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Remember and Commemorate Sunday 11th November 2018 at 2pm Schonell Theatre, The University of Queensland Adults $30, Concessions $26, Students $12 and under 5 free Tickets for Schonell Theatre concerts may be purchased by calling Maree Williamson on (07) 3378 2384. Ample free parking available next to the Schonell Theatre.  Complimentary programs and post-concert refreshments […]

  I’ll be joining the Sinfonia of St Andrew’s again in September, for a concert of music filled with fire and warmth. Robert Schumann’s, “Bride of Messina”, overture, inspired by Goethe’s play, was written in two weeks and in the wake of the completion of his Third (“Rhenish”) Symphony. The plot of the play, involving […]

In May, I’ll have the pleasure of conducting the Sinfonia of St Andrew’s as part of the 4MBS Festival of Classics, in a performance that will include the overture to Mozart’s, “The Magic Flute”, J.S. Bach’s Double Concerto for two violins, and Schubert’s Symphony in B minor: the “Unfinished”. I’ve enjoyed good relations as a […]

I remember a time when I would do one of these reflective messages every six months. Things have certainly changed over the last ten years, and it’s a good moment for me to pause, take stock of the last two years, briefly look at the last ten (for reasons that will become obvious), and to look […]

Please join the Brisbane City Pops and yours truly as we perform a selection of tunes ranging from Irving Berlin, Frank Sinatra, Strauss’ “Emperor Waltz”, and “The Man from Snowy River” to name a few. Special guests Gregory Moore and Martin Daubney.