Tamborine Mountain Orchestra in Eagle Heights, Queensland, Australia | Musician/band

Tamborine Mountain Orchestra

Locality: Eagle Heights, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 415 487 581

Address: 2, Dapsang Drive, St George's Anglican Church 4271 Eagle Heights, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.tamborinemountainorchestra.com

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25.01.2022 Check us out in this weeks edition of the Tamborine Times....

25.01.2022 Spotlight On Player ... Introducing Craig our marvellous Trumpet player. Craig is one of our newer members, being asked to come along to rehersals after foolishly mentioning to another player that he used to play Trumpet more than 25 years ago...... In those intervening years, he has spent time singing in Choirs and Musical Theatre . Craig was a member of Ignatians Musical Society in Brisbane for 7 years doing Musical Theatre. Volunteering to help build sets for community theatre led to finding work in that industry. He has since built sets for Queensland Ballet , Opera Queensland, Channel 7 and 10. Our Craig is a talented young man indeed. .... His advice to anyone planning on a 25 year break from an instrument would be.... choose the piano Come along to our rehearsals if you play an instrument , also come along to our next concert and listen to our talented bunch knock off some Gershwin, Mozart and Bach. You will be sure to hear Craig as he plays the Trumpet beautifully...

25.01.2022 We hope you enjoyed our Virtual Concert, we all did. The highlight for me was Beethoven’s Scherzo from his 9th Symphony- not an easy piece to play . But it was played with great energy and timing. The link will be there always for you to view whenever you feel like some music. We had some very brave ensemble players and a couple of young kids doing Solo’s which was great too hear. Thank you to all involved , especially the filming and techy side ... Here are a few pictures... See more

24.01.2022 Make a date to come to the Movies on Saturday 7 November at the Zamia Theatre. Please note that unless there is a change in the current Covid regulations, no refreshments will be served and a Covid 19 Plan is enforce within the theatre,

23.01.2022 First week back , and it was great to see everyone! We had a few absences , but we also had a new trumpet player , which is awesome! Especially seeing as we are doing a Gershwin piece this term Here are a couple of pics , as you can see we are all able to socially distance and play as well. It worked well .... Its amazing to be making music again. Thanks to everyone for being part of it and see you next week

23.01.2022 Two weeks to go to our Christmas Concert, remember to pre register to attend as seats are limited Sunday 6th December 2:30pm Www.ticketebo.com.au/tmo

22.01.2022 Hey Folks, its nearly time for the new term to start. Rehearsals start this coming Wednesday 7th October. 7pm at St Georges Anglican Church . Arrive early for a chat and tune up. We are still following a Covid Safe plan whilst at rehearsals.... This term is going to be super exciting, as if all goes well, we will be holding our christmas concert at the TMSS hall with a live audience. Lots of festive music , and some new exciting stuff too. This is the ideal concert to join us as a young player, or learning adult. For more info please get in touch. See more

21.01.2022 What a great night! Tamborine Mountain Orchestra had its first social event ( excluding the concert after party’s) 16 of us tucked in to a delicious buffet put on by Masala Shanti Indian Veg Samosa, Chicken Tikka , Butter Chicken, Veg Korma, Lamb Madras. Plus the usual Papadums , Raita , Mango Chutney . Yum! We all had a lovely time eating and chatting . Just another good reason to join the Tamborine Mountain Orchestra ...... Make new friends and have a great social life See more

21.01.2022 New research led by the Royal College of Music's Centre for Performance Science has used data collected from over 2,000 people to discover the ways in which music-making supports positive mental wellbeing. This fascinating large-scale study is the first of its kind and its findings will inform research directions within the field of music and mental health!

19.01.2022 Stay tuned for some exciting news. Our next Concert is Sunday 6th December . It will be held at Tamborine Mountain State School (Curtis Road. entrance) It will be a free Christmas Concert , but you must Pre Register to attend.... It will be a festive assortment of Christmas Carols, Christmas medleys, and Swan Lake. We will be featuring a beautiful Harp and Oboe . So stay tuned for more info!! https://www.ticketebo.com.au/tmo

19.01.2022 We are back in 2021! TMO is very excited to announce that our next concert will be themed around 'Music from the Stage and Screen' and will be held on Saturday the 27th of March. This concert will be all things movies, musicals and even some online gaming pieces, with a few highlights including 'Beauty and the Beast' from Walt Disney's 1991 classic of the same name, and selections from the 1985 musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Additionally, following the 20...20 Christmas concert's success, our March concert will again be held at Tamborine Mountain State School (which is air-conditioned ). It doesn't matter if you are a virtuoso, or a music-lover who hasn't picked up their instrument in years, we would love to have you join us for our first rehearsal back, on Wednesday, 2nd of February at 2 Dapsang Dr, Tamborine Mountain from 7:00 to 9:00pm. All new players are welcome, so come and give it a try! Here at TMO, we pride ourselves on our friendly community and shared love of music, and in 2021 we hope to extend our arms to more like-minded individuals, especially proficient school students. So if you know of any musicians, young or old, please encourage them to attend. For more information, shoot us a direct message, or check out our newly updated website at: http://www.tamborinemountainorchestra.com

