Queensland Pops Orchestra is an Australian orchestra founded by
Colin Harper
Colin Harper (born 1968, in Belfast) is an Irish non-fiction author and composer.
Background
Harper was born in Belfast and graduated in Modern History 1989 from Queen's University, Belfast, later acquiring a postgraduate diploma in Information ...
The Queensland Pops Orchestra had its first performance on the 31 December 1984 at the
Lyric Theatre in
South Brisbane, Queensland
South Brisbane is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , South Brisbane had a population of 7,196 people.
Geography
The suburb is on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, bounded to the north-west ...
. This was also the first show at the
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (also known as QPAC) is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre and is located on the corner of Melbourne Street and Grey Street in Brisbane's South Bank, Queensland, South Bank precinct. Opened in 1985, it ...
which officially opened in April 1985.
Shows put on by Queensland Pops Orchestra include the Vienna Pops series the ''
Scotland the Brave
"Scotland the Brave" ( gd, Alba an Àigh) is a Scottish patriotic song, one of three often considered an unofficial Scottish national anthem (the others being "Flower of Scotland", and "Scots Wha Hae").
History
The tune probably originated in ...
'' series and the Best of British concerts.
The 2000 ABC Classics album release of highlights of one of their Scotland the Brave concerts was nominated for the 2001
ARIA Award
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
for
Best Cast or Show Album.
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music
The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ...
. They commenced in 1987.
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2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
, ''Scotland the Brave''
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Best Original Cast or Show Album
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[ARIA Award previous winners. ]
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References
External links
Queensland Pops Orchestra
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Australian orchestras