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John brings his tuba to town…

3. May 2013

John Szkutko is a man who lives and breathes his tuba and he will present a recital in Maleny in July. Born in Armidale NSW, John was introduced to the electronic organ at ten before he finally discovered the tuba. He started out with the Armidale City Band in 1982 and with his Tuba has [...]

Mandolins in Montville

3. May 2013

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Mandolins in Brisbane and some brilliant operatic voices present a premiere performance in Montville this month of the Australian Production of Jephtha. Jephtha is one of the greatest musical stories ever told and this production showcases the style and beauty of mandolins under the deft hand of up and coming young Brisbane conductor Nathan Aspinall. [...]

KIM KIRKMAN … Playing the Harp for Healing

5. April 2013

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KIM KIRKMAN … Playing the Harp for Healing

Having your own private harp recital with an internationally-acclaimed classical musician is a blissful experience, as Leigh Robshaw discovered. THE ROOM is set up like a massage room, with salt lamps and soft lighting, a smattering of healing crystals atop a side table, a leafy plant and a cosy rug. But instead of a massage [...]

Nambour College in Hawaii comp

5. April 2013

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Nambour Christian College (NCC), has competed in the Pacific Basin Music Festival in Hawaii. After auditioning for the event in 2012, the NCC Wind Symphony (pictured below) was selected to be one of only 10 schools invited to compete in the Festival. The Pacific Basin Music Festival is an international event, bringing together the most [...]

Orchestra supports Coast Guard

8. March 2013

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A Community Concert of light classical music to support Caloundra’s Australian Volunteer Coast Guard is being held in April. Money raised will help fund a much needed dedicated pontoon for the Coast Guard. The Orchestra, conducted by Adrian King, will perform works of Dvorak, Coates, Wagner, Webber, Strauss and more. The concert will be staged [...]

A Bridge on the Hinterland

8. March 2013

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The internationally-renowned Bridge Project is coming to the Hinterland. The Bridge Project’s theme is to prove that music unifies and that different backgrounds of faith and nationality can merge together in beautiful musical compositions. The Bridge Project is the musical child of Ittai Shaked, a Jew by birth living in Israel, Umit Ceyhan, A Moslem [...]

The Spirit & The Maiden

8. March 2013

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Eudlo will host a special world-class concert dipped in elegance, sophistication and quirky vintage, country charm on Saturday 23 March at 7pm. The fiery and edgy Muses Piano Trio, invited to the Sunshine Coast by Louise King, an internationally trained and Eudlo-based classical musician, are excited to bring their newest concert The Spirit & The [...]

Montville’s Sam Lucas invited to play cello in Bulgaria

4. October 2012

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Montville’s Sam Lucas is enjoying some close mentoring and musical friendship from young Bulgarian pianist, Evgeni Genchev (below). Evgeni’s growing international reputation attracted Sam’s entrepreneurial parents, Ian and Lee who invited him to play at the stunning Lucas Parklands concert venue following his performance at the Sydney Glebe Musical Festival this coming November. What then [...]

Last Concert for Pacific Chamber

7. September 2012

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The Pacific Chamber Players will present their third and final concert for the year at Maroochydore and Caloundra in September. With a leaning towards French composers, the program will consist of Bourdeau’s Premier solo for Bassoon and Piano, Saint Saens’ Septet for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, trumpet and piano and Divertissement for Bassoon and [...]

SC Symphony in gala concert

3. August 2012

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The Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Adrian King will present a special Gala concert at Lifepointe Maroochy Baptist Centre auditorium on Saturday August 18 at 2 pm. The concert will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Orchestra’s founding in 1972 by the late Olive Frame, and will feature the very well known [...]

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