A few words with Helena Burns

“I am feeling very lucky to have this opportunity as an Upbeat Artist and I intend to work hard, build on my current skill set and perform beautiful music.” Meet Helena Burns, one of Camerata’s 2023 Upbeat artists! Helena was born in Brisbane an …
In Review: Orange Chamber Music Festival

“Something that resonated from the opening address from Artistic Director Brendan Joyce and throughout the night was the sense of pure fun that radiated out of the chamber orchestra in its performance, with a clear love of what it was doing.” “The powe …
Meet our new Artistic Associates

Rory Smith Clare Cooney Alison Smith O’Connell © Alex Jamieson Alison Smith O’Connell © Michelle Secis Clare Cooney © Morgan Roberts Rory Smith © Alex Jamieson We are delighted to announce that Rory Smith, Clare Cooney and Alison Smith O’Connell have j …
In Review: Heartstrings

“Again, what a fantastic evening of music!! Serenade took us both on a journey… I felt like I was bathing in those beautiful notes, so sensitive and joyful.” Paul Boyd, audience member. We opened our 2023 season with two performances of Heartstrings …
Camerata welcomes 2023 Composer-in-Residence

We are delighted to welcome Ray Lin as Camerata’s 2023 Emerging Composer-in-Residence! Queensland Music Award winner Ray Lin is a versatile composer, arranger, conductor and orchestrator specialising in music for concert hall and screen. His music ha …
Job Vacancy: Production Coordinator

Our team is growing! An exciting opportunity exists for a Production Coordinator to join the dynamic and passionate team in one of Queensland’s fastest growing medium-sized arts organisations. This position is suitable for applicants from all stages of …
Camerata welcomes 2023 Upbeat Artists

Upbeat is Camerata’s emerging artist initiative, fostering the next generation of Queensland musicians, and provides a number of performance and rehearsal opportunities over twelve months to support career pathways for talented graduating or recently g …
Camerata announced as 2023 Touring Queensland Fund Recipient

In amazing news to start the New Year, we are happy to share that we are a recipient of the Touring Queensland Fund for 2023 thanks to Arts Queensland. We are grateful to Arts Queensland for this funding which enables us to bring our mission to life: e …
In Review: Mozart’s Jupiter

“Camerata’s tight unity and interpretative depth can be compared to the Australian Chamber Orchestra.” (Gillian Wills, Australian Stage) Read the full review here: http://bit.ly/3ZCcTmA We concluded our 2022 season with two performances of Mozart’s Jup …
2023 Emerging Composer-in-Residence Applications now open

Are you Camerata’s 2023 Emerging Composer-in-Residence? Write for one of Australia’s busiest ensembles! Camerata’s Emerging Composer-in-Residence program originally began in 2015 as a regional touring commission where an emerging composer was invited t …
Job Vacancy: Marketing Coordinator

Our team is growing! We’re on the hunt for a part-time Marketing Coordinator to join our management team, based on Yagara Country at Brisbane Powerhouse to support marketing and development activities. Come and join our superstar team and world-class m …
2023 Upbeat Applications Now Open

Start your career with Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra! Upbeat audition applications are now open for 2023. Camerata’s Upbeat program offers five emerging artists (typically in their last year or first year out of tertiary music studies) to p …