Conducted by David Law, Pioneers includes a world premiere, a Queensland premiere, two winners of the Australian Women's Wind Band Composition Award, and works by QWO friends Catherine Likhuta, John Rotar, Samuel Dickenson, and Rob McWilliams.

• Catherine LIKHUTA – Me Disagrees

• Michael COLGRASS – Old Churches

• Shelby DEVENISH – Pride (Winner of the Australian Women's Wind Band Composition Award)

• Nielle WILLIAMS – Scary Clown Theme (Winner of the Australian Women's Wind Band Composition Award)

• Samuel DICKENSON – Together Agan (World Premiere)

• Angus DAVISON – Embers (Queensland Premiere)

• Rob McWilliams – Hymn Semplice

• John Rotar (QWO Composer in Residence, 2022) – Clay Dance & February Twilight

Pioneers
Conducted by David Law
7pm Sat 3 December 2022
The Old Museum Building

Tickets available online and at the door.

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

Event Information

Date & Time

Saturday 3 December 2022

Performance 7.00 pm
Doors to Theatre 6.30 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $28.50/ Door $30

Conc $18.50/ Door 20

Child $13.50/ Door $15

Family $64

Reserve Seats at Time of Booking

Reverse Garbage Queensland in conjunction with Jane Milburn of Textile Beat presents:

WornOUT? 2022 Runway Exhibition: Refashion, Wearable Art & Upcycled Cosplay

Showcasing garments handmade from salvaged ‘waste’ by 40 ethical creatives from Brisbane and beyond.

Anchored by ABC Radio’s Rebecca Levingston from ABC Mornings.

Featuring:

Refashion Showcase

Andrew Carpenter, Papa Drew • Emily Harris • Erica Bates, Just Be It • Fiona Garrett-Benson • Jasmine Ofaolain, Bearfoot Cubs • Jess Rankine/Jane Mason, Chop Shop Designs • JJ Nortje, Wild & Wayward Designs • Johanna Jansen, It’s Johanna Time • Kirsty Williamson • Lauren Ryan, Lauren Hayley Made • Maria Fitzgerald, Sisters of Redesign • Maria Nelson Molloy, Chasing Zero • Melissa Booth • Nat Taylor, Campervan Threads • Samara Jethwa, Rat King Co • Simone Kelaart • Stephanie Helen Morris, Wimcee

Wearable Art Showcase

Amber Hayes • Cherryl Baker • Chris Coombe • Cindy Vogels • Coralie Stringer • Donna Morea Thomas • Emma Trewhella • Karen Benjamin • Karen Lynch • Shahni Bidwell • Teddy McRitchie Design • Wei Shun Lee

Upcycled Cosplay Challenge

Alan Harding • Alexander Ellen • Emma Harrison • Jasmine Colley • Jess Chan • Jess Foulds • Michaela Welch • Scott Bourke, Shed Quarter Creations • Tahnee Evans

• Master of Ceremony: Star Scribe (a.k.a. Sarah Minazzo)

• Guest Judges: Sparkdos Cosplay (a.k.a. Pipa Anderson) and artist, Lyn Graham

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and a little further at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

Event Information

Date & Time

Saturday 5 November 2022

Showcase Commences 7.00 pm
Doors to Theatre 6.30 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $48.50

Doors $50.00

Making a donation to Reverse Garbage Queensland in addition to buying a ticket will help us recover from the financial challenges of the past two years and ensure WornOUT becomes a viable annual event for years to come.

Inspiring, uplifting, sublime. JS Bach's Mass in b minor is regarded as his choral magnum opus, with its cleverly crafted structure, variety of styles, and breadth of movements for chorus, solo voices, and instruments. Join Brisbane's Canticum Chamber Choir and Orchestra, director Emily Cox AM, and a cast of stellar soloists including Leanne Kenneally, Rachael Griffin, Anne Fulton, Tobias Merz and Jason Barry-Smith, as they take you on an unforgettable journey through one of Bach's greatest works.

