UQ’s Symphony Orchestra performing in QPAC earlier this year
University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra students have been invited to perform with the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra in China by School of Music Alumnus Dane Lam. Mr Lam, who graduated in 2006, is the Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted an array of leading international orchestras and opera companies, including the Julliard Orchestra in New York, the City of London Sinfonia and the Beethoven Orchester Bonn. The Xi'an concert is the result of a creative practice partnership pilot project brokered by Mr Lam and UQ School of Music Head of Professor Margaret Barrett. Professor Barrett said the project provided an important opportunity for UQ Music students. "It offers a work-integrated learning opportunity to perform a major repertoire with a professional orchestra and to engage in inter-cultural exchange with Chinese musician colleagues," she said. "The project is not only providing greater connection to China, but is also connecting the students, the School and the University with the orchestral profession through esteemed alumnus Dane Lam.
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