Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra

Inspiring musicians dedicated to the performance of Romantic & Classical music on period instruments.
Richard Gill | Founding Artistic Director

[Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra @AusRomClassOrch]

One month til our #QLD tour #MozartsClarinet: sparkling music and popcorn in Bundaberg, Maryborough, Hervey Bay Boat Club and Gympie. Why 🍿? As well as concerts, workshops and talks, we're screening the stunning #MozartsSister film. https://t.co/t4h4g6v70L📷WallisMedia

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Only one month til our Mendelssohn/Bach #StMatthewPassion with #Sydneyphilharmonicchoirs in the #sydneyoperahouse. What makes this version different?🕰️It's shorter!🎷with basset horns, organ, Romantic sounds and emotion. Learn more and book: https://t.co/D4pd3OaDV5📷 Robert Catto

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🎵Untrained singers. A piano. A cricketer tenor soloist.😲Australia's first 2 #Bach #StMatthewPassion (1875, 1879) were not legendary, yet Bach grew a massive following Down Under, including our own HIP Mendelssohn premiere on 17 April. Read the story: https://t.co/KSsAM20dws

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🎂Break out the #birthday cake: ARCO’s turning 11 today! It’s been an amazing decade-plus-one: 119 concerts, 25 Voyage music education programs, 18 YMS Academies, 3 albums and tens of thousands of audience members inspired by the emotion of #HIP Classical and Romantic music🎻

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Three powerhouse #womenmusicians in one room!💪🏼🎵Soloist Jacqueline Porter, composer Shauna Beesley and violinist/co-artistic director Rachael Beesley (on camera) rehearsed for the @peninsulafestival 4-5 Jan in this gorgeous beachside studio. Tix https://t.co/KiZDTqV4qd

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Wow, a stunning review for #Illuminate in @classik_on! Says Peter Hagen: "An album of fresh creativity and deep emotional colour". 🎄Buy 'Illuminate' to light up your holiday season, or buy our 3CD gift set and save 15%! Read: https://t.co/7WCpreWJCf Buy: https://t.co/NDK4oLHeCR

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This is what #GivingTuesday is all about - transforming lives. 💛 We see that joy wherever we perform, teach or connect through the magic of historically informed performance #HIP, like this adorable young Brisbane fan! Help us inspire. Join us. #donate https://t.co/Ske09QaKK7

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Only ONE WEEK until we make the big announcement – our #2025 Season! We're so excited to share some incredible concerts across 4 states, so stay tuned next Wednesday for the big reveal...and how YOU can be a part of our brightest season ever! 📷Ken Nakanishi #AusRomClassOrch #HIP

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Shoutout to all our fave #clarinettists on #IntlClarinetDay! We love you all, and that silky sound that makes #Classical and #Romantic music so luscious. Come hear more at our @PeninsulaSMF concerts featuring historical #bassetclarinet!🌞Tickets: https://t.co/KiZDTqV4qd #psmf25

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★★★★ A new @AusRomClassOrch release does what it says on the can, writes @clivepaget.
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Throwback to our QLD #Sunrise tour when co-artistic director Nicole van Bruggen chatted with ABC Radio's Kaitlyn Sawrey about all things basset clarinet.🎶Find the story on our news page, then buy tix to hear the basset live on 5 Jan at @PeninsulaSMF 🎟️https://t.co/KiZDTqV4qd

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Wow - so thrilled and humbled by the latest review of our #Illuminate' CD in @sydneyartsguide! 🙏🏼Find out what Paul Nolan loved about this album of #HIP #Bruch, #Britten and #Tchaikovsky at https://t.co/A7xAlVdOty Get the CD: https://t.co/KGbFeQSThD 📷 Robert Catto

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We're heading to Flinders! So excited to be a part of the Peninsula Summer Music Festival with an incredible program of #HIP concerts Jan 4-5 and beyond. Start planning your #VIC holiday! #PSMF tix: https://t.co/30CdPvENdf 📷Robert Catto #AusRomClassOrch

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Another sparkling review for our CD 'Illuminate'! ❤️ Clive Paget at @LimelightArtsAu loved our "graceful portamenti' and 'gossamer strings' – plus the 'radiant counterpoint' of our fabulous soprano soloist Jacqueline Porter. Thank you, Clive! 🙏🏼 Read/buy: https://t.co/KGbFeQSThD

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2025 Young Mannheim Symphonists auditions closing soon! 📯 - https://t.co/FsVO4BoXkP

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Applications now open for 2025 Young Mannheim Symphonists! 📯 - https://t.co/xG5ibctbVw

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Some of the best moments on the QLD 'Sunrise' tour were at the Talk&Tea sessions!☕ In #Brisbane our Young Mannheim Symphonists got free tix: all part of being in Australia's only national HIP youth orchestra. 📯Want to join? 2025 #YMS auditions now open: https://t.co/xGanQYSd9r

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Just 2 weeks til the Young Mannheim Symphonists NSW State Academy!🎻Mozart, Beethoven, André with #HistoricallyInformedPerformance, gut strings & lifelong friends.🎵See the magic at our final concert 3.30pm Sat 5 Oct!🌟https://t.co/QBRHZ2lsfC📷@robertcatto #youthorchestra #HIP

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It's official: we're the best HIPsters under the Southern Cross!✨Thank you @LimelightArtsAu for a simply brilliant review by Gemma Regan of our Brisbane concert launching 'The Sunrise' tour. Read: https://t.co/fNcGemxKxe Tix still on sale for #Noosa #Maryborough #Bundaberg

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One thing we love about our new CD #Illuminate is how it reminds us of the brilliant joy of making music. Recorded live in Feb 2021, it was one of the first #Sydney concerts after Covid lockdowns lifted. And it captures that light and gratitude. Buy: https://t.co/KGbFeQSThD