Live MUSIC
QMF Event Locations BRISBANE
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Acoustic in the Park p61 Airport City Music p45 Battle City p60 Brisbane’s Bands! p62 Cannot Buy My Soul p10 Dance Forum P32 Dirty Apple p30 Fidelio p37 Francisco Lopez p59 Hidden Republic Webcast p8 Inside Music p36 Leslie Howard p14 Loud in the Valley p22 – 28 Music in the Streets p44 Mutant Theatre p36 Presidentsland p16 Queensland at Home p34 Remember Me p33 Song Trails p54 The Pink Twins p18
REGIONAL BLACKALL 1 Earth Machine Music p40 BUNDABERG 3 Song Trails p54 CAIRNS 4 Francisco Lopez p59 CHARLEVILLE 5 The Road We’re On p46 CLEVELAND 6 Song Trails p54 COOKTOWN 7 LAID IN EARTH P50 EMERALD 8 Song Trails p54 9 IPSWICH Song Trails p54 10 JIMBOUR Opera at Jimbour p38 LOGAN 11 Song Trails p54 MORANBAH 12 Song Trails p54 Stretch ‘n’ The Truth p52 MounT ISA 13 The Big Weekend p57 NANANGO 14 Song Trails p54 POMONA 15 Queensland at Home p34 ROCKHAMPTON 16 Music in the Streets p44 Song Trails p54 The Michael Nyman Band p12 ST GEORGE 17 Earth Machine Music p40 THURSDAY ISLAND 18 Hidden Republic p8 TOWNSVILLE 19 The Michael Nyman Band p12 WARWICK 20 Song Trails p54 21 WINTON Earth Machine Music p40
FROM DEBORAH CONWAY In 2009 Queensland turns 150; its musical traditions demonstrate a century and a half of changing styles and fashions in the western world. But what we now call Queensland is millennia older than that, with music that reaches back to the Dreamtime. What a great basis for a music festival. And that’s just for starters — 150 years have given these cultures plenty of opportunities to grab each other and dance cheek to cheek to new rhythms, making new harmonies. Birthdays are a good time to reflect on the past and consider the future; this July we will lovingly put Queensland under the historical microscope while also aiding and abetting some adventurous notions of an imagined future in musical form. We’ll explore sound in its many varieties and push boundaries in creating music from sounds not necessarily regarded as musical.
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This year’s Queensland Music Festival brings people from opposite sides of the globe together for the first time. We will experience the exchange, the collision of old and new and the similarities of sonic worlds that have developed so far apart and yet share a commonality both surprising and moving.
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After all, what is music but the purest expression of humanity?
Deborah Conway QMF Artistic Director
FROM THE HON ANNA BLIGH, MP
FROM ELIZABETH JAMESON
Since 1991, Queensland Music Festival has brought a sense of celebration and discovery throughout the State.
This year’s Festival marks an exciting development for the Queensland Music Festival as an organisation, with a major Community Partnerships project being undertaken with the support of the Australia Council, Department of Premier and Cabinet, community organisations and many other local and state government partners. This is a powerful endorsement of our commitment to community cultural development and engagement, particularly throughout regional Queensland.
Every second year, communities from the farthest reaches of Queensland are united through two weeks of musical exploration, bringing some of the best talent from around the world together. Queensland Music Festival is unique . New works are commissioned for each Festival, creating a contemporary cultural reflection of the diversity of life in the State. Participation is at the heart and soul of the Festival, as leading professional artists from around the globe work hand in hand with Queenslanders from all walks of life, to build capacity, foster long-term cultural development, and create works that resonate with the unique identities and concerns of each community. Excellence is also a hallmark of Queensland Music Festival, providing Queenslanders with opportunities to see some of the best talent from Australia and the world.
The Community Partnerships suite of projects encompasses Hidden Republic (Thursday Island), The Road We’re On (Charleville), Laid in Earth (Cooktown), Song Trails in ten regions across Central and South-East Queensland, ongoing community engagement with Australian South Sea Islanders along the Central and Northern Queensland Coast, and the State-wide film composition project Score IT!
As part of Queensland’s landmark 150th Birthday, the Festival showcases our distinctive cultural landscape in concert with internationally renowned artists.
Our commitment to Queenslanders reaches throughout the State with over 30 events that will entertain, engage and enlighten. Through providing opportunities to experience top-flight entertainment in their own backyards, commissioning new works that exemplify excellence and reflect our identity, the Queensland Music Festival celebrates artistic excellence and ignites the transformational potential of music.
THE HON ANNA BLIGH, MP PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND AND MINISTER FOR ARTS
ELIZABETH JAMESON CHAIR, QMF BOARD
ABOUT QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL The Queensland Music Festival is a state-wide celebration of musical excellence, a major cultural and artistic success story with a national and international reputation, and an unparalleled geographic reach. QMF transcends boundaries. Over 17 days, the best of local, national and international talent will perform every conceivable style of music to Queenslanders in Brisbane and in over 20 regional and remote centres. The majority of events are free, and many will feature large-scale collaborative community engagement. No music is left unloved in a program that will move and inspire with new and surprising cross-genre exchanges from around the State, the country and the globe.
Meanwhile back in Brisbane, three writers and three composers with wildly different styles have been shaken and stirred to collaborate on Presidentsland, three new works that explore what Queensland might look, feel, taste and most importantly sound like in the future. On the closing weekend of the Festival,a stellar line-up ofAustralian talent will come together for Cannot Buy My Soul, a tribute to Queensland’s legendary Kev Carmody.
Hidden Republic, the opening event for QMF 2009, is a prime example. It is an idea that has taken on a life of its own, growing from an initial plan to create the largest concert event ever seen on Thursday Island. Thirty-three musicians from the Queensland Youth Symphony will share the stage with Black Arm Band members and Torres Strait Islander performers in an event that will link Queensland from north to south through a live webcast on the internet and shown live to a big screen in the centre of Brisbane.
Throughout Queensland, the Festival ignites artistic potential. In collaboration with shire councils and the community at large, QMF inspires participation in music-making and performance that reflects local culture and tells local stories.
Other equally ambitious, visionary and quirky projects abound throughout the State. A Finnish accordionist will create Earth Machine Music through working with local farmers and machinery enthusiasts in outback Queensland, with one performance in tandem with the local camel racing event. In Charleville, a new major musictheatre piece will celebrate the town and its people with three performances on the banks of the mighty Warrego River.
QMF makes the joy of music accessible to all, creates unique experiences that connect people with place and community, and celebrates the richness and diversity of Queensland’s musical and geographical landscapes. Whether your primary interest is serious contemporary music, world music, regional cultural development, or just taking in fantastic entertainment, there are over 30 events throughout the State to connect with.
