QMO is running the most amazing raffle for our upcoming concert (it will be drawn during the concert on 26th June). This raffle is to help us meet the cost of running of the concert, and allow us to maximise our ticket sales to our charities Doctors' Health in Queensland and Ashintosh Foundation.

There are some totally awesome prizes in this raffle: 

$80 voucher from Simply For Strings

Simply for Strings is an online and in-store Australian go-to destination for high-quality handcrafted string instruments and accessories.

Tickets x2 to Cinderella the Musical

Two Premium seats for Cinderella the Musical at QPAC on Wednesday 24^th August at 7.30pm. Please note that these tickets are not refundable and not exchangeable.

3x $250 Professional Portraiture Gift Cards from Deep Grey

Each stylish $250 Gift Card covers a professional portrait sitting (valued at $150) and provides $100 photo credit for the recipient to put towards their stunning portraits. Portraits are captured outdoors in the gorgeous late afternoon sunlight prior to sunset – the most flattering time of the day for portraits! Our beautiful outdoor location options range from Brisbane to the Gold Coast.

3x QMO Friends Subscription for 2023

A QMO Friends subscription valued at $270 includes two VIP tickets to all 2023 QMO concerts*, premium seats, personal ticketing and entry to the exclusive VIP intermission afternoon tea function. (Spring Soiree chamber concert tickets are not included in this subscription).

1x $100 voucher for OzWinds

Ozwinds Brisbane is Queensland’s premier brass and woodwind retailer. Having grown from a team of 1, Ozwinds Brisbane now boasts 12 staff members, who are still active performers with groups such as the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Franky Smart, Valtozash, and Disney’s ‘Frozen The Musical’. At Ozwinds, you will find expert advice on every instrument and the largest selection in Queensland.

1x $100 Voucher for Ristorante Tartufo

Tartufo pride themselves as being a remarkable classic Italian restaurant with a deep love for creating an outstanding atmosphere and experience. Located at 1000 Ann street, in the glorious emporium precinct in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. 

2x tickets to Manon – performance by Queensland Ballet

Journey from decadent 18^th century Paris to sultry New Orleans with this blockbuster classical ballet about possession, desire, and the allure of wealth.

Regarded as one of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s most iconic works, Manon is a quintessential romantic tragedy, following the tale of a young French peasant girl conflicted by love and a yearning to be free from poverty. 2x premium tickets to Queensland Ballet’s production performing at QPAC in Sept/Oct 2002.

Raffle tickets start at 10 entries for $10!!

You can purchase raffle tickets online before the concert HERE.

Attached here is the Christmas Wish Concert program and performer's list. 

We hope you will enjoy today's concert.

QMO 'Christmas Wishes' - Program

1. A Christmas Festival (arr. Leroy Anderson)
2. Sleigh Ride (by Leroy Anderson)
3. The Bells of Christmas (arr. Bob Krogstad)
4. O Come All Ye Faithful (arr. David Willcocks)
5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. David Willcocks)
6. The First Nowell (arr. David Willcocks)
7. A Most Wonderful Christmas (arr. Bob Sheldon)
8. A Festival Of Carols (arr. Douglas E. Wagner)
9. White Christmas (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
10. Aussie Jingle Bells (arr. Barrie Gott)
11. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (arr. Jerry Brubaker)
12. Carol Of The Bells (arr. Richard Hayman)
 

Christmas Wish Performers

Violin

Concertmaster - Xavier Zhu
Abbey Jones
Abraham Williams
Alisha D'Souza
Anna Jenkins
Catherine Kei
Di Khursandi
Dorota Szweryn
Eiji Nakagaki
Elisna van Niekerk
Hannah Yan
Heleena Batts
Jan Jenkins
Karen White
Louise Conwell
Lyndall Gardiner
Maria Saito
Mariko Howlett
Midori Nakagaki
Noela Kwan
Sara Wainwright
Sarah Ong
Stefan Campbell
Tess Adams
Thomas Hassall
Winnie Chan
Ye Li
Yi Shan
Danny Kwok

Viola

Chang Su
Emily Kirke
Kristyll Hansen
Zachariah Schuurs
Cello
Andrew Ellis
Andrew Ruhs
Anna Brookfield
Candy Fung
Emily Callaway
Julie Crozier
Kate Byrne
Sophie Weisselberg

Double Bass

Emily Lim
Kolya Soymonoff
Marie-Luise Wille
Ruth Petrovic

Flute

Doug McEwan
Janette Edson
Matilda McEwan
Michelle Borg
Renee Nightingale
Zhenya Welyczko

Piccolo

Jenny Wimberger
Zoe Arthy

Oboe

Anna Kuchel

Cor Anglais

Talitha Best

Clarinet

Chan Hsing
Chi Jin
Colleen Rowe
Denise Hobson
Eve Hsing
Monique Kowitz
Monique Matthews
Roger Allison
Spencer Callaway

