Brisbane City Council’s Bands in Parks
Sit back and enjoy free concerts on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October, presented by Brisbane City Council’s Bands in Parks initiative and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
The Bands in Parks program celebrates, activates and enhances the enjoyment of Brisbane’s parks and outdoor spaces and provides accessible family entertainment that allows all of Brisbane’s diverse communities to participate in the cultural life of the city. The program does this by organising a free weekly brass and concert band program based in Council parks and outdoor areas.
Brisbane’s community bands have been associated with Brisbane City Council and its predecessors prior to World War 1 with both brass and military bands being part of the cultural life of Brisbane since its early days. The Bands in Parks program is managed by Brisbane Metropolitan Bands which was founded in 1916 specifically to represent bands in negotiations with Council and to coordinate their performances.
All concerts are FREE. No bookings required.
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER
Southern Cross Soloists Open Rehearsal
TIME: 10.00am – 12.00noon
VENUE: Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Concert Hall Main Foyer
Since its establishment in1995, Southern Cross Soloists have built a reputation as one of Australia’s leading chamber music ensembles. As company in residence at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) for the past five years, the ensemble maintains an extensive schedule of performing, teaching and recording. Annually, it presents a concert series at QPAC, tours nationally with guest artists, appears at numerous festivals around Australia and presents the world class Bangalow Music Festival. An ensemble of individually talented musicians, every season the Soloists perform fresh and inventive programs that are truly alive.
Queensland Youth Orchestra Big Band – Jazz on the Green
TIME: 10.00am – 1.00pm
VENUE: Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Melbourne Street Green
The QYO Big Band is based in Brisbane and regularly performs in Brisbane, and on tour through regional Queensland and Australia-wide. Conductor Rafael Karlen programs advanced big band charts, both instrumental and with vocalist. Since its establishment, the band has performed at the Darling Harbour Jazz Festival in Sydney, the Winton Outback Festival, Brisbane’s River Festival, the Noosa Jazz Festival and the Redland Spring Festival.
Light Classics presented by Brisbane Concert Orchestra
Enjoy the majestic sounds of Brisbane Concert Orchestra as 45 classical musicians present a concert of light classics and stage works including Pirates of the Caribbean, Swan Lake Suite and selections from My Fair Lady and The King and I.
TIME: 10am
VENUE: Collectors Cafe Terrace, Queensland Museum & Sciencentre, South Bank
Brisbane Concert Orchestra is a vibrant community orchestra conducted by Bernie Hoesman. The orchestra, which began as the Concert Society Orchestra is made up of 45 players from all sections of the community and includes doctors, transport workers, teachers, professionals and students. They play a diverse range of light classical music and operatic overtures. They rehearse weekly at the Red Hill Bowls Club and entertain the people of Brisbane with a variety of themed concerts throughout the year.
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