Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra
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The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra is an Australia
n 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 orchestra's performances take place in venues including:
Barry Singh
, is the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra and has been featured on Australian Story
on ABC Television
. The orchestra has performed with the Gold Coast City Ballet, Opera Queensland
and Dragon Tenors. A dream for the orchestra is to one day perform at the Sydney Opera House
but this will be difficult given the orchestra is the located at the far end of NSW where regional arts funding is not available.
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...
n orchestra based in Murwillumbah, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. The NRSO is 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 region. The orchestra was created in 1991 by Barry Singh
Barry Singh
Barry Singh is the artistic director and conductor of the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra. The story of his journey from a banana plantation in the Murwillumbah Hinterland to the Queensland Conservatorium and to the establishment of the premier orchestra for the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers...
. The orchestra's performances take place in venues including:
- Queensland Performing Arts CentreQueensland Performing Arts CentreThe Queensland Performing Arts Centre is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre and is located on the corner of Melbourne Street and Grey Street in Brisbane's South Bank precinct....
(QPAC) Concert Hall - Gold Coast Art CentreGold Coast Art CentreThe Arts Centre Gold Coast is a set of facilities that sits on the banks of the Nerang River in the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. A large jetty makes the Arts Centre accessible by boat...
- Seagulls, TweedTweed Heads, New South WalesTweed Heads is a town located on the Tweed River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in Tweed Shire. Tweed Heads is located next to the border with Queensland, adjacent to the "Twin Town" of Coolangatta, a suburb of the Gold Coast...
- Tweed Civic Centre
- The Empire TheatreThe Empire TheatreThe Empire Theatre is located in Toowoomba, Queensland, and is a fine example of art deco architecture. It is a heritage site listed by the National Trust of Queensland....
, ToowombaToowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
Barry Singh
Barry Singh
Barry Singh is the artistic director and conductor of the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra. The story of his journey from a banana plantation in the Murwillumbah Hinterland to the Queensland Conservatorium and to the establishment of the premier orchestra for the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers...
, is the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra and 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....
. The orchestra has performed with the Gold Coast City Ballet, Opera Queensland
Opera Queensland
Opera Queensland is an opera company based in Brisbane, Queensland. The company was founded with funding from the Queensland State Government in 1981, then under the name Lyric Opera of Queensland, after the Queensland Opera Company was closed in December 1980.It is after Opera Australia the second...
and Dragon Tenors. A dream for the orchestra is to one day perform at the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
but this will be difficult given the orchestra is the located at the far end of NSW where regional arts funding is not available.