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Newsletter 16th February 2026

Register for Suits and Scrubs and Buy Your Tickets Now

Dear QMO & C Family,

Welcome to 2026 QMO Friends!

We can't believe it's already February - and we will shortly begin preparing for our first concert of the year - SUITS AND SCRUBS.

Registration is now open and music will be uploaded shortly.

Tickets are now on sale. To reserve your tickets to this spectacular event, please book your tickets at your earliest convenience by clicking here.

Following a successful collaboration in 2024, we are delighted to announce that the QMO will be collaborating with the Law Orchestra (the LAWCHESTRA) for our first concert of 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity for QMO to collaborate with other musicians. Expect a lot of entertainment as we put both lawyers and doctors on stage together!

The theme for the concert is “Suits and Scrubs”. This will feature music each orchestra are passionate about, demonstrating much love between the two professions - the stereotypically portrayed antagonistic relationship is fake news! This concert will feature each orchestra on their own, but also together - just imagine the incredible majestic sound we are going to make! Here are just some of the pieces we will be performing:

  • Overture for a Celebration (Hodges)
  • Symphonic Metamorphosis (Hindemith)
  • Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
  • New World Symphony no.9 (Dvorak)
  • Star Wars - The Phantom Menace (Williams)

        And more!

The concert will be on Sunday 19th April, starting at 3pm, at Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre at St Laurence's College in South Brisbane. Please note this is a later commencement time than usual. 

Anyone and everyone is welcome to join our ranks; we have open door policy and there are no auditions - as long as you think you are able to play the music to a reasonable standard, then we'd love to have you! Please note that you must at least attend a majority (4 out of 7) of the rehearsals to be able to play in the concert.  See above for rehearsal dates and how to register for the rehearsal and concerts.


We hope you will be joining us for this wonderful musical collaboration. Please spread the word and help recruit as many QMO Family members as possible. We look forward to seeing you at the concert.

Proceeds from this concert will be going to Orange Sky.

 

How to Register

To Register for the Concert

To Register to participate in this concert:

You can also sign-up as a FOH or stage volunteer via this link. 

Don't forget, you will only get email updates about the concert if you register for the concert. 

To Sign up for Rehearsals

After you have registered, you will need to sign up for rehearsals:

Rehearsal Dates: 

ORCHESTRA - all rehearsals are at Clayfield College except for 7 April which is at The Old Museum.

Rehearsals will be held on:

  • Rehearsal 1 - Sunday 15th March, 1-5pm 
  • Rehearsal 2 - Sunday 22nd March, 1-5pm 
  • Rehearsal 3 - Sunday 29th March, 1-5pm
  • WEEKEND OFF FOR EASTER WEEKEND (Sunday 5th April)
  • Extra rehearsal - Tuesday 7th April 7-9pm at OMB 
  • Rehearsal 4 - Saturday 11th April, 1-5pm 
  • Rehearsal 5 - Sunday 12th April, 1-5pm
  • Rehearsal 6 - Saturday 18th April, 1-5pm

For those you who are having trouble, please contact Geoff, our membership manager via email membership@qmo.org.au

Music and parts will be available for download via the Music Library (password 'qmofamily').

If you haven't already done so, please join our closed QMO Facebook group HERE, where you can check for last minute updates and changes. 

 

 

 

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