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UQ Wind Symphony

Re-established in 2024, the UQ Wind Symphony has swiftly cultivated a vibrant culture of inclusion, connection, and artistic excellence. This auditioned ensemble is made up of approximately 50 talented musicians, primarily featuring members from the University of Queensland student community while also embracing skilled performers from the wider public. Committed to genuine collaboration and expressive performance, the UQ Wind Symphony is poised to become one of Australia's leading youth wind ensembles.

Conductor

Rachel Howley is a conductor, music educator and researcher. She completed a Doctor of Musical Arts (Conducting) at the Queensland TheConservatorium Griffith University and has conducted some of Australia’s finest youth ensembles. In addition to the UQ Wind Symphony, she is the regular conductor of Queensland Youth Orchestra 3 and the Griffith University Young Conservatorium Wind Ensemble. Additionally, she conducts in the Queensland State Honours Ensembles Program and is a Queensland Wind Orchestra conducting team member. Rachel has spent over 20 years in school instrumental music program leadership and is a respected clinician throughout Australia. In 2023, Rachel became a Reynolds Conducting Institute Fellow at The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference and in 2022, was named one of Australia’s Most Influential Educators. A passionate advocate for inclusivity, Rachel's research focuses on the pivotal role of conductors in championing Australian female composers' wind band works. In 2018, she founded the Australian Women’s Wind Band Composition Award, which has contributed more than 50 new works by Australian female-identifying composers to the industry.