Gold Coast Chamber Orchestra
The Gold Coast Chamber Orchestra is a 22 piece community ensemble of professional standard based on the Gold Coast.
Professional musicians from the community were brought together to share their love for the genre with like-minded enthusiasts. Featuring many extraordinary and talented musicians, the passionate ensemble displays explosive power and driving energy, performing a diverse repertoire ranging from classical to modern day masterpieces and new commissions.
GCCO presents Season 1 Concert 1 - Heart and Song
Sunday 12 May 2024
Heart and Song features guest soprano soloist Gaynor Morgan accompanied by harp, cello and string orchestra. Enjoy our very own local artists as soloists in a wonderful program, also featuring a world premiere by composer Nicholas Routley.
Bangalow A&i Hall
GCCO presents Season 1 Concert 2 - Heart and Song
Sunday 19 May 2024
Heart and Song features guest soprano soloist Gaynor Morgan accompanied by harp, cello and string orchestra. Enjoy our very own local artists as soloists in a wonderful program, also featuring a world premiere by composer Nicholas Routley.
Basil Sellers Theatre - Bond University
GCCO presents Coastal Dreaming with William Barton
Saturday 15 June 2024
A performance not to be missed: superstar didgeridoo artist William Barton will perform with GCCO. Expand the full experience by joining the Corrigan Walk, showcasing the magnificent collection of indigenous art at Bond University.
Basil Sellers Theatre - Bond University
GCCO presents Season 2 Concert 1 - Vivaldi Madness
Sunday 20 October 2024
Brand new to the Gold Coast and Leader of the GCCO, Margaret Blades will appear as soloist in the brilliant reworking of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Max Richter, as well as some popular works by Vivaldi himself.
Basil Sellers Theatre - Bond University
GCCO presents Season 2 Concert 2 - Vivaldi Madness
Saturday 26 October 2024
Brand new to the Gold Coast and Leader of the GCCO, Margaret Blades will appear as soloist in the brilliant reworking of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Max Richter, as well as some popular works by Vivaldi himself.
Bangalow A&i Hall
GCCO Golden Ticket Subscribers (Student)
Thursday 28 March 2024
Welcome! You are visiting this Trybooking Event in order to register for a Golden Ticket, provides discounted tickets to ALL of our 2024 Concert Programme!
GCCO presents Luminous Strings - Recital
Thursday 28 March 2024
Stunning international artists, Natalia Lomeiko and Yuri Ghislin, accompanied by the brilliant pianist, Ayesha Gough, will perform some well-known trios by Mozart and Tchaikovsky. GCCO will accompany Natalia and Yuri, performing beloved concertos by Bach and Vivaldi for 2 violins.
PROGRAM
First half with Ayesha Gough on piano
Frolov- Divertimento
Mozart -Trio no.4 in E Flat
Tchaikovsky- Melody
Sarasate- Navarra
Shostakovich-5 pieces
Second half with GCCO
Bach Concerto for 2 violins in D Minor
Vivaldi Concerto for 2 violins in A minor RV522
Piazzolla - Tango Ballet
Princeton Room - Bond University
TEST Trybooking Event - IGNORE
Thursday 28 March 2024
TEST
Princeton Room - Bond University
Gold Coast Chamber Orchestra - Ladies High Tea
Monday 11 March 2024
Join us for a delicious High Tea to celebrate International Women's Day with the Gold Coast Chamber Orchestra (GCCO).
Our guest speaker is Ms Angie Bell - MP.
Guest violinists from GCCO will perform, and you will be supporting the sustainability and future artistic direction of this extraordinary orchestra.
Bumbles cafe
TEST EVENT: Ladies High Tea (CANCELLED)
Wednesday 31 January 2024
Frock up in vibrant colours and join us for High Tea to celebrate Women’s Day.
There’ll be a prize for the Best Dressed, with a couple Lucky Door surprises too.
Champagne will be flowing, and Bumbles will delight our tastebuds with dainty bites.
Extraordinary guest violinists will share exquisite pieces of music with us.
This will be a High Tea of colour, laughter, music and bubbles.
Your ticket purchase will be supporting the Gold Coast Chamber Orchestra.
Bumbles cafe
TEST EVENT 2: Ladies High Tea (CANCELLED)
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Frock up in vibrant colours and join us for High Tea to celebrate Women’s Day.
There’ll be a prize for the Best Dressed, with a couple Lucky Door surprises too.
Champagne will be flowing, and Bumbles will delight our tastebuds with dainty bites.
Extraordinary guest violinists will share exquisite pieces of music with us.
This will be a High Tea of colour, laughter, music and bubbles.
Your ticket purchase will be supporting the Gold Coast Chamber Orchestra.
Bumbles cafe
GCCO Presents Romance and Rapture
Sunday 3 December 2023
Presenting ORAVA - the vibrant Australian string quartet, “Romance and Rapture” featuring Rachmaninoff’s “Romance” and works by Schulhoff, an early twentieth century Austro-Czech composer and prominent Australian composer, Peter Sculthorpe.