19.01.2022 Exciting news folks! We have a live concert coming up - just in time for Xmas! It will be a festive event - all your favourite Christmas music, and the beautiful Swan Lake featuring a professional Oboe player . Plus Annette Harding on Harp playing with us on our popular Irish piece James Betagh's Night Out. There will be a raffle and carols. Please pre - register your attendance as seats are limited. All details on attached flier .... Our thanks to Jason Smith at TMSS for use of the hall to hold our event. Support your local orchestra and the children who will be joining us for this fun, family friendly event! See more

18.01.2022 Today is the day! Tamborine Mountain’s very first Live Streamed Concert , due to restrictions there will not be an audience. Your Orchestra will be performing a selection of pieces such as Danserye Susato Thielman, James Betagh, Beethoven Scherzo from Symphony 9 , Bach Fugue in G Minor , and some Ensemble and Solo work. Tune in at 2:30 , from the comfort of your own home , click on the link or go to our Facebook page. This link will be there for future viewing as well. ... https://youtu.be/6iUxOuSp7YQ

18.01.2022 Musical Insults and Putdowns Aaron Copland about Ralph Vaughan Williams "Listening to fifth Symphony of Ralph Vaughan Williams is like staring at a cow for 45 minutes... Tchaikovsky about Brahms "I have played over the music of that scoundrel Brahms. What a giftless bastard" Berlioz about Handel "A tub of pork and beer." Tchaikovsky about Handel Handel is only fourth rate. He is not even interesting Beethoven about Rossini "Rossini would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough on the backside." Stravinsky about Rachmaninov He was six and a half feet of scowl: Wagner about Chopin "A composer for one right hand." Delius about Elgar Elgar might have been a great composer if he had thrown all this religious paraphernalia overboard. Gerontius is a nauseating work. Sir Thomas Beecham about Elgar’s Symphony No.1 The musical equivalent of St Pancras Station. Sir Thomas Beecham about Herbert von Karajan A kind of musical Malcolm Sargent. Rossini about Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. "What a good thing this isn't music." Rossini on Wagner "Wagner has beautiful moments, but awful quarters of an hour." Arnold Bax about J.S. Bach "All Bach's last movements are like the running of a sewing machine." Saint-Saens about Ravel If he’d been making shell cases during the war it would have been better for music. Britten about Stravinsky’s opera The Rake’s Progress. "I liked the opera very much. Everything but the music." Prokofiev about Stravinsky "Bach on the wrong notes." Richard Strauss about Schoenberg "He'd be better off shovelling snow than scribbling on manuscript paper." Schoenberg about Richard Strauss He is no longer of the slightest artistic interest to me, and whatever I may once have learned from him, I am thankful to say I misunderstood. Shostakovich and Britten about Puccini Shostakovich: What do you think of Puccini Britten: I think his opera are dreadful. Shostakovich: No, Ben, you’re wrong. He wrote marvellous operas, but dreadful music.

17.01.2022 7 days to go Music Lovers. 2:30 pm next Sunday our concert will be live streamed from St Georges Church . Tune in for some Beethoven, Bach , James Betaghs, Susato, see our younger players perform some beautiful solo’s, a Guitar Duet, a Cello Guitar duet . And a Flute Choir ...

16.01.2022 ARE YOU AT A LOOSE END ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS? Hi. My name is Barbara Lassiter and I have been playing percussion and keyboard in the Tamborine Mountain Orchestra for years and enjoy it enormously. Being a community orchestra means that there are no audtions and the players are of mixed ability and age, but this brings a special atmosphere to our ensemble. It is great having young people join us and watch them develop over the years. We are extremely lucky to have a very ...experienced musician, Sean Butler, as our conductor. He has helped the less experienced players to realise that they can produce more than they think they are capable of which gives them more confidence. Disappointingly we don't have a full compliment of musicians. We need oboe, bassoon, and horn players and it would be good to increase our string and percussion sections. Do you play one of these instruments? Perhaps you used to play but gave it away through lack of time. We don't mind if you are are a little rusty, because coming along to our weekly rehearsals, you will soon improve. Perhaps you are a late learner. Well we understand how daunting that could be and we are a very friendly bunch of people. Most of us live on the mountain, but we do have players who come from the Gold Coast and surrounds, so don't let your post code prevent you from joining us. Rehearsals take place on Wednesday evenings at St George's Anglican Church, Dapsang Drive, Tamborine Mountain at 7-9 pm. If you are interested you are welcome to come along and introduce yourself or you can contact Russell Harden on 0407 110 183. So, why not brush the dust off your old instrument and come and join us!

