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South East Queensland String
Events
July 31th 2010
Top Stage, Queen Street Mall - Brisbane
Concert in Queen Street
Mall Time: 12:00 NOON, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM
Star Struck!(Gold Coast Philharmonic Orchestra)
July 31th 7:30pm &August 1st 2:30pm, 2010
Robina Community Centre
The Gold Coast Philharmonic Orchestra is star struck with talent in a concert of exquisite music featuring soloists performing their favourite concert movements with the full 60 piece orchestra live on stage. Soloists: Justin Hart and Lainie Carter - Flute - Dance of the Blessed Spirit, Gluck.. Yana de Groot - Violin - Violin Concert in D, Tchaikovsky. Margaret McAteer - Piano - Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor, Chopin David Sue Yek - Cello - Cello Concert in B Minor, Dvorak. Mark Turpin - Cor Anglais - 2nd Movt. New World Symphony, Dvorak. Thomas Melton - Flute - Flute Concerto No.1 in G, Mozart
Bookings can be made online by clicking the
link here, in person at the Gold Coast Arts Centre Box
Office, by phone 5588 4000 (for preferred seating) or at the
door (Robina) 1 hour prior to the concert start. (general
seating).
Junior Strings Festival and Concerto Competition
July 31th 7:30pm - August 1st 2:30pm, 2010
Sommerville House Music Department, 17 Graham
Street, South Brisbane
Saturday 31st July - Sunday
1st August Follow link for more details.
Coolum Civic Centre
Indooroopilly Chamber Orchestra - Charity Concert
August 1st 2pm 2010
Performing Arts Complex Centenary High School,
Jindalee
Charity Concert with
Special Items for Children(proceeds will be donated to a
children’s charatiy foundation) Young relatives of players
are participating in several items Nathan Aspinall conductor
Program Offenbach Orpheus in der Underwelt Overture Greig
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Strauss Thunder and Lightening Polka
Dvorak Slavonic Dances Nos 1 & 8 Interval Leopold Mozart Toy
Symphony Movement Admission (includes refreshments) Adults:
$20, Pensioners: $15, Students: $10, Primary school
students: Free Tickets: at door
Australian String Quartet (Presented
by Queensland Conservatorium)
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith
University - Ian Hanger Recital Hall
August 4th 6:30pm 2010
The Australian String
Quartet is Quartet-in-Residence at the Elder Conservatorium
of Music at The University of Adelaide. It tours both
nationally and internationally, and has had a major impact
on the musical life of Australia. The program to be played
by the Quartet members, Sophie Rowell and Anne Horton
(violins), Sally Boud (viola), and Rachel Johnston (cello)
will include Death and the Maiden by Schubert. The
Australian String Quartet are supported by the Government of
Australia through Arts SA and the Australia Council.
Admission: $15/$10 at the door. Enquiries: Susan Punshon
3735 6241 concerts@griffith.edu.au
www.griffith.edu.au/concerts
August 6th 7:30pm 2010
The Events Centre - Caloundra
Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams Violin Niki Vasilakis The
seductive violin shines brightly in this extravaganza of
best loved gypsy-inspired melodies and dances. Chief
conductor Johannes Fritzsch and Niki Vasilakis team up to
present a showcase of Liszt, Kodály, Brahms, Johann Strauss,
Sarasate and Monti creating a dazzling musical goulash of
Hungarian pride and gypsy passion.
35th National Youth Concerto Competition
Applications
close Wednesday 30 June 2010. This year,
QYO is hosting the 35th National Youth Concerto Competition.
The competition was established in 1976 by John Curro AM MBE
to provide young string players aged up to 17 years with an
opportunity to perform a concerto with a high
quality orchestra and to provide further performance
opportunities through recitals.The winner receives a $2500
prize and adds their name to a winners list that includes
some of Australia’s finest musicians.Applications are
now open for the 2010 competition. Entrants must be aged 17
years or under on the date of the Finals Concert (24 October
2010).
Australian Festival of Chamber Music
30th July to 7th August, 2010.
For more information on tours and travel packages, call your North Queensland Travel Specialists - Sunferries Travel on 07 4726 0888 or visit http://www.sunferries.com.au/.
The AFCM is a not-for-profit organisation. Our 2010 Festival will be held from 30th July to 7th August, 2010. For more information, please contact the Festival office on (07) 4771 4144.