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regional events mon 20 July
tue 21 July
WED 22 July
thu 23 July Stretch ‘N’ the Truth Moranbah Moranbah Community Centre P53
mon 27 July
tue 28 July
WED 29 July
thu 30 July
Song Trails Workshop Redlands P54
Song Trails Workshop Emerald P54
Song Trails Workshop Rockhampton P54
Song Trails Workshop Moranbah P54
Earth Machine Music Blackall Blackall Wool Scour P40
Song Trails Workshop Warwick P54
The Road We’re On Charleville Levee Bank
P46
the Michael Nyman band with William Barton Townsville Civic Theatre P12 Song Trails Workshop Bundaberg P54 Song Trails Workshop Ipswich P54
brisbane events mon 20 July
tue 21 July
WED 22 July
Dirty Apple Brisbane Powerhouse
P31
Dirty Apple Brisbane Powerhouse
P31
Pink Twins QPAC
P37
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
P37
Dirty Apple Brisbane Powerhouse
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
mon 27 July
tue 28 July
WED 29 July
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
Pink Twins QPAC
P19
PresidentsLand Brisbane City Hall
P37
Remember Me Brisbane Powerhouse
P37
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
Song Trails Workshop Central Brisbane P54
thu 23 July P19
Pink Twins QPAC
P19
P31
Dirty Apple Brisbane Powerhouse
P31
P37
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
P37
thu 30 July P16
Remember Me Brisbane Powerhouse
P32 P19 P37
P32
Pink Twins QPAC
Pink Twins QPAC
P19
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
Mutant Theatre QLD Conservatorium
P36
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
P37
fri 17 July
sat 18 July
sun 19 July
fri 24 July
sat 25 July
sun 26 July
the Michael Nyman band with William Barton Rockhampton Pilbeam Theatre P12
Opera at Jimbour featuring the Noonan Family Jimbour Jimbour House Amphitheatre
P39
Earth Machine Music Winton Winton Showgrounds
P41
Music in the Streets Rockhampton Rockhampton Botanic Gardens
P44
Hidden Republic Thursday Island
P8
fri 31 July
sat 1 August
The Road We’re On Charleville Levee Bank
The Road We’re On Charleville Levee Bank
P46
Queensland at Home Pomona The Majestic Theatre
P34
Laid in Earth Cooktown Endeavour Park
P50
P46
Song Trails Workshop Nanango P54 Song Trails Workshop Logan P54 Francisco Lopez Cairns Tanks Arts Centre
sun 2 August The Big Weekend Mount Isa Mount Isa Civic Centre
P57
P59
Earth Machine Music St. George P41
fri 17 July
sat 18 July
Hidden Republic Webcast Brisbane Square P8
Dirty Apple Brisbane Powerhouse
Music in the Streets / Airport City Music Queen Street Mall and International Airport P44
Airport City Music DFO Airport
Loud in the Valley Tivoli P22 – 28 Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
Loud in the Valley Tivoli Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
sat 25 July
Leslie Howard QPAC
P15
Pink Twins QPAC
P19
The Michael Nyman Band with William Barton QPAC
P31
Dirty Apple Brisbane Powerhouse
Dirty Apple Brisbane Powerhouse
P31
Dirty Apple Brisbane Powerhouse
P31
P45
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
P37
Acoustic in the Park Southbank Parklands
P61
P22 – 28 P37
P37
fri 24 July
Pink Twins QPAC
sun 19 July
sun 26 July P19
Music in the Streets Queen Street Mall
P44
P12
Franscisco Lopez Institute of Modern Art
P59
P31
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
P37
Brisbane’s Bands Suncorp Piazza
P62
Loud in the Valley Tivoli P22 – 28
Loud in the Valley Tivoli
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
P37
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
P37
P60
Brisbane’s Bands Suncorp Piazza
P62
Battle City Turbot Street
P22 – 28
fri 31 July
sat 1 August
Remember Me Brisbane Powerhouse
P32
Cannot Buy My Soul Riverstage
P11
Loud in the Valley Tivoli P22 – 28
Pink Twins QPAC
P19
Remember Me Brisbane Powerhouse
P32
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
P55
P37
Pink Twins QPAC
Song Trails Finale Concert Brisbane Powerhouse
P19
Music in the Streets Southbank
P44
Queensland at Home Brisbane Powerhouse
P34
Loud in the Valley Tivoli
sun 2 August
P22 – 28
Fidelio QLD Conservatorium
P37
Dance Forum Brisbane Powerhouse
P32
Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Government, Torres Shire Council, Torres Strait Island Regional Council, torres strait regional authority and Brisbane City Council present
HIDDEN REPUBLIC The 2009 Queensland Music Festival will launch spectacularly into life with the largest concert ever to be performed on Thursday Island, webcast live to a big screen in the centre of Brisbane. Since the stunning national response to Murundak in 2006, The Black Arm Band is increasingly sought after on the international stage. Uplifting and confronting, its music renders an intimate portrait of contemporary Indigenous life. Their second show, Hidden Republic celebrates the dazzling talent of this country’s Indigenous musicians and the undiminished spirit of Aboriginal Australia in songs of hope and identity that reach out to all. Twenty-five of Australia’s leading singers, songwriters, musicians and performers will be backed by thirty-three members of the Queensland Youth Symphony to create an exhilarating concert in the heart of the Torres Strait. This free landmark event will be webcast live to Brisbane Square, located at the top of Queen Street Mall. Featuring David Arden / Mark Atkins / Lou Bennett / Sally Dastey / Emma Donovan / Kutcha Edwards / Bevan Gabanbulu / Joe Geia / Shane Howard / Ruby Hunter / Genevieve Lacey / Bunna Lawrie / Jimmy Little / Rachael Maza Long / Shellie Morris / Stephen Pigram / Archie Roach / Amy Saunders / Dan Sultan / Ursula Yovich
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Hidden Republic was developed with support from the City of Melbourne, Arts Victoria, Australia Council for the Arts (Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Arts Board, Music Board), Qantas and the Melbourne International Arts Festival. Developed and Produced by Arts House, a City of Melbourne contemporary arts initiative. This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. Hidden Republic has received financial assistance from the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Blueprint for the Bush and the Department of Communities.
Thursday Island
Fri 17 July Events from 6pm
Brisbane Square
Fri 17 July Events from 6.30pm Simultaneous Live Webcast qmf.org.au
FREE EVENTs
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, Brisbane 150 Celebrations and The Courier-Mail present
CANNOT BUY MY SOUL The Songs of Kev Carmody Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly, Bernard Fanning, John Butler, Clare Bowditch, Tex Perkins, The Herd, The Drones and many more join forces in a special twilight concert at Brisbane Riverstage to celebrate a unique Australian talent. Powerful, versatile and utterly original, for the past 24 years legendary singer songwriter Kev Carmody has evoked the realities of contemporary Aboriginal society with a clarity and grace that has won him fans across Australia and around the world. This signature Queensland Music Festival event sees Carmody’s repertoire — from blunt protest songs to poetic ballads — reinterpreted by a thrilling line-up of Australia’s most acclaimed singer songwriters and musicians who contributed to the 2007 album Cannot Buy My Soul, produced by long-time friend and collaborator Paul Kelly. Carmody’s music embraces a range of styles, mixing folk and country with reggae, funk, traditional didgeridoo and mandolin, hard rock, gospel and his straight-talking, laconic, sharp-edged vocals. Persuasive, intelligent and committed, Carmody puts this combination of musical traditions to stunning effect in sung stories that are wistful, witty, brutal and poignant. Don’t miss this landmark concert in Australian music.