Programme:
Schulhoff 1
Rachmaninov "romance"
Sculthorpe 9
Schulhoff 5 pieces
Basil Sellers Theatre - Bond University
GCCO PRESENTS CLASSICAL GEMS
Sunday 8 October 2023
Concert 2
Programme:
Gustav Holst - Moorside Suite (last movement)
Hubert Howell - Elegy for solo viola, string quartet and strings
Peter Sculthorpe Little Suite for String Orchestra
INTERVAL
Josef Suk - Serenade for Strings
Arnold Krug - Sextet for Strings - Andante Tranquillo
Astor Piazzolla - Fuga y Misterio for Strings
Basil Sellers Theatre - Bond University
GCCO PRESENTS CLASSICAL GEMS
Sunday 24 September 2023
Concert 1
Programme:
Gustav Holst - Moorside Suite (last movement)
Hubert Howell - Elegy for solo viola, string quartet and strings
Peter Sculthorpe Little Suite for String Orchestra
INTERVAL
Suk - Serenade for Strings
Finzi - Romance for String Orchestra
Piazzolla - Fuga y Misterio for strings
Murwillumbah Civic Centre
GCCO presents Spring Is In The Air
Sunday 17 September 2023
Presenting one of Western Australia’s most prominent chamber musicians, violinist Margaret Blades and pianist Ayesha Gough in “Spring Is In The Air” featuring Beethoven’s well known “Spring” violin sonata.
Cesar Franck - Violin sonata in A major
Ludwig Van Beethoven - Spring Sonata - no 5 in F major - opus 24
Arvo Part - Fratres
Bond University Club
GCCO Presents Six Strings
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Guitarists Hamish Strathdee and Emma-Shay Gallenti-Guilfoyle and GCCO String Quartet combine to present an exciting program of sublime classical music.
Programme:
L'Hoyer - Concerto op 16. (18 mins)
Hamish Strathdee and string quartet
Boccherini - III Grave Assai and IV Fandango from quintet G. 448
Emma-Shay Gallenti-Guilfoyle and string quartet
Maria Grenfell - Di Primavera
(arr. Contra Guitar Duo)
Contra Guitar Duo
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachinas Braslianas no. 5
Hamish and String soloist
String quartet
Clarice Assad - Brasileirinhas
Contra Guitar Duo
University Club
GCCO Presents Souvenirs - at Bond University
Sunday 21 May 2023
A beautiful programme of timeless works, with guest soloists Margaret Blades and Daniel Kowalik and conducted by Marco Bellasi.
Programme:
Leo Janacek – Suite for String Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in A minor KV 523
(Margaret Blades & Daniel Kowalik – Soloists)
Steve Reich – Duet for 2 Solo Violins and String Orchestra
(Margaret Blades & Daniel Kowalik – Soloists)
Anton Arensky – Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky Opus 35a
Basil Sellers Theatre
GCCO Presents Souvenirs - in Murwillumbah
Sunday 14 May 2023
A beautiful programme of timeless works, with guest soloists Margaret Blades and Daniel Kowalik and conducted by Marco Bellasi.
Programme:
Leo Janacek – Suite for String Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in A minor KV 523
(Margaret Blades & Daniel Kowalik – Soloists)
Steve Reich – Duet for 2 Solo Violins and String Orchestra
(Margaret Blades & Daniel Kowalik – Soloists)
Anton Arensky – Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky Opus 35a
Murwillumbah Civic Centre
Orava Good Time
Sunday 2 October 2022
Once again joined by Orava and conducted by Marco Bellasi, GCCO presents a beautiful programme including a Mozart Divertimento, Delius Aquarelles, Nino Rota Concerto for Strings and the beautiful Notturno for Strings and Harp by Schoenberg. The afternoon culminates with the famous Dvorak Serenade for Strings.
St Peter's Anglican Church - 241 Person Capacity
GCCO Fundraiser - ABBA!
Friday 17 June 2022
Join the Gold Coast Chamber Orchestra for an evening of glamorous fashion, drinks and canapes, whilst being serenaded by the orchestra.
Prizes will be awarded for the best 70’s inspired glam evening attire.
Purchase tickets for the amazing range of raffle items. Major prizes for auction during the evening
Paradiso Place
Piano Trio Concert - Winter Interludes
Sunday 5 June 2022
For the first time we present a small chamber music ensemble in concert. Leading players from the orchestra, Hugh Won on violin and Katherine Hopkins on cello join pianist Ayesha Gough, a young classical pianist from the Tweed region who graduated from the Royal College of Music in London in 2020. They will perform Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat Major.
St Peter's Anglican Church - 241 Person Capacity
Four Seasons In Tango - 22nd May 2022
Sunday 22 May 2022
Join the GCCO for our 1st concert series of 2022.
St Peter's Anglican Church - 241 Person Capacity
