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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 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 Artistic Director
Nicky Griffith
Nicky Griffith is a conductor, multi-instrumentalist and teacher. She is proud to be the Artistic Director of the Redland Sinfonia, and Director of Strings at Varsity College.
Nicky has appeared as guest conductor of the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra, Queensland Youth Symphony, Westside Orchestra, Cadenza Chamber Players, and rehearsal conductor for community, youth and tertiary orchestras across South-East Queensland.
Nicky's Strings Program at Varsity College is the envy of the 'South East Region', within which she conducts 8 high-performing string orchestras and a symphony orchestra. Her top string orchestras are regularly awarded 'Most Outstanding' within the South East Region and Gold Coast. Nicky Griffith is the only conductor in the history of Queensland Department of Education's Fanfare competiton to direct both a primary and secondary school music ensemble recognised as within the 'top five' groups in Queensland.
In theatre settings, Nicky loves to work with community musical theatre companies as Musical Director, and has enjoyed conducting a wide range of classic and modern musicals.
A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University; and the School of Music, University of Queensland, Nicky holds both a Master’s degree and Postgraduate Certificate in Conducting, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Education and a Bachelor of Music (Honours) with Cello.
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$150 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 7 AMEB or equivalent.