The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra

2003 Performance Season

Marking the 10th anniversary of the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra, 2003 was our busiest and boldest season yet! We were featured twice at the Gold Coast Arts Centre and gave our first-ever performance in Toowoomba at the Empire Theatre, as well as thrilling audiences in our favourite Tweed venues (Seagulls Club and the Tweed Civic Centre.) Culminating the year was a pair of Gala 10th Anniversary concerts (two separate programmes!) presenting the best of the NRSO repertoire, as chosen by our very own patrons. In summary, we had:

...a reprise performance with the Dragon Tenors
...a Double Delight event with renowned soloists Sebastien Lipman and Gerhard Mallon
...a reprise of last year's exciting "Classically Russian" concert
...a sequel to our famous "Night in Vienna" programme
...and our Gala 10th Anniversary concerts!

But if you think we couldn't possibly top that, be sure to check out what we have in store for our 2004 season!

Many of the events listed here (and more) have been captured on recordings that are available for purchase.

"The Dragon Tenors"
Returning for their second appearance with the NRSO, "The Dragon Tenors" (Jixing Yu, Kun Xie, and Jigang Du) promise a fun-filled evening singing all your favourite arias, including the beautiful Nessun Dorma, La Donna Mobile, Granada, O Sole Mio, and others. Join us at the Gold Coast Arts Centre, or for our first performance ever at the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba! [Recording available]
Gold Coast Arts Centre, QLD Ph: (07) 5588 4000 Adults $49, Concession $44	Sat. 15 March, 8:00pm (9:00 NSW)
Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD Ph: 1300 655 299 Adults $39, Concession $34	Sun. 16 March, 2:30pm (3:30 NSW)

"Double Delight"

Not one, but two top-notch soloists join the NRSO to double your delight in one captivating concert! Experience the beauty of Mozart's renowned Flute and Harp Concerto played by internationally lauded harpist Sebastien Lipman and Australia's top flautist Gerhard Mallon. Beethoven's glorious Symphony No. 6 (the Pastoral) will double your pleasure yet again with its marvellous blend of orchestral warmth, colour and energy. And naturally our concert begins with an overture - Beethoven's stirring Egmont. Simply delightful!

Tweed Heads Civic Centre, NSW
Ph: (07) 5524 7078
Adults $25, Concession $22, Students $15

Sat. 5th April, 8:00pm
Sun. 6th April, 2:00pm
Sun. 13th April, 2:00pm

"Camerata Concert"
The Camerata delights us with an afternoon of chamber music! Featuring NRSO Principal Oboist Laura Hymers as soloist, the programme presents music of Bach, Mozart, Handel and Albinoni as well as a selection of lighter music. Come hear this superb small ensemble in their first public performance this season!
The A. and I. Hall, Bangalow, QLD Ph: (02) 6680 5948 Adults $20, Concession $16	Sun. 15th June, 2:30pm

"From Russia With Love"

The NRSO reprises its spectacular programme of music by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and others. From the grace and charm of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake to the towering grandeur of the 1812 Overture, From Russia With Love will be a concert filled with glorious musical contrasts! Thrill to the swirling energy of Borodin's Polovtsian Dances, then find peace as dawn widens above the Moscow River in the beautiful Prelude to Mussorgsky's opera Khovanschina. There'll even be professionally staged pyrotechnics to ensure that you miss none of the dramatic firepower to Tchaikovsky's famed 1812!

Gold Coast Arts Centre, QLD
Ph: (07) 5588 4000
Adults $49, Concession $44

Sat. 5th July, 8:00pm

"A Night in Vienna II"
Always a sell-out event! Enjoy an all new programme of Viennese music including all your favourite waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss Jr. The Danceland Ballroom dancers and the Gold Coast Dancers add an extra dimension of entertainment to this festive programme.
Seagulls Club, Tweed, NSW Ph: (07) 5536 0833 Ticket Prices TBA	Sat. 16th August, 8:00pm Sun. 17th August, 2:30pm Sun. 24th August, 2:30pm

"From Mozart to Gershwin"

The NRSO Camerata delights the audience of Tweed with the same programme that was such a success at Bangalow earlier this year. This fund raising community event will help provide air conditioning for the new Art Gallery presently being constructed just south of Murwillumbah. Tickets will be available by contacting Heather and Ted Malcolm (07) 55 24 1125, Rosemary and Jim Berting (02) 66 77 1333 or Anderson's Music Store in Murwillumbah. The ticket price includes wine , cheese, coffee, tea and biscuits!

Tweed Heads Civic Centre, NSW
Ph: (07) 5524 7078
Tickets $22

Sun. 12th October, 2:00pm

"Gala 10th Anniversary Concerts"

Two separate programmes to celebrate a decade of NRSO history!
Book for both of these historical events and save on the combined ticket prices!

PROGRAMME 1 (16 Nov)

The first concert will highlight selections from "The Best of" our dance performances over the past 10 years! The Gold Coast City Ballet will join us in excerpts from Coppelia and Swan Lake, while the Danceland Ballroom Company will waltz to the magic of Johanne Strauss.

PROGRAMME 2 (23 Nov)

"The Top Ten" programme - featuring the popular choices by Friends of the Orchestra, Mailing List patrons and audiences! Here are all your favourites from the NRSO repertoire of the past 10 years, including Dvorak's "New World" Symphony (2 mvts), Beethoven's 5th Symphony (1st mvt), the William Tell Overture, "Finlandia", Die Moldau from "Ma Vlast", Adagio from "Spartacus", Cavalleria Rusticana, Romance from the Gadfly, The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) Overture, 1812 Overture and more! Not to be missed!

Seagulls Club, Tweed, NSW
Ph: (07) 5536 0833

Ticket Prices:
1 concert: Adults $29.50, Concession $24.50, Students $18
2 concerts: Adults $55, Concession $45, Students $35

PROGRAMME 1 - Sun. 16th November, 2:00pm (3:00 NSW)

PROGRAMME 2 - Sun. 23rd November, 2:00pm (3:00 NSW)

Previous Seasons:

2002 Concert Season

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