“Kev Carmody’s body of work is one of our great cultural treasures” Paul Kelly
Featuring Kev Carmody / Paul Kelly / Bernard Fanning / John Butler / Clare Bowditch / Tex Perkins / The Herd / The Drones / Glenn Richards / Sara Storer / Archie Roach / Steve Kilbey / Dan Sultan / The Last Kinection / The Pigram Brothers This is a licensed event and children under 6 are not permitted. Please note General Admission is BYO seating or standing on grass.
Brisbane
Sat 1 August 5.30pm Riverstage (gates open at 4.30pm) Gold seated Full $78 Conc $68 Silver seated Full $68 Conc $58 GA Full $58 Conc $48 Gate price $80 136 100 / qmf.org.au
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, Townsville City Council and Rockhampton Regional Council present
The “Invigorating exciting… Michael and the Nyman has Nyman aband rock energy in Band with special performance” guest William Barton Prepare yourself for a pulseracing musical encounter between one of the world’s greatest contemporary composers, the virtuosity of Australia’s William Barton and a 12-piece band that is the closest thing to rock n’ roll classical music has yet produced.
The Herald [Scotland]
Featuring the Michael Nyman band / Michael Nyman Piano / Gabrielle Lester Violin / Catherine Thompson Violin / Catherine Musker Viola / Anthony Hinnigan Cello / David Roach Saxophone / Simon Haram Saxophone / Andrew Findon Baritone Saxophone & Piccolo / Steven Sidwell Trumpet / David Lee Horn / Andrew Fawbert Trombone / Martin Elliott Bass / Special guest William Barton Didgeridoo
Michael Nyman is exciting and dynamic in a way that is unmatched by other modern composers. His music is supple, brilliant and flawless. His scores for Jane Campion’s award-winning feature film The Piano and Peter Greenaway’s films have won him critical acclaim and popular recognition, and he continues to create inspiring music for concert and film, including the 2008 release Man On Wire.
ROCKHAMPTON
Star of the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony, William Barton is recognised internationally as a leading didgeridoo player in the classical world. He presents the extraordinary potential of his instrument and richness of his Australian culture to audiences internationally.
Sat 25 July 8pm
In addition to performances from Nyman’s popular repertoire, this outstanding concert will premiere a new work from Nyman commissioned by Queensland Music Festival, composed to be performed with William Barton.
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Fri 24 July 7.30pm
Pilbeam Theatre Full $45 Conc $29 07 4927 4111 / qmf.org.au
BRISBANE QPAC Concert Hall Full $55 – $75 Conc $45 – $65 136 246 / qmf.org.au
TOWNSVILLE Thu 30 July 8pm
Civic Theatre Full $54 Conc $25 – $49 07 4727 9797 / qmf.org.au
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“A virtuoso in the true Romantic style” The Guardian
Queensland Music Festival and Brisbane City Council present
LESLIE HOWARD Australian born Leslie Howard is known internationally as much for his musicality as for his record-breaking recordings of the complete music for solo piano by Franz Liszt; some 94 CDs.
Commanding the largest repertoire of any pianist who has ever lived and the largest discography of any pianist in recording history, Leslie Howard has justly earned his reputation as a pianist without peer on the international concert scene. Leslie has played with the world’s great orchestras, working with many distinguished conductors. His joy in musical discovery and combination of intellect and spontaneity make his recital programs a truly personal experience. This recital presents three of his great passions: the music of Beethoven — a set of variations of rare beauty; Liszt — in a magnificent set of prayers and laments; and the romantic Russians, with a group of delightful miniatures by Borodin and the rich colours of the brilliant first sonata of Glazunov. Program BEETHOVEN Six variations on an original theme in F Major, Opus 34 LISZT Années de Pèlerinage – Troisième Année, S163 BORODIN Petite Suite GLAZUNOV Sonata No. 1 in B flat minor, Opus 74
Brisbane
RECITAL Fri 24 July 8pm QPAC Concert Hall Premium $75 / A Res $55 / B Res $45 Conc $35 – $65 136 246 / qmf.org.au
Brisbane
MASTERCLASS Sat 25 July 2pm – 4pm Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Door sales $10 (Pre-bookings not available) qmf.org.au
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Queensland Music Festival and Brisbane City Council present
PRESIDENTS LAND
If Australia were to become a republic would Queensland be called Presidentsland? Presidentsland explores the often-contemplated and always contentious subject of what our future will look, feel, smell, taste and of course sound like.
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This contemporary concert in three parts has been commissioned by the Queensland Music Festival with collaborations between Australia’s most innovative composers and authors: jazz maestro Paul Grabowsky with ex-Prime Minister Keating’s speech writer Don Watson; avant-garde composer Erik Griswold with poet and novelist Rodney Hall; and The Saints’ guitarist Ed Kuepper with novelist Venero Armanno. The Southern Cross Soloists, conducted by Paul Dean, will perform under the direction of Patrick Nolan.
Presidentsland will shine a well-focussed high beam into the future. One performance only.
BRISBANE
Wed 29 July 8pm City Hall Full $38 – $58 Conc $28 – $48 136 246 / qmf.org.au
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Twin sisters Dorothy and Moyia O’Brien Photograph: Newspix – Jamie Hansen
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Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Brisbane City Council present
THE PINK TWINS Text by Sue Rider Music by John Rodgers They dressed in pink, accessorised in pink, lived in a pink house, and drove a pink car. The twins also made a difference to the lives of thousands of people with disabilities through their long-term commitment to the Sunshine Welfare and Remedial Association (SWARA), an organisation perched on a remnant of land between Albert Park and the Normanby Fiveways. Now Queensland artists Sue Rider (writer/director) and John Rodgers (composer/musician) celebrate the rose-coloured lives and good works of identical twins Dorothy and Moyia O’Brien in an original work of music theatre. The Pink Twins boasts an outstanding cast including identical twin performers Anni Davey and Maude Davey, twin singer-musicians Heather Michael and Marjorie Michael, and actor Dan Crestani. A distinctive part of this production will be the involvement of SWARA service users in a community choir conducted by Robert Eastcott. The PinkTwins dramaturgy by Peter Matheson,design by Greg Clarke, and lighting design by David Walters. An Accolade Production. This project has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
BRISBANE
Wed 22 July – Sat 1 Aug Wed to Sat 7.30pm Tue 6.30pm Matinees Wed 30 July 11am SAT 25 July & Sat 1 August 1.30pm QPAC Cremorne Theatre Full $29 – 39 Conc $19 – $29 136 246 / qmf.org.au
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I reckon… Riverstage is the best venue in Vegas. Paul Kelly is a modern day poet. Bernard Fanning still rocks without Powderfinger. It’s kind of spooky how John Butler Trio’s album ‘Three’ made it to number three on the charts.
Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and The Courier-Mail present
Music that makes you crazy, music that makes you dream, music that gets in your feet, in your brain, in your guts. This is what you’ll feel when you walk through the Tivoli doors during the QMF season this year. We’re teasing all your senses with a program that will dance you through Gypsy Swing; swing you through American saloon; drown you in rock ‘n’ roll; rattle your foundations and soothe your savage breast and we’ll top it all off with a big Finnish.This eclectic collection of musical practitioners is ultimate proof of the dazzling and endless variety that music is — echoing Loud In The Valley.
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JoÃo Rabello
Fri 17 July
AN EXPERIENCE IN SIX STRINGS The guitar is central to the Brazilian musical experience. From great composers like Villa-Lobos, to folk forms like samba and bossa-nova, the guitar has played a pivotal role in unifying “high” and “low” music. In a country as large as Brazil, with such a rich musical heritage this means a lot. The guitar became popular there even before emerging as a concert instrument in Europe in the 20th century. João Rabello has been described as a member of Brazil’s elite register of musicians; little surprise when he can claim legendary guitar players on both sides of his family going back four generations. An Experience In Six Strings is João Rabello’s tour through the universe of the Brazilian guitar. From the traditional to the vanguard, from the north to the south, this repertoire is for those who wish to hear a small piece of a long history carried in six strings.
Brisbane
fri 17 July 8pm The Tivoli Full $39 Conc $29 132 849 / qmf.org.au
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sat 18 July
vulgar Cheesy frock! MONSIEUR CAMEMBERT It’s not hard to understand why triple ARIA Award-winning group, Monsieur Camembert have been at the forefront of Australia’s GYPROCK scene for the past eight years. Described as theatrical, irreverent, virtuosic and irrepressibly talented, Monsieur Camembert is truly a force of nature so bring your dancing shoes, this music is irresistible.
“Probably the most entertaining band in the universe. Ever.” Drum Media
VULGARGRAD VulgarGrad interprets old songs of the Russian thieves with punk classics of the Perestroika era and a strong dose of contemporary St. Petersburg swearing ska. Legend of stage and screen, Jacek Koman (The Secret Life of Us, Moulin Rouge) is the genial but vengeful front man backed by a gang of Australia’s most illustrious ex-cons drawn from bands such as The Ennio Morricone Experience and Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen. It’s vodka-fuelled oompah swing ska punk — gulag-style.
“these guys are enough to make you sell your dog to get a ticket” The Age
frock Frock’s new album The Father, The Son and the Holy Ghost recasts the music of Don Walker, Neil Finn and Nick Cave. Don Walker’s gift for storytelling, Neil Finn’s unique and subtle harmonic language and Nick Cave’s murky gothic are the perfect vehicles for the orchestral possibilities of a group with three chordal instruments and a virtuosic ability to improvise.
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Brisbane Sat 18 JulY 8pm The Tivoli Full $39 Conc $29 132 849 / qmf.org.au
DAN HICKS Fri 24 & sat 25 July and the INNOCENT BYSTANDERS Dan Hicks is truly an American original. His unique blend of swing, jazz, folk and country music, coupled with his irresistible sense of rhythm, hip lyrical styling, laid-back vocalising, and infamous on-stage wit make his live audiences fans for life. For more than 40 years, most famously with his band The Hot Licks, Dan has been a stalwart of the American music scene. In this, his first trip to Australia, Dan will collaborate with Gerry Hale and his band The Innocent Bystanders, put together to pay tribute to Dan’s extraordinary legacy.
“So few truly original figures exist in pop music that Dan Hicks should be a national treasure” San Francisco Chronicle
Brisbane
Fri 24 July 8pm & Sat 25 July 9pm The Tivoli Full $55 – $75 Conc $39 132 849 / qmf.org.au
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FOURPLAY string quartet FourPlay String Quartet defies convention and stereotyping. As much a band as a string quartet, they blur the boundaries between styles and genres while maintaining their own original and true sound. FourPlay perform covers by a diverse array of bands; from The Strokes and Radiohead to Charles Mingus, Robert Johnson and many, many more. They also write their own original compositions inspired by rock, pop, post-rock, neo-classical, jazz, klezmer, swing, folk-tronica, hip hop and more… no musical stone is left unturned.
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sat 25 July “More Metallica than Mozart. The first string quartet to have inspired moshing and crowd surfing” Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane
SAt 25 July 7pm The Tivoli Full $29 Conc $24 132 849 / qmf.org.au
Sat 1 august
AN EVENING OF AMP AMP stands for Australian Music Prize, an independent not-for-profit award that encourages a level playing field of musical opportunity. The prize is $30,000 given to an Australian artist or group in recognition of the outstanding creativity they exhibited based on an original album released in 2008. There is a panel of 20 or more judges selected for their knowledge and impartiality. The shortlist this year was impressive in its variety and talent and we have selected three of our favourites to play Loud In The Valley.
Jack Ladder / Love Is Gone Sydney Love is Gone moves effortlessly between the sounds of early R&B, alt-country, folk and blues and subsumes them all into a rich blend topped off with a distinct sense of swagger and a lot of sex. Imagine Leonard Cohen driving through Detroit singing along to Little Richard on the radio. Now imagine Detroit is a vast beach located somewhere north of Sydney.
Tom Cooney / Presque Vu Brisbane Presque Vu, full of unexpected textures and understated finesse, is much more likely to nudge your arm than tug at your sleeve. Though once it gets your attention, the longer you sit with it the more it will give you.
Ross McLennan and the new world sympathetique Melbourne A dozen finely crafted songs open up labyrinthine worlds of meaning, association and possibilities with every listen. The sophisticated production values and rich orchestration add dark soul textures and grandiose alt-rock flourishes to Ross’s sometimes witty, sometimes melancholic songs. Sneakily spectacular, introspectively epic and inevitably classic, Sympathy For The New World is a must-hear.
Brisbane Sat 1 AUGust 8pm The Tivoli Full $29 Conc $26 132 849 / qmf.org.au
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Sun 2 august
the big finnish KIMMO POHJONEN
Finnish accordion adventurist Kimmo Pohjonen’s singular mission is to expand the capabilities, sound, scope, performance and experience of the accordion to levels never before attempted, seen or heard. Accordion, voice, effects and surround sound and light combine to make a unique and captivating performance event. A visionary of boundless energy, Pohjonen’s roots go back 30 years in all forms of accordion music including folk, dance, classical, rock, experimental, theatre music and more.
“Finland’s answer to Bjork... Pohjonen is nothing less than jaw dropping. Utterly brilliant” New Internationalist
Iiro Rantala New Trio Virtuoso Finnish piano sensation and composer Iiro Rantala is best known as the founder and pianist of Trio Töykeät-Finland’s internationally renowned jazz ensemble, which has given over 2,500 performances in nearly 60 countries. He confidently and zanily crosses all musical boundaries, and has performed in small and large ensembles, solo and with symphony orchestras. With fast new rhythms, startlingly original music and distinctive musical voices, the Iiro Rantala New Trio, with rising guitar star Marzi Nyman and extraordinary beatboxer Felix Zenger, is jazz at its exhilarating and adventurous best – definitely entertaining, zany, witty, beautiful, technically brilliant, unconventional, occasionally wicked but always uncompromising.
