[3] The role of the commission was to give inputs and plans related to the Philharmonics' practices, repertoires, customs and hiring.
New repertoires were added to the Philharmonic's concerts program, including Bach's mass in B minor, Walton's Belshazzars Feast and Verdi's Requiem.
[7] As the Philharmonic entered a contract with the ABC, the burden of orchestral members fees and promotional costs were reduced.
[4] By 1970 to 1975, the Philharmonic became a regular part of ABC's programs including Red and Blue series and the annual prom concert at the Moomba Festival.
[3] In 1935, Bernard Heinze, the conductor of the Philharmonic, felt depressed due to the choristers' performance quality, as their vocal technique had not improved.
[7] The auditions for choir and orchestral members began to occur after the RMP signed the partnership agreement with the ABC.
[9] In 1883, the Philharmonic were given the opportunity by Nicholson & Co., a music emporium located in Melbourne, to hold a concert with selected works chosen by the secretary of the Society as well as the conductor.
[14] The RMP has had a long tradition of playing the Messiah and Mendelssohn's Elijah during Christmas season as well as producing choral works in the Australian premieres.
[16] The Philharmonic also presented both Messiah and Carols at the AFL grand final, Anzac Day service, international rugby games and Melbourne Cup.
[17] The concert was performed at Melbourne Town Hall under the baton of John Lemmone, with Kirsti Harms on Soprano, David Hobson on Tenor and Rodney Macann on bass and baritone.
[5] The performance was held at Hamer Hall with Diego Matheuz as the principal guest conductor, featuring an RMP Aria Competition winner Christopher Richardson, the British soprano Susan Gritton, Palestinian-Israeli pianist Saleem Ashkar and Australian singers including Fiona Campbell and Jacqueline Porter.
[20] The concert started with a Clarinet Concerto, followed by the C minor Mass with full formation of the orchestra playing and ended with Mozart's small piece, Ave Verum Corpus.
[20] The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic concerts presenting Tchaikovsky's cantata that was planned to be held in May has been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
[21] RMP has presented a series of vocal competitions, known as the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Aria, focusing on oratorio performances.
[22] Louis Hurley, a tenor singer, won first place the following year by performing a work from Benjamin Britten in the latest competition, which was held in August 2019.
[26] It has presented the Australian premieres of such works as Mozart's Requiem, Bach's St Matthew Passion, Handel's Israel in Egypt and Jephtha, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Vivaldi's Gloria, Dvořák's Stabat Mater, Elgar's The Kingdom, Walton's Belshazzar's Feast and others.
Heinze held the post from 1927 to 1953; was named honorary life conductor in the early 1960s, and made his last appearance on the RMP's podium in 1978.