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25.01.2022 And that’s a wrap for our 2019 annual program - it’s been one of our biggest ever! Many thanks to everyone who supported us this year. We have some amazing events happening in 2020 so look out #brisbanephilharmonicorchestra #brisbane #brisbaneanyday #orchestra #symphony #symphonyorchestra #classicalmusic

25.01.2022 Four weeks to go! Get your tickets this weekend!

24.01.2022 Premium box seats for Sondheim on Sondheim have just been released! https://www.qpac.com.au/event/sondheim_on_sondheim_20/

24.01.2022 For all those audience members who purchased tickets to our upcoming performance of Sondheim on Sondheim, please refer to QPAC's announcement below.

24.01.2022 Sondheim on Sondheim A spectacular concert experience commemorating the 90th birthday of musical legend, Stephen Sondheim. Featuring an award-winning cast including Philip Quast, Anne Wood and many more. Get your tickets today!

22.01.2022 Check out a brief eNews from us providing an update on Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra activities for 2020 - https://mailchi.mp//brisbane-philharmonic-orchestra-2020-u

21.01.2022 The music may have temporarily paused, but can you help support Brisbane's leading community orchestra prepare for our return to the stage? Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra - Giving Campaign 2020 - https://mailchi.mp//brisbane-philharmonic-orchestra-2020-u

21.01.2022 Tickets are on sale now Brisbane!

19.01.2022 MEMORIES... BPO has proudly been a long-time supporter of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Trust (LMCT), which supports the Brisbane charities that assist people suffering from disability, homelessness, mental illness, drug or alcohol addiction, trauma, abuse or neglect. Across time, BPO has often donated a portion of profits from one of its annual Metro concerts to the LMCT, or volunteered musicians for specific events.... Today's memory is from the glamorous LMCT Gala Ball back in 2013. Donned in pearls and fascinators, a group of players from BPO performed an assortment of tangos and 20s tunes for the VIPs at City Hall. For more information about the LMCT, visit https://www.lmct.org.au/.

17.01.2022 More fun snaps from our first 2021 rehearsal. We’re starting the year with a 100 piece orchestra! #orchestra #symphony #symphonyorchestra #classicalmusic #mahler #mahler1

15.01.2022 We were really looking forward to celebrating Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday this year. It's late notice we know, but at 10am AEST (just under an hour), you can tune in to a FREE virtual all-star 90th Birthday concert honouring the musical theatre legend called: 'Take Me to the World' featuring stars such as Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters, and Patti LuPone! https://nypost.com//meryl-streep-joins-all-star-virtual-s/

15.01.2022 Our 20th anniversary concert is selling fast - only 70 tickets left! Don't wait to buy on the door, get your tickets now at https://fb.me/e/1IRmWYhy6

14.01.2022 It's our first rehearsal and WOW, look at the size of us this year! 2021 is going to be amazing!

12.01.2022 Today, our President, and our loyal Patron, Ms Sallyanne Atkinson AO, met to discuss how BPO will handle the next few months. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has halted all of our rehearsals and concerts for now, we are optimistic that our BPO community will continue to be active in some way. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing with you the best memories of past BPO activities. We are also continuing to plan amazing projects for when the baton can return to the conductor's hand!

11.01.2022 SUNDAY 25 APRIL 3pm VPAC, SOMERVILLE HOUSE Conductor: Nathan Aspinall Soloist: Jeremy Stafford (guitar)... PROGRAM: Mahler | Blumine (original second movement of Symphony No.1) Westlake | Antarctica: Suite for Guitar and Orchestra Mahler | Symphony No.1 in D major TICKETS: www.bpo.org.au

08.01.2022 Tickets are on sale now for our 20th anniversary extravaganza, featuring the magnificent Organ Symphony! Get in quick to be a part of this exclusive event, as seats are limited.

08.01.2022 MEMORIES... BPO has delivered numerous world premieres across our 20-year history. In 2017, we commissioned and premiered Lisa Cheney - Composer's new Flute Concerto with soloist Jonathan Henderson. Jonathan has recently updated his website with a live recording of the performance. The work was incredibly exciting for us to perform as it employed a range of styles, colours, and techniques we don't often get exposure to! https://www.jonathanhendersonflute.com/watch

07.01.2022 Today we would have presented the amazing show "Sondheim on Sondheim" at QPAC, had it not been for the current world health situation. So to brighten our spirits, we're remembering an incredible concert we had back in 2013! "Flights of Fantasy" was a concert of well-loved works that stir the imagination. Conducted by the ever-so-entertaining David Law, the feature work was Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" narrated by ABC newsreader, David Curnow.... The concert was a sellout with the Old Museum Concert Hall absolutely overflowing with enthusiasm!

06.01.2022 It’s going to be amazing to perform with this icon!

06.01.2022 MEMORIES... A very squishy performance of Handel's Messiah at City Tabernacle Baptist Church from 2006.

06.01.2022 Are you a QYS alumnus? We are welcoming QYS alumni to join us to pay tribute to the man himself in our John Curro Memorial Concert. Register now on our website: http://www.bpo.org.au/johncurromemorial

04.01.2022 Fewer than 10 premium tickets remain for Sondheim on Sondheim!

04.01.2022 Fewer than 50 premium seats left! Better act quick! https://www.facebook.com/events/634444827126836/

01.01.2022 The Brisbane Airport Community Giving Fund provides cash grants to community groups, organisations and schools working hard to make our city and our state a better place. Applications are now open for the latest round of giving. Learn more and apply before 31 March 2020: http://bit.ly/2Ppl1Hx

01.01.2022 MEMORIES... As part of the BPO Concerto Competition, each year a local, non-professional performer is selected to play a concerto at one of our metropolitan concerts. The very first winner of this competition was our own Brendan Toohey. Brendan played in our season opener for 2012, delivering a delicious performance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major. In the second half of the concert, much to the delight of our principal horn, we performed Bruckner's Symphony No.4.... These days, Brendan is living in Melbourne where he is a full-time teacher of clarinet and other woodwind instruments. He continues his love of community music-making by performing in various community orchestras, wind ensembles and big bands. Does Brendan remember his concerto performance with fondness? You bet he does! Brendan says that Mozart's Clarinet Concerto is played so often with piano accompaniment - so to play it with a live orchestra was a rare and incredible experience. We are glad to share this memory with you, Brendan!