Bass Clarinet

Sanne Kreijkamp-Kaspers

Bassoon

Sarah Wagner

Trumpet

Claudia McNaughton
Joseph Flack
Luke McCallum
Marissa Clarke
Steve Clulow

Trombone

Jill Waters
Natalie Evans
Paul Meneely

Tuba

Hayley Baldwin
Marilyn Wootton
French Horn
David Cruden
David Innes
Nicole Blackett
Nicole Simpson
Wayne Boxall
Heidi Lambert

Percussion

Adam Cowan
Jane Mackerras
Louise McEwan
Shane Jayatillake

Organ

Wendell Rosevear
 

A Message from our Artistic Director, Dr Ryan Williams:

Dear QMO Fans,

I hope this email finds you well. Life has been challenging for all of us living under the 'Home Confinement' restrictions over the past few weeks, and I can only imagine how difficult it has been for those of you with loved ones in countries overseas heavily affected by COVID.

As doctors, we are encouraged by the 'flattening of the curve' and the low number of new cases - especially here in Queensland. As citizens, we are encouraged by the Prime Minister's recent announcement of a '3-Step Plan for a COVID-Safe Australia'. However, Step 3 of this Plan only allows for 'non-work gatherings' or 100 people. For our Mid-Year 10th Anniversary Gala Concert, we need an audience of nearly 1000 to fill Brisbane City Hall - from an entertainment and financial point of view. In view of these limitations - plus the fact that there is no guarantee that we would even progress to Step 3 by the concert date of June 21, the QMO Executive has made the heartbreaking but necessary and correct decision to postpone the Mid-Year 10th Anniversary Gala Concert.

At this stage, there are positive signs that we may be able to hold the concert in City Hall next year, and we are still crossing all fingers and toes that we will at least be able to take the stage for our Christmas Concert  (what a celebration THAT will be!) and we do have the chamber music concert in mid October which has a maximum capacity of 200 people.

This will be sad news for many of you. As the Conductor of the QMO/QMC, I cannot tell you how much I was looking forward to celebrating all the great music and charitable work we have done over the past 10 years. However, the safety of our audience is always our first priority. After all, we are the Queensland MEDICAL Orchestra/Choir. As soon as we know anything about any potential performances later this year, we will be in touch.

Please 'like' and 'follow' us on Instagram and Facebook to be kept up to date with all the latest news. You can also relive our concerts on our Youtube Channel, where all 2018 and 2019 concerts have been uploaded for your enjoyment.. 

From all of the QMO Executive, we wish you health and happiness through this difficult time and hope that you are still keeping music a part of your lives. Doctor's orders!

With warm regards on behalf of the QMO Executive,
Dr Ryan Williams

As you are aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has been progressing over the last few weeks.  Today, the Chief Medical Officer of Australia, Professor Brendan Murphy, has issued a recommendation for all non-essential gatherings of large groups of people be postponed during the outbreak.

Whilst we believe music plays an important role in helping us get through tough times, as medical professionals, we believe it is vitally important to heed the advice of our health sector leaders in strategies that could attenuate the impact of COVID-19.

As a result, we feel we must cancel our upcoming concert "Stage and Screen Spectacular" on March 29th. All rehearsals are cancelled, including this coming weekend 15th March.  Considering a large amount of our friends and family who are health care workers, we want to make sure they are healthy to deal with the increased workload from screening fever clinics, COVID-19 related presentations and general societal health care needs.
We are hopeful that we may be able to reschedule this concert to later in the year and will keep you all up to date with regards to these plans as we are able to make them.

For those people who have purchased tickets, you will receive a specific email from our Manager via the trybooking site with regards to refunds next week. He is currently in negotiation with Trybooking to facilitate these refunds.

For our QMO Friends and Sponsors who have purchased extra tickets, you will receive an email from our Events Manager with regards to your preference for a 'raincheck' or a refund.

We are all as disappointed as you are with the need to cancel this concert, but we are committed to the health of our communities and will always act in the best interest of our members, audience, and the public.

Please take care of yourselves, your families, friends and colleagues. Stay safe and we hope to see everyone very soon.

Don't miss our first concert of the year, it will be a Blockbuster - literally! Join us for an afternoon of music from Blockbuster Movies and Broadway Shows. The program includes themes from Star Wars, Mission Impossible, Lord of the Rings, to stage musical excerpts from Wicked, Chicago, and Westside Story, just to name a few. Proceeds from this concert will go to both Ashintosh Foundation and CHIRF. CHIRF is a Health Promotion Charity to support medical and allied services for the Mallacoota community which kept running even when it was isolated during the bushfires. Proceeds from this concert will replenish their clinics, and increase the much-needed services in the coming months of rebuilding.

Buy your tickets today, as we are expecting this one to be very popular!