“… The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra received a $560,000 Federal Government grant, announced by Ted O’Brien MP at Peregian Springs on Tuesday.
The funding will allow the orchestra to expand its national tour and offer education and training to the next generation of musicians.
General Manager and Co-Artistic Director of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, Nicole van Bruggen said it would help the music industry bounce back from the impacts of COVID.
‘Freelance musicians and arts workers have been really struggling over the past two years,’ she said.
‘This announcement is not only going to put food on their table, it also acknowledges that small and agile organisations such as the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra are in a key position to pull the music industry out of the reality of this pandemic.’ …”
Sunshine Coast News, 12 January 2021