The Old Museum Concert Hall

Tickets available online and at the door

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

Event Information

Date & Time

Saturday 29 October 2022

Performance 4.00 pm
Doors to Theatre 3.30 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $55

Conc $49

Student $20

Under 16 $15

Group (10+) $45

QLD COVID safe plans require that you reserve your seat at time of booking

For the SEQSW’s first performance at the Old Museum Building in Bowen Hills, we wanted to bring you a program as spectacular as the venue itself. And the Oscar Goes to is a tribute to the music from the movies who took home an Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Score or Best Song. This concert features film music from across the 20th Century from Gone with the Wind and Lawrence of Arabia to Dances with Wolves and Skyfall. This is a trip through some of the best movie music from the past 100 years.

Dress for a night at the Oscars and you may go home with a Best Dressed prize!l)

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

Event Information

Date & Time

Sunday 23 October 2022

Performance 2.30 pm
Doors to Theatre 2.00 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $23.50 / Door $24

Concession/Student $18.50 / Door $19

Child U5 $0

All seats are reserved at the time of booking

David Law returns to the podium to conduct the Queensland Wind Orchestra in their third concert for the year: Sing

With music from Leonard Bernstein, George Gerswin, Erin Whitacre, and John Rotar, Sing! brings together a diverse collection of beautiful, fun, and haunting stories, culminating with Catherine Likhuta's Oratorio for Wind Symphony and Mixed Choir: Scraps from a Madman's Diary. To bring the full experience of these works to life, the Queensland Wind Orchestra will be joined by the incredible artists that make up The Australian Voices.

• Leonard BERNSTEIN arr. Walter BEELER – Overture to 'Candide'

• Eric WHITACRE – October

• George GERSHWIN, Du BOSE, Dorothy HEYWARD, Ira GERSHWIN arr. James BARNES – Porgy and Bess®

• Robert THURSTON – Dreidel Dance

• Franz BIEBEL trans. Robert C. CAMERON – Ave Maria: Angelus Domini from 'Fod' and 'Dom'

• John ROTAR – Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

• Catherine LIKHUTA – Scraps from a Madman's Diary: Oratorio for Wind Symphony and Mixed Choir

Tickets on sale now for a Sunday 2:30pm concert on 18 September; you don't want to miss what will be an amazing experience!

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

Event Information

Date & Time

Sunday 18 September 2022

Performance 2.30 pm
Doors to Theatre 2.00 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $28.50

Conc $18.50

Child $13.50

Family $66

Reserve Seats at Time of Booking

Around the World

Join the Brisbane Concert Orchestra as it takes to the stage of the heritage-listed Old Museum Building to perform an enchanting selection of music from all corners of the globe.

Under the baton of BCO’s Musical Director Matthew Schwarz, you will be transported from the realm of Armenian folklore with Khachaturian's Sabre Dance through to the highlands of Ireland with a medley from Lord of the Dance. Also on the program are works including Hungarian March by Berlioz, Frisch in's Feld! by Strauss Jr. and Nocturne for Strings in D Major by Ukrainian composer, Theodore Akimenko.

Returning as violin soloist is Julia Hill, who will perform the deeply moving Lark Ascending by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. This is an afternoon of music to remember, so book your tickets now!

Matthew Schwarz, Conductor

Julia Hill, Violin Soloist

Sunday 21st August – 2:30pm

Venue – Old Museum Building Bowen Hills

Duration – Approx 85 minutes (including short interval)

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street)..

Event Information

Please check current Qld Health guidelines

Date & Time

Sunday 21 August 2022

Performance 2.30 pm
Doors to Theatre 2.00 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $25

Concession/Student $20

Under 18 $15

Babe on laps $0

Family (2A+2C) $60

QLD COVID safe plans require that you reserve your seat at time of booking

Settle into a sparkling Sunday afternoon session with Queensland Wind and Brass as we bring you a selection of golden oldies, well-loved pieces from the stage & silver screen, as well as tributes to friends with hearts of gold.

