RSL (Queensland Branch) and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra are joining forces again in 2011 for the now annual ANZAC Concert.
The free community concert at 6pm on Thursday, April 21 will kick start the Easter Long Weekend and will be a prelude to official ANZAC Day commemorations on Monday, April 25.
To be staged at the Suncorp Piazza in Brisbane’s South Bank, the concert helps engage people of all generations and backgrounds, while offering the public a chance to reflect on the past and celebrate the future.
Directed by Guest Conductor Andrew Mogrelia, the QSO will be joined by Kiandra Howarth, Simone Dew, Brisbane Concert Choir, The Queensland Choir, Vox Pacifica, Queensland Police Pipes and Drums, The Australian Army Band Brisbane and more.
RSL Queensland President Mr Doug Formby AM said the event provided an opportunity for families to show their respect to ANZAC’s in a unique way.
“As partners with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, RSL Queensland is proud to be gifting this free event to the community of Brisbane again,” he said.
“Through the event, the community can acknowledge not just past sacrifice, but the history of music in war and how it has become woven in time to certain events and places.”
And as Patrick Pickett CSM, Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra states, “Music is a way to connect people, and the orchestra is delighted to partner with the RSL to share our music with the people of Brisbane while remembering those who have served our country”.
ANZAC Day is one of Australia’s most important dates as it commemorates the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
The ANZAC Concert is just one of the ways RSL Queensland and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra are giving back to the community.
DETAILS:
RSL ANZAC Concert
When: Thursday, April 21, 2011
Where: Suncorp Piazza, South Bank
Time: 6pm