Taking up the baton

Conductors in Training program

BRYO is one of the only Youth Orchestra's in Australia to run a training programme for aspiring Conductor's. Players have the opportunity to audition for the programme every 2 years. They receive training and guidance from the Music Department and Mentors around SE Qld. Each concert they conduct a piece they have been rehearsing with the Orchestra.

Christian Panjaitan

Christian Panjaitan is an emerging Indonesian-Australian composer, pianist, and conductor currently completing a Bachelor of Music in Composition at the Queensland Conservatorium. A two-time recipient of Griffith University’s Brighter Futures […]

Past conductors-in-training

Ryan Taylor

Ryan Taylor is a graduate from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and holds a performance degree in classical saxophone. Having received the conductor-in-training program in 2023, Ryan led the ensemble […]

Ling Luc

Ling is studying a bachelor of music degree at the Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University. She has been a valued member of BRYO for many years now, starting on violin […]

Hugh Hansen

Hugh Hansen is currently studying music at the University of Queensland. He has been playing cello in BRYO for a few years now and has featured as a soloist with […]

Natisha Ford

Natisha is currently completing her third year of Bachelor Teaching/Bachelor Arts (Secondary) at Australian Catholic University. Her teaching areas include Music, History and RE. This year is Natisha’s first year […]

Brendon Crosby

After completing a Bachelor of Business, Brendon is currently studying Secondary Education at Griffith University, majoring in Music and Computer Education. This is his ninth year playing with BRYO. He […]

Rachael Jory

Rachael Jory is in her final year of studies at the University of Queensland, completing a Bachelor of Music (Honours) and a Bachelor of Education (Secondary). She has studied piano […]

Beth Goodrich

Beth is a 20 year old third year student studying a Bachelor of Nursing at the Queensland University of Technology. Though her focus of study is in health, she plans […]

Samuel Robinson

Samuel Robinson

Samuel is 24 years old and in the middle of his third year at the University of Queensland studying a Bachelor of Arts & Education extended major in Music. In […]

Monash Lal

Monash is in his third year studying Classical Flute at the Conservatorium of Music. He is an active performer and teacher in the Brisbane area, having participated in and forming […]

Joshua Cathcart

Joshua Cathcart

Josh joined BRYO in November 2008 and has been a valued member of the Percussion section for seven years. After his successful audition for Conductor-in-training he has enjoyed specialist training […]

Kendal Thomson

Kendal joined BRYO in 2010 as part of our China Tour. Since completing her Conductor-In-Training programme she has put together BRYO’s first Jazz Ensemble and is busy booking gigs for […]

Michael DiMauro

Michael DiMauro

Michael began with BRYO playing the Trumpet in 2003. Graduating in 2006 from QUT, Michael studied a Bachelor of Music with a Composition for Mixed Media major under Dr. Robert Davidson (Topology). […]