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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.
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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!
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It is QMO's 10th Anniversary this year. We have a very exciting program in store for you, so SAVE THE DATES for our upcoming concerts:
Tickets will go on sale 8 weeks prior to each concert via our website.
You can also get a season ticket (with VIP tickets to all concerts reserved for you), by joining QMO Friends. Subscription to 2020 QMO Friends Membership will close on 8th March, so get yours today. To find out about QMO Friends, visit our QMO Friends Page and sign-up today.
We look forward to seeing you this year at our concerts!
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Our Chamber Music event this year will be on Sunday 20th October, starting 2pm. Again, this intimate concert will feature some of our most talented musician within the orchestra, performing in small ensembles, ranging from flute trios, string quartets, to wind quintets. We will be returning to the great acoustics of Ian Hanger Recital Hall, at the Conservatorium on Southbank. This will be an afternoon filled with some fantastic classic music, and quality performances. Proceeds from this event will go to Foundation Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics and the Ashintosh Foundation. Due to the size of the venue, tickets are limited, so don't forget to purchase your tickets today.
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Our Virtuosis 2019 this year wlll feature some of our brilliant soloists performing a very challenging repertoire. The concert will be held on Sunday 30th June, starting at 2pm. There will be soloists from each of the section in our orchestra, showcasing our most talented members. There will be concertos from different era, and various ensembles perfoming with our orchestra. This is a concert not to be misssed, and will sell out fast. Please note that we will be performing at our new concert venue: Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre in St Laurence's College, South Brisbane. Buy your tickets today, and bring your family and friends for an enjoyable afternoon of fantastic music, raising funds for our charities.
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