is a national weekly documentary series, produced and broadcast on ABC Television.Since 1996 Australian Story has featured many Australians from diverse backgrounds and reputations...

 on ABC television

ABC Television

ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....

.

In 2001, Barry was awarded the prestigious Individual Regional TOAN (The Orchestras of Australia Network) award for fostering excellence in an orchestra in a regional area.