Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra

Community orchestra in Northern Sydney, Australia

The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonic orchestra
Short name	KPO
Founded	1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Location	Ku-ring-gai, Australia
Concert hall	The Concourse
Principal conductor	Paul Terracini
Website	www.kpo.org.au

The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation – KPO) is an amateur community orchestra located in Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales Australia.

The KPO organizes the New South Wales Secondary Schools Concerto Competition, which attracts entries from numerous state musicians, and a series of Kids' Proms and free community concerts.

The current artistic director is Paul Terracini.

History

The orchestra was founded in 1971 by conductor Helen Quach with the support of the Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council and the Australian Council of the Arts.^[1]

The KPO was recognized as Australia's Community Orchestra of the Year in 2002, 2004 and 2007 by the Orchestras of Australia Network.^[2]

References

^ "KPO Background". KPO. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2010-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)