The program includes:

• An American in Paris –George Gershwin (arr. Jerry Brubaker)

• Benny Goodman Memories – arr. Naohiro Iwai

• Disney Fantasy – arr. Naohiro Iwai

• Glen Miller in Concert – arr. Paul Murtha

• Pirates of the Caribbean Symponic Suite –Klaus Badelt (arr. John Wasson)

• Remembering a Friend – Martyn Hancock

• See Rock City – Brant Karrick

• Four Dances from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein (arr. Ian Polster)

• Selections from Wicked – Stephen Schwatz (arr. Jay Bocook)

• Yesterday – J. Lennon & P. McCartney (arr Naohiro Iwai)

Event Information

Date & Time

Sunday 31 July 2022

Performance 2.30 pm
Doors to Theatre 2.00 pm

Box Office 1.30 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $25/Door $30

Concession $20/Door $25

Student $15/Door $20

U12 $0

Reserve seats at time of booking. No/limited parking on site.

The Old Museum prefers Cash Free

The Queensland Wind Orchestra returns to The Old Museum for their 2022 Season.

 Prof. Rob McWilliams returns to the podium in our second concert for the year at The Old Museum in Move!

Presenting a diverse programme, Move! includes works from Wayne Oquin, Yukiko Nishimura, Kenneth Hesketh, Li Shuying, Ola Gjello, and more.

Flashback – Wayne Oquin

Smiling After the Rain  - Yukiko Nishimura

Danceries (Set 1)  - Kenneth Hesketh

Stacking  - Li Shuying

Kinetics – Alexander Roode

Elegy for Albinoni – Shelley Hanson

Les Trois Notes du Japan  - Toshio Mashima

Meridian  - Ola Gjello

Conducted by Prof. Rob McWilliams

Saturday 25 June 2022, 7pm

The Old Museum Concert Hall

Tickets available online and at the door

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

Event Information

Date & Time

Saturday 25 JUNE 2022

Performance 7.00 pm
Doors to Theatre 6.30 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $28.50

Conc $18.50

Child $13.50

Family $64

Reserve Seats at Time of Booking

Queensland In Song Concert 1

1:30pm Sunday 5 June 2022 @ the Old Museum

Join Voices of Birralee’s signature choirs – Resonance of Birralee, Birralee Blokes and Brisbane Birralee Voices as they present Queensland in Song on Sunday 5 June in the Old Museum’s Concert Hall.  This concert will celebrate Queensland and represent it's sounds, people and places. The works of many Queensland composers will be featured including pieces by Astrid Jorgensen, Joseph Twist, Peter Ingram, Will Brown, Jo Davie and Powderfinger. A new work commissioned from Charulatha Mani that incorporates Indian Carnatic music in a work inspired by the Brisbane River will also be premiered.

The Old Museum Concert Hall

Tickets available online and at the door

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

Event Information

Date & Time

SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2022

Performance 1.30 pm
Doors to Theatre 1.00 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $32

Conc $27

Student $22

Under 5 on lap $0

QLD COVID safe plans require that you reserve your seat at time of booking

Queensland Wind and Brass present their first major concert of the year, with a selection of powerful, sweeping arrangements that are more than just music – they are the sounds that started and tell the stories of revolutions.

Highlights include:

• Country Gardens – Percy Grainger

• Folk Dances – Dmitri Shostakovich

• Selections from Les Misérables – Claude-Michel Schonberg, Arr. Warren Baker

• Suite from Man of La Mancha – Mitch Leigh, Arr. Justin Williams

• A Mother of A Revolution! – Omar Thomas

• Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin, Arr. Donald Hunsberger

• Riften Wed – Julie Giroux

• The Blue and The Grey (Civil War Suite) - Clare Grundman

• Swingin' Doodle Dandy - Ralph Ford

Event Information

Date & Time

Saturday 21 May 2022

Performance 7.30 pm
Doors to Theatre 7.00 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $25/Door $30

Concession $20/Door $25

Student $15/Door $30

U12 $0

From Broadway to West End

Join the Brisbane Concert Orchestra as it takes to the stage of the heritage-listed Old Museum Building to perform highlights from some of the greatest musical theatre productions from Broadway and the West End.

