Lighting supply

QSO: Peter and the Wolf

Bumblebees, dinosaurs and a wolf, brought to life by Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Krank'd supplied the lighting for this studio programme introducing schools and families to orchestral music.

Explore the production

When: 4 to 6 June 2026
For: Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Where: QSO Studio, South Bank, Brisbane

QSO: Peter and the Wolf: the orchestra surrounded by blue and green light on the acoustic panels — The orchestra surrounded by blue and green light on the acoustic panels.

QSO: Peter and the Wolf: woodwind players in brightly coloured shirts — Woodwind players in brightly coloured shirts.

QSO: Peter and the Wolf: the brass section in front of the blue-lit studio wall — The brass section in front of the blue-lit studio wall.

QSO: Peter and the Wolf: the narrator introducing the story beside the orchestra — The narrator introducing the story beside the orchestra.

QSO: Peter and the Wolf: a violinist playing in the QSO Studio — A violinist playing in the QSO Studio.

QSO: Peter and the Wolf: a view across the string section towards the conductor — A view across the string section towards the conductor.

QSO: Peter and the Wolf: the narrator speaking to the seated audience — The narrator speaking to the seated audience.

QSO: Peter and the Wolf: musicians beneath green and violet studio lighting — Musicians beneath green and violet studio lighting.

QSO: Peter and the Wolf: the narrator with young listeners in the foreground — The narrator with young listeners in the foreground.

The orchestra surrounded by blue and green light on the acoustic panels.

An orchestra becomes a cast of characters

Queensland Symphony Orchestra welcomed school groups and families into its South Bank studio for Peter and the Wolf from 4 to 6 June 2026. Conductor Jen Winley and host and narrator Ed Le Brocq guided audiences through Prokofiev's musical story, alongside Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee and Matthew Hindson's Dancing with Dinosaurs.

The programme gave young listeners a way into the orchestra through characters and movement. In Peter and the Wolf, individual instruments represent the animals and people in the story, while the audience also had a chance to try conducting. It was a close-up introduction to live orchestral performance in the QSO Studio.

Lighting for the studio performances

Krank'd supplied Fusion Wash Q48 fixtures for the lighting package, bringing coloured washes into the studio around the orchestra. The hire supported the complete programme, including Flight of the Bumblebee, Dancing with Dinosaurs and Peter and the Wolf.

The studio kept the narrator, conductor and musicians close to their audience. Coloured light across the room's acoustic panels gave the performance a theatrical setting around the seated orchestra, while the instruments and the people playing them remained the focus. It was a different scale from our QSO concert work at QPAC, with an emphasis on the children's first encounter with the music.