Queensland Symphony Orchestra season video spotlights both music and tourism destinations

Queensland Symphony Orchestra has released a stunning 2023 season video that both spotlights music and celebrates some of the state’s most impressive locations – from the beach to the rainforest, and from the outback to the city.

Considered as possibly one of Queensland’s best tourism promotions ever, the video includes a solo oboe in the outback, a brass trio on the beach and a string quartet in the rainforest.

‘Sounds Like Queensland’ is the Orchestra’s love letter to Queensland with musicians filmed on country in Iningai (Longreach), Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), Maiala (Mt Glorious) and Meanjin (Brisbane). It features a specially commissioned piece of music by Cameron Patrick, performed by QSO and conducted by Peter Luff.

Specific locations include:

• Longreach / Iningai: at the Western Queensland Livestock Exchange, Lily Lagoon, the railway and paddocks and Starlight’s Lookout.

• Mt Glorious / Maiala: in D’Aguilar National Park along the rainforest circuit

• Stradbroke Island / Minjerribah: at Main Beach, Cylinder Beach, Sunset Point and South Gorge Beach.

• Brisbane / Meanjin: at Kangaroo Point Cliffs at the river’s edge and at New Farm Riverwalk.

Musicians include Huw Jones (Oboe), Rainer Saville (Trumpet), Lauren Manuel (French Horn), Ashley Carter (Trombone), Matthew Kinmont (Cello), Nicholas Tomkin (Viola), Joshua De Marchi (Cymbols) (Trombone), and Violinists Mia Stanton and Natalie Low.