Bendigo Symphony Orchestra
{{Short description|Australian regional orchestra}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox orchestra
| name = Bendigo Symphony Orchestra
| short_name= BSO
| type =
| location = Bendigo, Australia
| concert_hall = Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo
| principal_conductor = Luke Severn
| founded = 1981
| website = {{URL|https://www.bendigosymphonyorchestra.org.au/|bendigosymphonyorchestra.org.au/}}
}}
The Bendigo Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is a regional Australian semi-professional orchestra based in Bendigo, Victoria.[https://www.bendigosymphonyorchestra.org.au/dbpage.php?pg=about "About Bendigo Symphony Orchestra"], bendigosymphonyorchestra.org.au
History
The orchestra was formed in 1981 as a result of the Music 81 Project of the Victoria State Government, and was the successor of the Bendigo Concert Orchestra.{{Cite book |last=Boxshall |first=Rob |title=Introduction and Allegro: The Bendigo Symphony Orchestra 1981–2006 |publisher=Bendigo Symphony Orchestra |isbn=9780646468778 |location=Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |publication-date=1 December 2006 |pages=8–11, 25–34}}
The inaugural concert was held on 20 September 1981 at the J. B. Osborne Theatre of Crusoe College at Kangaroo Flat and was conducted by John Hopkins.{{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Tony |date=September 1981 |title=An electrifying force to be reckoned with |work=Bendigo Advertiser}}
Musical Directors
- Simon Romanos (1981)
- Paul Baeyertz (1982–1983)
- David Lord (1984–1985)
- Wim Simmelink (1986–1989)
- Catherine Moore (1988–1991)
- Jean Lehmann OAM (1989–1992)
- Daniel Herbst (1992–2007){{Cite web |date=2011-08-05 |title=Bendigo Symphony Orchestra, Artists |url=http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bgoso/DirectorAndAlumni.html#musdir |access-date=2024-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805125153/http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bgoso/DirectorAndAlumni.html#musdir |archive-date=5 August 2011 }}
- Rohan Phillips (2007–2019)
- Luke Severn (2019–){{Cite web |title=Bio {{!}} Luke Severn Music |url=https://www.lukesevernmusic.com/about |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=website |language=en}}
Commissioned works
References
External links
- {{official|https://www.bendigosymphonyorchestra.org.au/}}
- [https://victoriancollections.net.au/organisations/bendigo-symphony-orchestra-inc Victorian collections]