Music and a touch of magic this year for Mother’s Day: Queensland Symphony Orchestra

There’s breakfast in bed, flowers, some lippy and sometimes even powertools bought by dad and dressed up as a ‘gift’ for mum…. This year, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra has made Mother’s Day super easy with the Happy Mother’s Day Concert, part of the incredibly loved Music on Sundays Program, being staged on Sunday 11 May at 11.30am in the Concert Hall at QPAC. So give mum music and a touch of magic!!

Concert highlights include Dvo?ák’s nostalgic Songs My Mother Taught Me and Brisbane husband-and-wife legends Pamela Page and Max Olding performing Czerny’s Piano Concerto for Four Hands.

The Happy Mother’s Day concert is part of the QSO’s popular Music on Sundays series, hosted by one of Australia’s most versatile musical entertainers, Guy Noble. Each concert in the Music on Sundays series involves popular, themed repertoire. Wave your British flag in the celebratory event (Not) The Last Night of the Proms on 27 April, hear operatic wonders in Passion and Madness on 27 July, and listen to music from an array of international composers in World Inspiration on 19 October.

As the entertaining host of the series, Guy Noble, has built a popular following for the Music on Sundays concerts, his cheeky humour and occasional costume changes surprise and delight audiences of all ages. This comical, spontaneous element and Guy’s informed musical commentary make these concerts a great way to introduce audiences to orchestral music. With themed music, renowned soloists, world-class musicians and an entertaining host, the QSO offers the perfect reason to get out of bed on a Sunday morning!

The 2014 Music on Sundays series opens on Sunday 9 March at 11.30am in the QPAC Concert Hall. Subscription packages and single tickets available now through qtix on 136 246.

Music on Sundays Series is proudly presented by Bacchus Bar, Restaurant & Pool. Official Radio Partner – Brisbane’s News Talk 4BC.

MUSIC ON SUNDAYS – 2014 CONCERTS

27 April at 11.30am, QPAC Concert Hall | (Not) The Last Night of the Proms – Light-Hearted Traditional

11 May at 11.30am, QPAC Concert Hall | Happy Mother’s Day – The Gift of Music

27 July at 11.30am, QPAC Concert Hall | Passion and Madness – Operatic Wonders

19 October at 11.30am, QPAC Concert Hall | World Inspiration – Armchair Traveller

TICKETS: qtix 136 246 or qso.com.au

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Just about anything you can make in fabric you can make in knitting, but there are some styles that you just don’t see that often translated into knitting.

For example, a button down collared shirt. This is a classic design, of course, and it looks great in a knit version, but it’s just not something you see much of.

Noma Ndlovu’s Guglethu shirt is the pattern to try if you want to knit your own button down shirt. This one is inspired by cashmere tops (though the sample was made out of yak yarn, not cashmere, and uses two strands of lace weight yarn held together) and includes lots of high-fashion details like double-knit cuffs, collar and shoulder seams.

It has a patch pocket on the front and 10 buttons including the button band and the cuffs.

The designer says you can also use a DK weight yarn held singly if you’d rather, and that the shirt looks good in a variety of yarns. There is another version on Ravelry that uses Berroco Remix Light, which is a mix of nylon, cotton, acrylic, silk and cellulose fibers. It has a more relaxed look but it still really pretty.

The pattern has 12 sizes, with a full bust measurement ranging from 32.35 to 72.25 inches, or 82 to 183.5 cm. The designer suggests 2 to 6 inches, or 5 to 15 cm, of positive ease when you pick your size. I could totally see knitting one that’s even bigger to wear more like a jacket, because I do that a lot with button down shirts I already own.

I love all the details on this shirt, which isn’t necessarily difficult to knit, but might introduce you to some things you’ve never knit before (like those cuffs with the plackets, or a shirt collar like this).

To learn more about this shirt and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself, head to Ravelry.

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