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.[1]

Concertmaster is Kirtley Leigh Payne.[citation needed] 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.[1]

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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 07 Barrier Reef Orchestra program
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