15.01.2022 It's nearly time folks! Rehearsals start back next week on Wednesday 15th , 7-9pm. St Georges Church. All current guidelines will be followed to ensure your health and safety. Come and join our friendly Orchestra.... Now is a great time to join us , we welcome new players young or old, does not matter if you have never played in an Orchestra before, or if you are a new player or a player who has not played for years. This term we will be working towards a concert late September. How exciting , finally a concert! The repertoire will be Classical, Irish and Gershwin. Something for everyone. Plus the opportunity to play in small ensembles. Drop us a message on Facebook for more info or just pop along to say Hi on Wednesday.

15.01.2022 Let me introduce Yuki, our new fabulous new Violin player My Aussie husband, and I met in Singapore when we were both working. He was poor and I was a well-paid diplomat for Japan. I quit my dream job, we got married and decided to find our dream home in OZ. ... We discovered Tamborine in 2001 on the dreadful terrorist attack day. We felt safe and sound on the mountain. With our local friends' help, we planted local Tamborine native trees, 8000 of them, one by one by hand, for 18 years. We moved to HK and ready to retire in 2025 but my husband’s flying life suddenly finished due to the Covid pandemic. So, I hardly had any time to enjoy music for many years. I was stuck here and my husband was in HK. I concentrated on building our dream home but after that, I felt very lonely. I had visited the orchestra about 4 years ago. I quietly hoped you were still there. And you were!! Oh, I do enjoy music especially when all the different sound’s make a piece beautiful. I do get nervous and feel rusty after a 28-year break. But I’m so happy to gain so many friends all in one spot! I enjoy painting, singing and cooking (not just Japanese). So, when my house is properly equipped and approved, I would love to invite you in small numbers at a time to test my dishes, then karaoke!! Rehearsals start back after the school holidays, if you would love to join us or know someone who plays- you would be made most welcome. Contact us via Facebook or email [email protected]

14.01.2022 Whether you sing in the shower or have choral experience, Virtual Sing Sing Sing is a fun night of music-making for everyone. Join Opera Queensland's Jason Barr...y-Smith and guest artists for a virtual sing-along over Zoom this Friday 7 August. Register now to receive the link to the event on Friday night. https://oq.com.au/whats-on/sing-sing-sing-2020/ See more

13.01.2022 Yuki and I have joined the Dark side

12.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers! I am very excited to announce we have a wonderful guest artist joining us for the Christmas Concert.. Hi name is Nicholas Donnelly, he is a professional oboe player having played with many fine orchestras in Germany and here with the Queensland Symphony. You are in for a treat as we will be playing Swan Lake - so a great opportunity to hear Nicholas play that beautiful opening phrase...... Please pre register your attendance as tickets are limited - click on www.ticketebo.com.au/tmo Here is some more info.. Nicholas travelled overseas after completing his studies at the Queensland Conservatorium. He studied for a year in Hong Kong which was followed by studies in Germany. This turned into a twenty-year musical journey playing in the Nuremberg Symphony, Stuttgart Philharmonic and a string of musicals productions. He misses playing Bach Cantatas in beautiful old churches. Since returning to the Gold Coast, he has been active enjoying a variety of productions in Brisbane including symphony, ballet, film and pop music. He is currently working as an Instrumental Music teacher with EQ where he met Sean Butler. Sean thought it a novel idea to get an oboist on the program and to play along side his brother Sean D in the concert...

09.01.2022 Hey Folks, its just over a week to our Xmas Concert - Sunday 6th December . This year at TMSS Hall. Thank you Mr Smith. Seats are limited, we have already sold over half our capacity, so please register asap if you wish to attend. Link below. We have a wonderful guest artist playing the Oboe , a treat with Swan Lake, check out this weeks Tamborine Times for more info. ... We have new players and young players , so come along and enjoy all of your xmas favourites and support your local orchestra. www.ticketebo.com.au/tmo

09.01.2022 We really need another Cello player!! Male or Female , young or old , we are an all abilities Orchestra with players from High School right up to retirement age. If you can read music , and fancy playing with a friendly group of musicians please send us a message We rehearse Wednesday evenings 7-9pm at St Georges Church .

06.01.2022 Tamborine Mountain Orchestra would like to thank all their patrons for the wonderful support they have received during this unsettling year. It was lovely to see so many of you at the Christmas Concert held for the first time at the Tamborine Mountain State School. Happy New Year to you all.

04.01.2022 Tamborine Mountain Orchestra Concert Goes Online Our next concert is going to be a little different, due to Covid regulations and the safety and wellbeing of our community we have decided to Live Stream our next concert. So, what does this mean and how will it work?... We will be performing our normal concert live from St Georges Church, it will be videoed and recorded and published live onto our Facebook site (instructions/links will be on the page) So you can make a cuppa, relax and watch the concert from the comfort of your own home. We will be playing some Beethoven, Bach, Gershwin, Irish music plus we have some ensemble work including a Saxophone Solo, Tuba Solo, Guitar Duet, Cello-Guitar Duet and a Flute Choir. Sunday 13th September 2:30pm