Under the baton of BCO’s Musical Director Matthew Schwarz, the orchestra will take you on a journey from 19th-century France all the way to 1950s New York City and beyond with orchestral medleys from Les Misérables, West Side Story, Evita, Miss Saigon, and more.

This is an evening of music to remember, so book your tickets now!

Matthew Schwarz, Conductor

Saturday 14th May – 7:00pm

Venue – Old Museum Building Bowen Hills

Duration – Approx 90 minutes (including interval)

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street)..

Event Information

Please check current Qld Health guidelines

Date & Time

Saturday 14 May 2022

Performance 7.00 pm
Doors to Theatre 6.30 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $25

Concession $20

Under 18 $15

Babe on laps $0

Family (2A+2C) $60

QLD COVID safe plans require that you reserve your seat at time of booking

The Queensland Wind Orchestra returns to The Old Museum for their 2022 Season.

In Collections, the Queensland Wind Orchestra, conducted by David Law, presents a diverse collection of works, including two Australian premieres, and a World premiere.

SONDHEIM arr. BULLA – Sondheim!

RAVEL arr. ROTAR – Le Tombeau de Couperon

COPLEY – Where the Sky Has No Stars

ROTA arr. PEETERS – The Godfather Saga

NISHIMURA – In Dreams

ROTAR – Asymmetric Dances

The Old Museum Concert Hall

Tickets available online and at the door

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

Event Information

Date & Time

Saturday 2 APRIL 2022

Performance 7.00 pm
Doors to Theatre 6.30 pm

Ticket prices

Adult $28.50

Conc $18.50

Child $13.50

Family $64

QLD COVID safe plans require that you reserve your seat at time of booking

“Big Bands in Concert” 

- QYO Big Band – conductor Bohdan Davison

- St Lawrence’s College Big Band – conductor Rob Anders

- Sheldon College Big Band - conductor David Adelt

Sunday 13 Feb, 2022 at 6.30pm

Tickets $10 each (children under 5 free) or at the door

All patrons 16+ must show proof of vaccination on check-in

Limited parking available at The Old Museum, or adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

Event Information

Please check current Qld Health guidelines

Date & Time

SUNDAY 13 MARCH, 2022

Performance 6.30 PM
Doors to Theatre 6.00 PM

Ticket prices

General Admission $10

QLD COVID safe plans require that you reserve your seat at time of booking

Morning Music at the Old Museum features tuneful pieces specially chosen for mid-week listening in the Concert Hall of Brisbane’s historic Old Museum, now home to Queensland Youth Orchestras. Enjoy an hour or so of the finest music by the latest generation of brilliant young Queensland musicians.

 For large bookings, please phone QYO office 32573028

Tickets $9 booked in advance

• ·         Patrick Phillips, Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major Hob. VIIb/1, 1st movement

  ·         Adam Haks, trombone, Derek Bourgeois’ Trombone Concerto Op. 114, 1st movement

  ·         Emma Seedell-Greene, cello, Ernst Bloch’s The Prayer

  ·         Thomas Crilly plays Bach and Alexandra Elvin plays Schumann in a double bass double

  ·         Sophia Jones, Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major Op. 94a, 1st movement

  ·         Andre Oberleuter, bassoon, Ella Pysden, viola, and Oscar Matthews, piano, Brahms’ Trio in A minor Op. 114, 1st & 4th movements

Limited parking available at adjacent RNA Showground for $13 and further away at King Street Parking (entry Machinery Street).

By bus to Old Museum (Please confirm bus timetables):

Bus 370 from Chermside Shopping Centre Interchange depart 9.50 a.m., alight Stop 7 Bowen Bridge Road

Bus 375 from Bardon Simpson’s Road depart 9.22 a.m., alight Stop 7 Bowen Bridge Road

Bus 321 from Toombul Shopping Centre Interchange depart 9.30 a.m., alight Stop 10 Gregory Terrace.

Event Information

Please check current Qld Health guidelines

Date & Time

Thursday 2 December 2021

Performance 10.30 am
Doors to Theatre 10.00 am

Ticket prices

General Admission $9

QLD COVID safe plans require that you reserve your seat at time of booking