Last concert for music lecturer

After more than 20 years of teaching emerging musicians, Andrew Lorenz is hanging up the baton. But before he retires he will conduct the USQ Orchestra one final time.

Andrew will retire from USQ at the end of the year, but will take to the stage on Sunday, November 5 when he conducts the annual Concerto Concert.

The performance will feature six of the University's top instrumental soloists, accompanied by the celebrated USQ Orchestra.

Final year and honours students will perform a vast selection of music ranging from Beethoven to work by Russian composer, Prokofiev.

Andrew said the students will perform pieces selected from across the globe.

'We dig around the world to get music. We had to specifically order the Saxophone Concerto from Sweden for the concert.

'The concert will feature an enormous variety of instrumental pieces. The students will perform six very different pieces, spanning across 150 years.'

Andrew said the students are very capable musicians.

'The students are gifted on their individual instruments and look forward to the opportunity and the challenge of playing with the orchestra.'

There are six students performing in the annual Concerto Concert:

• Tara Duncan (Lars-Erik Larsson- Saxophone Concerto) plays with the Ergon Energy USQ Big Band, Symphonic Wind Band and USQ Orchestra.

• Joanna Chan (Mendelssohn- Capriccio Brillante) is from Hong Kong was the accompanist for the Central and Western Hong Kong Children's Choir.

• Sarah Paech (Beethoven- Piano Concerto No 5) began studying piano at the age of 5 and was a recipient of the Peter Rorke Scholarship.

• Adam Piechocinski (Prokofiev- Violin Concerto No 1) was born in Poland. Adam has played with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra allowing him to play with internationally acclaimed soloists and conductors, resulting in a number of CD recordings for ABC Classics.

• Flutist Nicola Hayden (Reinecke- Flute Concerto) was awarded a Regional Arts Development Fund grant this year to attend the inaugural Sydney Flute Festival.

• Daniel McIlvride (Jacob- Trombone Concerto) is the brass teacher at Concordia State High and Mater Dei Primary Schools. He also performs professionally in and around Toowoomba.

The Concerto Concert will be held in the USQ Arts Theatre on Sunday, November 5 at 3pm.

Tickets are $20.50 Adult, $16.50 Concession, $5.50 Child. For more information please contact the USQ Box Office on 4631 1111.

Media Contact:  Connie-Louise Alexander, USQ Media, +61 7 4631 2977 or 0439 760106