Royal Melbourne Philharmonic

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic logo
Founded1853 (1853)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Principal conductorAndrew Wailes
Websitermp.org.au

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic (RMP) is a 120-voice choir and orchestra in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1853, and is reportedly Australia's oldest surviving cultural organisation.[1] The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic is Australia's oldest musical organisation that has been continuously existing for over 150 years.[2] Among its programmes, there have been large-scale concerts celebrating classical composers including Bach,[3] Mendelssohn[4] and Beethoven.[5] The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic is managed under the direction of Andrew Wailes, the artistic director of the orchestra.[6]

  1. ^ "Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra (RMP)". Australian Government Cultural Portal. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Sean Ross and Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra". ACF. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ Rickard, John. "Messiahs, Elijahs and All that Jazz: Melbourne Musical Taste between the Wars" (PDF). Context: Journal of Music Research. 25: 35–39. ISSN 1038-4006.
  4. ^ Thornley, Clare (22 September 2004). "The Royal Philharmonic Society of Sydney : the rise and fall of a musical organisation". University of Sydney.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Yanko was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Hill, Jennifer; Campbell, Peter; Smith, Jessica. "Symposium: Choral Music in Melbourne – Transcript of the Forum: The Present and Future of Choral Music in Melbourne". Context: 55–76. ISSN 1038-4006.