“...in-your-face virtuosity, leavened with a delicious sense of humour and a daring eclecticism” The Dominion [NZ]
Brisbane
Sun 2 AUGust 6pm The Tivoli Full $39 Conc $29 132 849 / qmf.org.au
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Photograph: Ian Golding
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DIRTY APPLE A compelling tale about the explosive issue of cyber bullying bursts onto the stage as Dirty Apple makes its premiere as part of Queensland Music Festival and Q150 celebrations.
Ben and his friends learn one of life’s hardest lessons when they set out to discredit their teacher on the internet. Revenge isn’t so sweet as the rumour mill works overtime, and this tight group of friends turn on each other as they struggle to deal with the fallout. Who is to blame for this tragedy and who will fess up? A talented cast of 16 young singers will bring to life this moving piece of music theatre about choice and consequence. Seven performances only.
BRISBANE
Sat 18 – 25 July sat 18, mon 20, thu 23, fri 24 7.30pm tue 21 11.30Am Wed 22 6.30pm Sat 25 1.30pm Brisbane Powerhouse Powerhouse Theatre Full $38 Conc $35 30 yrs and under / Student $26.50 07 3358 8600 / qmf.org.au
Queensland Music Festival, Opera Queensland, Backbone Youth Arts, Q150, QPAC, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and Brisbane City Council present Dirty Apple. Dirty Apple is suitable for those 13 years of age and over and contains occasional coarse language. Jonathan Henderson Composer / Shaun Charles Librettist / Dane Lam Conductor / Michael futcher Director / Andrew Cory Assistant Director / Sharka Bosakova Designer / Andrew Meadows Lighting Designer
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, and Brisbane Powerhouse present an ausdance queensland forum
1+1 in 2/4 time: conversations between makers of dance and makers of music Dance and music are intrinsically linked. Throughout history, the relationships between choreographer and composer have spawned some of our best loved music — Tchaikovsky and Petipa, Adam and Coralli, Delibes and SaintLeon, Debussy and Diaghalev, Copland and Graham, Cage and Cunningham — none of the great classical and modern dance repertoire of the 19th and 20th century could have emerged without the collaborative creative energies of these makers. But what becomes of this traditional working relationship in a 21st century conditioned by economic rationalisation and the global financial crisis? Hear some of our most respected makers of both dance and music discuss their own uniquely creative relationships and their vision for dance beyond 2009. Guest choreographers include Gavin Webber, Francois Klaus, Natalie Weir and Lisa O’Niell, in discussion with four of our leading composers including Iain Grandage and Guy Webster.
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BRISBANE
Sat 1 August 10.30am Brisbane Powerhouse Powerhouse Theatre Bookings through Ausdance 07 3852 3655 qld@ausdance.org.au qmf.org.au
FREE EVENT
Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and Brisbane Powerhouse present Dancenorth’s
“[Remember Me] further cements Dancenorth’s growing reputation for edgy and physical choreography, compelling narratives and willingness to incorporate a wide range of media into their performances” Realtime
REMEMBER ME This powerful Dancenorth production merges live music with film, theatre and dance to create a work of great tenderness and nostalgia. Documenting a lifestyle of weekly social dancing that has largely disappeared from modern Australian life, Remember Me evokes eternal themes of age, life and death. Two generations meet through the joy of dance, discovering that in the cycle of life there will always be the same memories and premonitions. Iain Grandage’s exquisite score is complemented by Gavin Webber’s intensely physical choreography, to create a compelling performance of poignant beauty that will live long in the memory. Dancenorth would like to acknowledge the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Australian Government through Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Dancenorth would also like to acknowledge the Townsville City Council for their ongoing assistance.
Photograph: Gavin Webber
Gavin Webber Direction / Iain Grandage Musical direction & original composition / Gavin Webber & dancers Choreography / Michelle Ryan Rehearsal Director / Matthew cornell, Hsin-Ju Chiu, Alice Hinde, Sarah-Jayne Howard, Kyle Page & Joshua Thomson Performers / Van Locker Production Manager / Ben Cisterne / Bluebottle Lighting design / Luke Smiles Sound design / Sarah Jobling Costume design
BRISBANE
Wed 29 July – Sat 1 August 7.30pm Matinee Sat 1 August 2pm Brisbane Powerhouse Powerhouse Theatre Full $39 Conc $29 07 3358 8600 / qmf.org.au
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and Brisbane Powerhouse present
QUEENSLAND AT HOME A time capsule of vintage film, photos and audio with live music by Topology. Queensland at Home inter twines contemporar y music performance with footage and oral histories from the State Library of Queensland archives dating back to the early 20th century. Robert Davidson has brought together a compelling compilation of Queenslanders engaging in everyday activities. Musical adventurists Topology, who are increasingly recognised as one of Australia’s leading new music ensembles in contemporary art music, have created a new work inspired by the sights and sounds of times past. Performing live, Topology’s music is woven together with projected visuals to create an evocative portrait of life in Queensland. As the State looks back at its 150 years of history, Queensland at Home reveals the extraordinary in the ordinary.
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Photograph: Two boys playing leapfrog, 1910-1920, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. 165644
“A lush, gorgeous sound world of energetic movement” The Courier Mail [on Topology]
Pomona
Sat 1 August 7.30pm The Majestic Theatre Full $20 Conc $15 07 5485 2330
BRISBANE
SUN 2 August 7.30pm Brisbane Powerhouse Powerhouse Theatre Full $29 Conc $24 07 3358 8600 / qmf.org.au
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University present
MUTANT THEATRE
“Anthony Pateras is emerging as one of the most vibrant and original figures in Australian new music …” The Australian
One of Australia’s truly innovative composers, Anthony Pateras has created his own sound universe — maximalism drowning in minimalism, buoyed by rich orchestration and elastic tempo.
Program
Mutant Theatre is a retrospective concert focussing on Pateras’ works for percussion composed specifically forVanessa Tomlinson (Clocked Out) and Eugene Ughetti (Speak Percussion). It features two new pieces commissioned with assistance from the Ian Potter Foundation especially for this concert.
Wed 29 July 6pm Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University At door $15 qmf.org.au
INSIDE MUSIC This intimate presentation by Anthony Pateras invites the audience to explore what happens ‘behind the scenes’ as performers prepare their work.The lecture-demonstration includes a performance and allows for audience questions.
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Mutant Theatre III (2008) Ian Potter Commission Transmutations (2002) Hypnagogics (2005) Refractions (2008) Ian Potter Commission
Brisbane
Brisbane
Wed 29 July 1.05pm Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University qmf.org.au
Free Event
Queensland Music Festival, Opera Queensland and Brisbane City Council present
FIDELIO When love and justice triumph In the darkest dungeon of a state prison, Florestan, a young nobleman who exposed the crimes of Don Pizarro, the corrupt governor of the fortress, is slowly nearing death. Florestan’s wife, Leonore, is determined to find him and has disguised herself as a young man, Fidelio, working for Rocco, the head jailer. When Rocco’s daughter, Marzelline, falls in love with Fidelio — to the annoyance of Jaquino, a janitor who is also in love with her — Leonore finds faith, courage and compassion, and risks her life to bring freedom to her husband, in turn liberating the entire prison. This striking new production of Beethoven’s sole opera makes its Australian première on the Conservatorium Theatre stage. Director and designer Marthinus Basson gives this powerful opera a contemporary new edge. Sung in German with projected English translations. Running time – approximately two hours and forty-five minutes including one twenty-minute interval.
