Queensland Wind and Brass
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The Queensland Wind and Brass (QWAB) is a community wind ensemble based in Brisbane
, Australia
. It was formed in 1989 and is composed of approximately 70 amateur and professional musicians. The group's current musical director and conductor is Paul Kucharski.
QWAB plays works written specifically for wind ensembles as well as arrangements of well known pieces. Their performances include themed concerts (From Russia With Love, Movies & Musicals etc.) as well as kids' concerts. QWAB also participates in local and national band competitions.
The group performs at venues throughout Brisbane including New Farm Park
, Queen Street Mall, South Bank Parklands and the Old Museum Building
. QWAB also rehearses in the Old Museum Building.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was formed in 1989 and is composed of approximately 70 amateur and professional musicians. The group's current musical director and conductor is Paul Kucharski.
QWAB plays works written specifically for wind ensembles as well as arrangements of well known pieces. Their performances include themed concerts (From Russia With Love, Movies & Musicals etc.) as well as kids' concerts. QWAB also participates in local and national band competitions.
The group performs at venues throughout Brisbane including New Farm Park
New Farm Park, Brisbane
New Farm Park is a significant historic park in the suburb of New Farm, Brisbane, Australia, located at the southern end of the New Farm Peninsula on the Brisbane River. It covers , and it currently includes grounds, tennis courts, and basketball courts...
, Queen Street Mall, South Bank Parklands and the Old Museum Building
Old Museum Building, Brisbane
The Old Museum Building is a performance venue in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Australia.-History:The Old Museum was originally called the Exhibition Building and Concert Hall. It was built in 1891 for the Queensland National Agricultural and Industrial Association after Brisbane's first exhibition...
. QWAB also rehearses in the Old Museum Building.