About Us
Objectives (It’s not just a concert)
The Blue Mountains Concert Society presents outstanding quality performances of music at the Springwood Civic Centre. The Society attracts the best Australian and overseas artists.
-the artists perform in a friendly and informal atmosphere,
-providing a unique and pleasurable experience.
The Society seeks to continue to present entertaining and sometimes unusual music to the Lower Blue Mountains community.
The 2011 concerts include Classical, Jazz and Pop music.
Structure
Founded in 1966, The Blue Mountains Concert Society is a non-profit community incorporated company, based on membership. The Society has over 300 members.
Members
Members subscribe to all, or at least 3 concerts in a yearly Concert Series. Members buy tickets at a discount price. Single tickets for each concert are available to non-members.
Membership is very important to the operations of the Society.
Administration
The Society is managed by member volunteers. All members of the Society are encouraged to participate in the activities of the Society, especially the planning and preparation of each concert and each Concert Series.
Go it alone
As the Society is Concert based, the Society at present receives no grants or subsidies from Federal, State and local Governments. Competing Artist based organisations operating in Penrith and Katoomba receive Government subsidies.
The Society solely relies on the support of the Lower Blue Mountains community for its survival.
Patron
Simon Tedeschi is the patron of the Blue Mountains Concert Society. Simon with his brilliant and widely based piano talent has assisted the Society in providing top talent with unexpected brilliance, to our concert programs.