Anke Höppner Leonore / Rafael Soler Florestan / Barry Ryan Don Pizarro / Richard Anderson Rocco / Sarah Crane Marzelline / Bradley Daley Jaquino / Peter Axford Don Fernando / Graham Abbott Conductor / Marthinus Basson Director and Designer / Donn Byrnes Lighting Designer / The Queensland Orchestra / Opera Queensland Chorus
Brisbane
Sat 11 July – Sat 1 August Conservatorium Theatre South Bank Griffith University Tickets $46 – $78 136 246 / qmf.org.au
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Queensland Music Festival, Dalby Regional Council, Jimbour Wines and ERM Power present
OPERA AT JIMBOUR Join the noonan family in this special event at historic Jimbour House The ever-popular Opera at Jimbour, a regular feature of Queensland Music Festival’s program, will this year highlight the extraordinary contribution made by the Noonan family to Queensland’s arts and cultural landscape. The highly acclaimed Noonan family will, for the first time, perform together, as their story of life and song is woven in between their solo, duo and four-part harmony performances. Tyrone and Katie will present ARIA Award-winning songs created for their band, george, as well
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Maggie, Katie, Brian and Tyrone Noonan as selections from their solo albums. Maggie and Brian will delight with popular operatic arias and uplifting contemporary songs. Providing musical accompaniment will be the forty-seven piece Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Guy Noble, plus a jazz quintet made up of Brisbane’s finest; Jamie Clark, Zac Hurren, Owen Newcomb, Steven Newcomb and John Parker. Iconic Australian actor Barry Otto will host. Directed by Lewis Jones.
Bring a blanket and cushions. Local market stalls will operate from 12 noon. Patrons may bring their own picnic, purchase food from stalls on the day or pre-order picnic hampers from Jimbour Station Cellar Door at info@jimbour.com or 07 46636221. Strictly no BYO alcohol or glass bottles. Onsite parking available — cars $5 / buses $20. Please note, Opera at Jimbour will be held in the amphitheatre outside of Jimbour’s grounds. Admission to the grounds is available from 9am for a special $5 entry fee – concessions available.
Jimbour
Sat 25 July 2pm – 4.30pm Jimbour House Amphitheatre (Warrego Highway north out of Dalby, take Jandowae turn-off and follow signs to Jimbour Station) qmf.org.au
FREE EVENT
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Queensland Music Festival, Winton Shire Council, Blackall-Tambo Regional Council, Balonne Shire Council and Queensland Arts Council present
“Simply amazing” The Guardian [UK]
Kimmo Pohjonen EARTH MACHINE MUSIC Lock up your tractors! An electrifying live concert by Finnish adventurist and accordion virtuoso Kimmo Pohjonen using the raw sounds of live farm machinery.
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Local farmers and machine operators will participate with Kimmo in outdoor performances featuring equipment and sounds sourced from the local area.
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Earth Machine Music has captivated audiences across the UK and makes its Australian première at the Queensland Music Festival. Dubbed the “Jimi Hendrix of the accordion”, Kimmo is a charismatic musician who has re-invented the traditional concept of the accordion as a solo instrument to create a unique and unforgettable show.
Sat 25 July 5pm Winton Showgrounds TUE 28 July 5pm Blackall Wool Scour
ST GEORGE fri 31 July 5pm qmf.org.au
FREE EVENTs
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Encore! Griffith University is a proud partner of the Queensland Music Festival. For over 50 years the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University has been developing Australian musicians. The Queensland Conservatorium, the Young Conservatorium, and the Conservatorium Research Centre continue to lead the way in music education. Griffith congratulates the QMF for its support and celebration of Australian music. To find out more, visit griffith.edu.au/music
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Melodies and Memories Hear a delightful chamber ensemble provide the soundtrack to a feast of images from Picture Queensland. Reminisce and enjoy, as the music transports you back to the Queensland of days gone by. Tue 4 Aug, 10.30am12noon, State Library of Queensland, $11.50, bookings qtix.com.au or 136 246.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Airport Corporation and Rockhampton Regional Council present
MUSIC IN THE STREETS Step outside your front door during Festival time, and you’re likely to be stepping in time to Music In The Streets. Over the three Festival weekends, visitors, travellers, residents and shoppers in Brisbane and Rockhampton will be stumbling over music in unexpected places. Music of every shade and hue will be spilling over busy thoroughfares, leaking out of parks, flooding through shopping centres and escaping out of airports. Out of the Concert Hall and into the great outdoors. Make sure you get some Music In The Streets this Festival.
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Brisbane
Fri 17 July 4.30pm & sun 26 July 11am Queen Street Mall Sat 1 August 11am The Parklands at South Bank
Rockhampton
Sat 25 July 1pm Rockhampton Botanic Gardens qmf.org.au
FREE events
AIRPORT CITY MUSIC Airport Music has a long and fine tradition of easing a traveller from one destination to another; call it a musical interface, call it a comfort creator; we call it Airport City Music. For the comers, the goers, the meeters and the farewellers, this July the Queensland Music Festival wants to be your happy trail maker.
Brisbane
Fri 17 July 7am – 10am International Airport Sat 18 July 2.30pm – 5.30pm DFO, Airport City qmf.org.au FREE events
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Queensland Music Festival and Murweh Shire Council present
THE ROAD WE’RE ON An unforgettable outdoor musical event under a magnificent western Queensland night sky. The Road We’re On brings together a world class team of creators to celebrate Charleville’s rich vein of stories and talent in an evening of explosive, levee-bursting, stargazing, ground-breaking entertainment. A world weary Oracle and her Steamy Sirens lure four young adventurers into the Labyrinth. Following the paths of the Land, the Stars, Fire and Water our intrepid foursome meet a series of outlandish characters from the past, the present and the future; the women of the land, the denizens of the Corones Hotel, even Galileo himself magically appear to rock, swing and sway their way into your hearts. Grab a blanket and a chair and join us on the banks of the Warrego for an unforgettable night. This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government and Murweh Shire Council partnership to support local arts and culture.
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Created by Stephen Carleton writer / Scott Saunders composer / Sean Mee director / Josh McIntosh production designer / Jason Organ lighting designer / Marguerite Pepper producer / in collaboration with the community of Charleville
Charleville Thu 30 July – Sat 1 August 6.30pm Levee Bank on Wills Street qmf.org.au
FREE EVENT
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Putting music in communities As part of the Australian Government’s commitment to building creative communities, the Australia Council for the Arts is a proud supporter of the Queensland Music Festival’s regional program. More than 100,000 Queenslanders will actively engage with the sounds of some of the world’s leading musicians through the program. The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body. It supports and promotes excellence in the arts and community engagement with them.
