Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Patron of St Gabriel’s School for Hearing Impaired Children. In 2003 Paul was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for his services to Australian society and the advancement of music and in 2010 the Sydney University Alumni Medal for Professional Achievement. The other founder is current Managing Director is Bruce Applebum. The orchestra was formed in 1989 by Paul Dyer and Bruce Applebaum and their name pays tribute to the Brandenburg Concertos of J. S. Bach, who was central to the Baroque period. Since the beginning in 1989, the orchestra has become the leading voice in the Australian cultural landscape due
Mary Brandenburg allow residents who identify themselves as homosexuals to adopt. Representative Brandenburg has continually pushed for equality in the Sunshine State's adoption laws and has filed legislation to allow gay residents to adopt since 2007. Entering her final term in the Florida House, Brandenburg intends to further pursue this initiative during her last two years in the legislature. In March 2008 it was reported that Florida state Representative Mary Brandenburg and Senator Evelyn Lynn had proposed bills to make possession of "Salvia divinorum" a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. "Salvia divinorum" is a psychoactive herb which can