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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert
Music concert held in Brisbane, Australia, commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert was an Australian concert held on 6 August 2022 at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane that celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia.[1][2] The concert was directed by composer Alexander Voltz and organist Andrej Kouznetsov.[3]
The concert featured the choirs of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane and St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, as well as Kouznetsov and the John Coulton Brass, performing works by Australian and British composers, including William McKie, Samuel Sebastian Wesley, George Frideric Handel, Herbert Howells, Hubert Parry, Richard Mills, Judith Weir, Brenton Broadstock, Thomas Hewitt Jones, Charles Villiers Stanford, and Alexander Voltz.
Quentin Bryce opened the concert. The concert's proceeds were donated to Australian Red Cross, to support Australians battling emergencies.[1]