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WITH COMMUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES BY COMMUNITIES With the support of the Australia Council’s Community Partnerships Program, Queensland Government and numerous local government partners, Queensland Music Festival has commenced six long-term projects to take place throughout the State between 2009 and 2011. From the iconic Hidden Republic event that opens the Festival, to the final Song Trails concert at the end of the road, these projects build upon QMF’s works with communities.This diverse group of projects in Cooktown, Charleville, Thursday Island, the Whitsunday Coast and Song Trails and Score IT! are all about helping communities tell their own stories. The performance events for these projects only tell a small part of the story. Both before and after the Festival, teams of creative professionals including musicians, composers, producers, technicians and teachers spend time in communities working to unearth compelling stories, identify local talent and develop skills. In Charleville, The Road We’re On, for example, has had an incredible community response, the rich tapestry of local lore and local talent culminating in something far greater than what could have been imagined. Yumi Cam Wan Ples is the first chapter of a three-year project tracing the rich heritage of the Australian South Sea Islander community. Inspired by the incredible history of this community in Queensland, QMF is working with ASSI communities on the central and north coast towards developing a major music theatre work for the 2011 Festival. The Island Song Workshops with Torres Strait Islander artists have been taking place on Thursday Island since April.
Secondary students,emerging and established community artists have had the opportunity to work with some of the nation’s best-known talent — including members of the Black Arm Band gaining valuable experience in songwriting, performance and recording. Over the next three years we will be able to see this progress, as plans unfold for a major Torres Strait Islander performance at the next Festival in 2011. Secondary students in remote regions of Western and Far North Queensland have benefitted from workshops on film composition, to encourage participation in Score IT! Providing skills development opportunities that are generally only accessible in major metropolitan areas is another way of working with communities to ensure their voices are heard. Similarly, Song Trails brings top singer songwriters to regional communities, where aspiring artists can develop their craft and gain inspiration. In Cooktown, Laid in Earth is a particularly proud achievement, as QMF has been invited back by the community following the 2007 creation of the Musical Ship, to help build skills that will ensure the longevity of the local choir in Hope Vale. During the months leading up to the Festival, Musician in Residence Daniel Rojas has been working with community choirs in Cooktown, as they prepare for the opportunity to participate in the world premiere of Damian Barbeler’s work Laid in Earth alongside Sarah Blasko.
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LAID IN EARTH In 2007 the Queensland Music Festival built the Musical Ship, a percussive playground for all ages, on the beautiful foreshore of Cooktown’s Endeavour River. In 2009, QMF will revisit the Musical Ship with Laid In Earth, a newly commissioned work from celebrated Australian composer Damian Barbeler, featuring multi award-winning vocalist Sarah Blasko. Using a cast of some of Australia’s finest musicians and performers, alongside community singers from Hope Vale, Rossville and Cooktown, Damian will create voicescapes of iconic European arias to reflect the earliest cultural exchanges between Europeans and Indigenous Australians. This spectacular afternoon will begin with the massed percussion piece Mothership, performed by school children from the region. Following this, new songs from Indigenous Deadly Awardwinning band Black Image and Sydney’s Kurrawong Ensemble will lead into a sunset performance of Laid In Earth, to be introduced with a vocal blessing by the renowned Hope Vale Choir.
This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section.
Cooktown is a place where history, cultures and geography are compressed together in a mix of intriguing coincidences. Supported by a stunning soundscape and visual projections, Laid In Earth will embark on a journey through the diversity, beauty and struggle of living in remote Far North Queensland.
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The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government initiative delivered in partnership with the Queensland Government.
Sat 1 August from 3pm Endeavour Park qmf.org.au
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Queensland Music Festival, Isaac Regional Council and Arrow Energy present
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH
From a tall man comes even taller tales. The yarn is central to the musical stretch. From city to country the stories, the poetry and the raucous music hall atmosphere will have you clicking your fingers, tapping your toes and singing out loud.
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A rollicking night of music, fun and frivolity Stretch ‘n’ The Truth features an impressive line up of entertaining Australian musicians that will take you on a musical journey. Weaving together stories, poems and new songs, city slickers Stretch ‘n’ The Truth take to the stage to make a little musical magic and mayhem in a night that will surprise, engage, inspire and most of all entertain. A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll and a whole lot of tongue in cheek, Stretch ‘n’ The Truth is a great night out for the whole family.
Moranbah
Thu 23 July 7.30pm Moranbah Community Centre qmf.org.au
FREE EVENT
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Queensland Music Festival in association with CQ University, APRA and Tarong Energy presents
SONG TRAILS Does contemplating writing a song bring about immediate writer’s block and floods of frustration? Then let the superlative skills of Australia’s greatest singer songwriters help demystify the elusive songwriting process for you. Song Trails is a series of free songwriting workshops in which participants (secondary students as well as adults) can tap into the wealth of skill and experience of specially selected workshop leaders, learning from them the artistry and techniques required to finally complete that self-penned masterpiece. Boom Crash Opera’s guitarist Peter Farnan has curated a team of highly skilled and awarded songwriters for the Song Trails Central tour. Joining Peter is Rebecca Barnard formerly of Rebecca’s Empire, Scott Edgar from Australian comedy act Tripod and Robert Forster, co-founder and songwriter of one of Australia’s most iconic bands, The Go-Betweens.
Song Trails South has been curated by country music queen and multi Golden Guitar winner Melinda Schneider. Songwriters joining Melinda include Mark Gable, guitarist from The Choirboys, Mondo Rock’s, Eric Mc McCusker and Leah Flanagan, indigenous folk performer. While travelling between locations, the Song Trailers will be writing songs together about the places they visit and the people they meet to present in a show-and-tell finale performance of songs and stories at Brisbane Powerhouse.
WORKSHOPS
All workshops 10am – 1pm Attendance is free of charge, but pre-registration by 10 July is essential. Register online at qmf.org.au Enquiries: 07 3010 6600
FINALE CONCERT
Sun 2 August 3.30pm Brisbane Powerhouse Turbine Platform Presented in association with Brisbane Powerhouse as part of Live Spark
FREE EVENT qmf.org.au
SONG TRAILS CENTRAL Workshop Facilitators Peter Farnan Curator Rebecca Barnard Scott Edgar Robert Forster
This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section.
Moranbah Mon 27 July
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SONG TRAILS south Workshop Facilitators Melinda Schneider Curator Leah Flanagan Mark Gable Eric McCusker
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Queensland Music Festival and Mount Isa City Council present
THE BIG WEEKEND The Big Weekend is a celebration of community music making at its best. Over 120 musicians from Birdsville to Karumba, Julia Creek to Barkly come together every two years to form a massed community all-ages symphonic orchestra. Three days of intensive rehearsals, tutorials and instrumental workshops culminate in a concert performance at the Mount Isa Civic Centre. To celebrate the 2009 get-together, the Mount Isa Community Orchestra has commissioned a new work by Ralph Hultgren, one of Queensland’s most experienced composers for community ensembles. This exciting new work entitled Wide Brown Land reflects the beauty and mystery of Mount Isa and surrounds. This piece will be premièred at the finale concert of The Big Weekend.
