About Us
The Redland Sinfonia is composed of people from all ages and walks of life including professional musicians, music teachers, students, retirees and those that enjoy music making as a hobby.
It is truly a community based orchestra. Our aims and ideals are to foster and encourage the talents of musicians and to bring fine music to the people of Redland City, a locality in the greater Brisbane area.
The Redland Sinfonia generally performs four regular concerts in Redland City, along with other concerts by request. Our repertoire includes a wide variety of classical music as well as a selection of popular light music.
Our Conductor
Dr Graeme Denniss
Dr Graeme Denniss has a wide background in performance, as both conductor and instrumental performer. After graduating from the Queensland Conservatorium as Student of the Year, (Piano, French Horn, Composition and Conducting), he embarked on a 20 year career as a full time professional Horn player, first in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, then later in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as Principal Third Horn. Graeme studied conducting with John Curro AM MBE while a student at QCM, and made his debut conducting the Queensland Youth Symphony in one of his own compositions at Mayne Hall UQ.After leaving the MSO, he returned to Brisbane in order to study for his PhD in composition at UQ. At this time he took up conducting again, becoming the Conductor of the Brisbane Citizens Band, which gave regular Sunday afternoon performances at New Farm Park and the Botanic Gardens, as well as participating in ANZAC Day. In addition Graeme conducted the new Kent Farbach score to the silent movie, “The Kid Stakes” at the Brisbane International Film Festival, and the Orchestra Corda Spiritus in a performance of his own composition, “Songs of the Ming Dynasty”.Graeme became the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Redland Sinfonia in early 2014 and has led the orchestra in a series of successful concerts. His programs are designed around particular themes and present a wide range of periods and styles, including his own arrangements and compositions, from early music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, through Classical styles and up to contemporary genres such as ragtime, jazz and pop. He combines well-known repertoire with lesser-known pieces, and introduces each piece with educational and unusual background information.Graeme is also a Represented Composer at the Australian Music Centre and is Composer in Residence of the Best of Brass Quintet. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the National Academy of Music Colorado USA for his success in the International Music Prizes competition. He recently conducted his own commissioned work at the Central Highlands Festival of Bands, Emerald. He also works as an adjudicator, AMEB examiner, studio teacher and visiting lecturer.
Dr Graeme Denniss has a wide background in performance, as both conductor and instrumental performer. After graduating from the Queensland Conservatorium as Student of the Year, (Piano, French Horn, Composition and Conducting), he embarked on a 20 year career as a full time professional Horn player, first in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, then later in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as Principal Third Horn.
Graeme studied conducting with John Curro AM MBE while a student at QCM, and made his debut conducting the Queensland Youth Symphony in one of his own compositions at Mayne Hall UQ.
After leaving the MSO, he returned to Brisbane in order to study for his PhD in composition at UQ. At this time he took up conducting again, becoming the Conductor of the Brisbane Citizens Band, which gave regular Sunday afternoon performances at New Farm Park and the Botanic Gardens, as well as participating in ANZAC Day. In addition Graeme conducted the new Kent Farbach score to the silent movie, “The Kid Stakes” at the Brisbane International Film Festival, and the Orchestra Corda Spiritus in a performance of his own composition, “Songs of the Ming Dynasty”.
Graeme became the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Redland Sinfonia in early 2014 and has led the orchestra in a series of successful concerts. His programs are designed around particular themes and present a wide range of periods and styles, including his own arrangements and compositions, from early music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, through Classical styles and up to contemporary genres such as ragtime, jazz and pop. He combines well-known repertoire with lesser-known pieces, and introduces each piece with educational and unusual background information.
Graeme is also a Represented Composer at the Australian Music Centre and is Composer in Residence of the Best of Brass Quintet. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the National Academy of Music Colorado USA for his success in the International Music Prizes competition. He recently conducted his own commissioned work at the Central Highlands Festival of Bands, Emerald. He also works as an adjudicator, AMEB examiner, studio teacher and visiting lecturer.
Join Us
Membership of the Redland Sinfonia is open to anyone who enjoys playing orchestral music and who likes to socialize with a very friendly and community minded group of people.
Age is no barrier, with people from all walks of life, all types of musical backgrounds, enjoying playing music together.
Cost of membership is extremely reasonable with one player being AUD$120 per year and AUD$10 for Friends Membership.
Rehearsals are held at RPAC, Cleveland every Tuesday, 7:15pm - 9:30pm. Players are expected to have achieved a minimum standard Grade 6 AMEB or equivalent.