Sydney Youth Orchestras announces launch of the Richard Gill Chamber Orchestra
A youth orchestra will be renamed after Richard Gill, who was Chief Conductor at Sydney Youth Orchestras from 1977 to 1982.
Hugh is a music journalist, arts administrator and recordings consultant. Previously deputy editor of Limelight, label manager at ABC Classic and ABC Jazz, Marketing Manager for the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, and manager of Sydney’s iconic classical record store Fish Fine Music, Hugh is currently Editorial Manager at the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and a freelance consultant for a number of different artists.
A youth orchestra will be renamed after Richard Gill, who was Chief Conductor at Sydney Youth Orchestras from 1977 to 1982.
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