Chinchilla Miles Roma Tara Initiative
#Queensland Symphony Orchestra musicians have been travelling to Chinchilla, Miles, Roma, and Tara annually for 8+ years, meeting community members, hosting workshops for students and teachers, and playing great music for everyone.
The Chinchilla, Miles, Roma, and Tara (CMRT) tour includes workshops for community musicians and school students, schools concerts, and free public concerts featuring the QSO Connect Ensemble playing alongside school and community musicians. QSO Connect is QSO's education and community department that is dedicated to connecting schools and communities from across Queensland with Queensland Symphony Orchestra musicians.
The Chinchilla Miles Roma Tara Enrichment through Music (CMRT) Initiative is an innovative partnership between Australia Pacific LNG operated by Origin Energy and Queensland Symphony Orchestra, delivering quality music education and concert experiences to the students and community of Chinchilla, Miles, Roma, and Tara.
#Upcoming CMRT performances
Chinchilla Community in Concert
Supported by Australia Pacific LNG operated by Origin Energy
Music by
Georges Bizet / Alexander Borodin / Antonín Dvořák / Gustav Holst / Christina Macpherson
Roma Community in Concert
Supported by Australia Pacific LNG operated by Origin Energy
Music by
Alexander Borodin / Aaron Copland / Antonín Dvořák / Gustav Holst / Christina Macpherson
#Proudly supported by
Frazer Family Foundation
The Birtles Family Foundation
#Other QSO Connect Programs & Initiatives
Regional activities
Our regional activities include instrumental workshops, one on one mentoring, playing alongside QSO musicians in an orchestral environment.
SidebySide Program
(peviously know as the Prodigy Project)
The SidebySide Program provides young musicians with 1:1 mentorship from a QSO musician and the opportunity to perform high quality orchestral repertoire in a public concert.
Compose Program
This program is designed to introduce secondary school students to composing for orchestral instruments and have their work played by Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Students from regional and remote Queensland are encouraged to apply.
Regional & SEQ concerts
We are expanding our touring to visit as many Queenslanders as possible. Check out our 2024 concert locations to see when we will be in your area next.
Gladstone Enrichment through Music Initiative
This initiative delivers instrumental workshops and unique performance opportunities for students in the Gladstone region. Students work in rehearsals to improve playing techniques and perform in large ensembles alongside QSO musicians.
Young Instrumentalist Prize
The Young Instrumentalist Prize is a competition designed to encourage talented Queensland secondary school students along their music pathways and offer mentoring, performance opportunities and cash prizes. Students from regional and remote Queensland are encouraged to apply.
Chinchilla Miles Roma Tara Initiative
This initiative includes workshops and concerts for community musicians and students from Chinchilla, Miles, Roma and Tara. These concerts feature QSO musicians playing alongside community members and local students.