John Ronald Curro (6 December 1932 – 6 November 2019
) was an Australian violinist, violist, conductor and music director.
Curro was the founder (1966) and Director of Music of the
Queensland Youth Orchestras
Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO) is one of the state's organisations for orchestral training and performance and is based at the Old Museum building in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Australia, officially ...
, with which he established the National Youth Concerto Competition (NYCC).
Honours and awards
Curro was appointed a
Member of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
in 1981 and a
Member of the Order of Australia
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in 1995.
He was awarded the
Centenary Medal
The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or g ...
in 2001.
Bernard Heinze Memorial Award
The
Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award
The Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award is an Australian music award.
History and description
The award was inaugurated in 1982. It honours the memory of Sir Bernard Heinze (1894–1982), who for 31 years was Ormond Professor of Music at the Unive ...
is given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to music in Australia.
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Don Banks Music Award
The
Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia.
It was founded by the
Australia Council
Creative Australia, formerly known as the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia.
The council was announ ...
in honour of
Don Banks
Donald Oscar Banks (25 October 19235 September 1980) was an Australian composer of concert, jazz, and commercial music.
Early life and education
Jazz was Banks' earliest and strongest musical influence. He learned the saxophone as a boy in Aust ...
, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board.
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Queensland Greats Awards
The
Queensland Greats Awards
The Queensland Greats Awards recognise outstanding Queenslanders for their years of dedication and contribution to the development of the state and their role in strengthening and shaping the community in Queensland
Queensland ( , common ...
commenced in 2001 and recognise outstanding Queenslanders for their years of dedication and contribution to the development of the state and their role in strengthening and shaping the community in
Queensland, Australia
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, ...
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References
External links
John Curro digital story and oral history State Library of Queensland
State Library of Queensland (State Library) is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the Government of Queensland, state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, whi ...
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1932 births
2019 deaths
Australian classical violinists
Australian classical violists
21st-century Australian conductors (music)
Members of the Order of Australia
Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire
Queensland Greats
21st-century violists