Monday, December 16, 2013
Largest orchestra: Australia breaks Guinness World Records' record (VIDEO)
BRISBANE, QSL, Australia -- Queensland Music Festival (QMF) Artistic Director and internationally renowned musician, James Morrison, led 7,224 musicians in the World's Biggest Orchestra at Suncorp Stadium, smashing the previous Guinness World Records' record of 6,452 set by Vancouver Symphony in 2000 and setting the new world record for the Largest orchestra,
according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/.
Photo: The Guinness World Records' record for the World's Biggest Orchestra was broken at Suncorp Stadium. The world record attempt was the signature event of the Queensland Music Festival and spearheaded by internationally renowned trumpeter and QMF Artistic Director, James Morrison. (enlarge photo)
The Guinness World Records' record for the largest orchestra playing on bamboo instruments was formed by 3011 people and was achieved during an event organised by Mr. Benny J. Mamoto in Tondano Maesa Stadium, Tondano, Indonesia.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the most concerts performed by a symphony orchestra is 14,000 by the New York Philharmonic (USA) over the last 162 years. The orchestra's archive has the first performance on 7 December 1842 and the 14,000 on 18 December 2004.
Conducted by James Morrison himself, musicians young and old performed a medley of tunes including Banjo Paterson's iconic Waltzing Matilda, Beethoven's Ode to Joy and Queen's We Will Rock You with crowds of supporters who lined Suncorp Stadium to cheer them on.
QMF now also holds the official Guinness World Records' title for the 'Largest Orchestra' and The Australian Book of Records title for the 'Largest Brass Ensemble', 'Largest Woodwind Ensemble', 'Largest Clarinet Ensemble' and 'World's Largest Orchestra'.
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