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Sun 2 August 5pm Mount Isa Civic Centre Bookings required 07 4749 0706
FREE EVENT
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, ROOM40, Tanks Arts Centre and Institute of Modern Art present
FRANCISCO LÓPEZ Over the past 25 years, the concerts and installations of Spanish sound-artist Francisco López have generated astonishing sonic universes.
His personal, iconoclastic work is grounded in a profound listening to the world, through which he seeks an absolute transformation of reality through sound. Performing first in Brisbane for the Queensland Music Festival as part of IMA’s MONO series, López will deliver one of his trademark performances in which audience members are offered blindfolds to focus their ears. López does the rest, re-contextualising sound materials into an auditory feast.
“A truly (awe-)inspiring experience of boundless sonic depth” Experimental Musical Instruments [USA]
Brisbane
Sun 26 July 7pm Institude of Modern Art, Fortitude Valley
In Cairns, López will undertake a residency, conducting field trips to collect sounds and explore the breadth of the sonic environment. The sounds he collects will be used in a one-off surround-sound performance at The Tanks.
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A not-to-be-missed, once-in-a-lifetime sonic experience.
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Curated by Lawrence English (ROOM40).
FREE EVENTS
Fri 31 July 7pm Tanks Arts Centre
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Queensland Music Festival and Brisbane City Council in association with Channel Direct present
BATTLE CITY
Photograph: Conan Whitehouse
Once again the Turbot Street overpass will become a battle ground as Australia’s premier dancers invade the city to compete in this annual battle of the willing. Battle City, now in its eighth year, sets the stage for the most talented, dedicated and fearless b-boys and b-girls to flex their skills in a highly competitive battle environment. Battle City brings Hip Hop back to the street with the ultimate block party vibe in the city centre. Teams of four will face off in the traditional breaking battle stance to a soundtrack of high energy hip hop and funk as they endeavour to take each other out for the $500 cash prize. Winner takes all. This free, open air event is one the whole family will enjoy.
Brisbane
For more information go to www.myspace.com/battlecitybrisbane
Fri 24 July 6.30pm Under the Turbot Street Overpass (off Roma Street), Brisbane City
This is an all-ages, drug and alcohol free event.
FREE EVENT (no bookings required)
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and South Bank Corporation present
Local artists showcase their talent within the relaxing setting of the Rainforest Green at The Parklands, South Bank. This outdoor musical event provides local original artists and emerging songwriters with a chance to showcase their talent to the wider community. So enjoy a glass on the grass, lay back and listen to the smooth sounds of original acoustic tunes from Brisbane’s up and coming musicians.
Brisbane
Sun 19 July 12pm – 5pm Rainforest Green (opposite Suncorp Piazza) The Parklands at South Bank For more information visit www. visitsouthbank.com.au
FREE EVENT
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Queensland Music Festival and Brisbane City Council present
BRISBANE’S BANDS BIG, BOLD & BRASSY Experience one of the biggest band events of the year! Over two huge days, Big Bold and Brassy will showcase the amazing talent of Brisbane’s local band scene with a massive weekend of FREE music at Suncorp Piazza. It kicks off Saturday night with swinging performances by Brisbane’s most exceptional high school big bands and then carries on into Sunday with the leading brass and concert bands from Brisbane City Council’s Bands in Parks program. Nationally renowned groups like Brisbane Excelsior, South Brisbane Federal Band and Brisbane Brass will perform alongside a host of special guests.This is big band and swing music guaranteed to get your feet tapping and your fingers clicking. Proudly supported by South Bank Corporation.
Sat 25 July Featuring Brisbane State High School Big Band / Macgregor State High School Percussion Ensemble / Marist College Big Band / St Paul’s School Big Band / Wavell State High School Big Band Sun 26 July Featuring Brisbane Excelsior / Brisbane Brass / South Brisbane Federal Band / Brisbane City Temple Salvation Army Band / Sunnybank Brass / Windsor Brass / Yellow Cabs Bayside Brass / Brisbane Symphonic Swing Band / Brisbane City Big Band / Queensland Wind and Brass
Brisbane
Sat 25 July 6pm – 8.30pm Sun 26 July 10am – 4pm Suncorp Piazza, South Bank Parklands
FREE EVENT (no bookings required)
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Queensland Music Festival presents
SCORE IT! A film-scoring competition for Queensland’s young composers.
Score IT! throws down the gauntlet to young composers between the ages of 12 – 18 to create a unique and original composition to accompany a scoreless short film. New career opportunities in musical composition are expanding due to new technologies and the growth of creative industries. QMF brings together key industry players to promote these growing industries by discovering and developing the musical talents of today’s young composers. To support and stimulate the creative process that underpins composing music for film, television and computer games, a series of Composing for Film workshops were conducted by renowned Australian composer Peter Kaldor on Thursday Island and in Bamaga, Weipa, Cairns, Townsville, Mount Isa, Logan and Brisbane.
The announcement of the Score IT! 2009 competition winners will be made by internationally renowned film composer Michael Nyman, patron of Score IT! This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section.
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Airport City Music Step in time to music in the streets at Brisbane Airport - so much more than just a place to catch a plane. Brisbane Airport is truly evolving from a city with an airport into an Airport City. Airport City Music will be held at the International Airport Friday 17 July 7.00am - 10.00am and at Airport Village Saturday 18 July 2.30pm - 5.30pm. For more information visit www.brisbaneairport.com.au
COLLECTIVE VISION Our Partners are united by a collective vision, contributing to the quality of life in Queensland through supporting inspiring musical projects that celebrate creativity and foster a strong sense of identity. Principal Partners
This festival has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
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1 Cr Donna Stewart Balonne SHire Council
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Balonne Shire is located 500km west of Brisbane and our fertile soils allow much diversity within our predominately rural based economy. Balonne Shire is often referred to as “River Country” because of the many rivers that flow through the district. Residents enjoy our diverse majestic landscapes, historic pubs, unique country events and stunning water views.
The Central Highlands covers an area of 53,677 square kilometres and is home to vast and diverse agricultural and mining operations as well as some of Queensland’s most dramatic natural landscapes. A slice of heaven within mining, horticulture and cattle country the region boasts sprawling national parks with towering escarpments and gorges, rainforest and waterfalls.
2 Cr Jan Ross Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
6 Cr Peter Scott Cook Shire Council
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
Blackall is located approximately 950km north west of Brisbane and has a warm atmosphere set amongst a clean green setting with the main street lined with beautiful bottle trees old-style buildings and lovely well kept gardens. The people of Blackall are warm and friendly with many local characters willing to share a yarn with visitors to the area.
Cook Shire occupies some 80% of the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland. With a rich history of both Indigenous and European culture, the Shire offers community members and visitors alike a laid-back lifestyle and an unspoilt environment. Come and experience the character of the Cape and spend some time exploring the history of Cook Shire.
3 The Right Hon The Lord Mayor Cr Campbell Newman brisbane city Council
7 Cr Ray Brown Dalby Regional Council
Brisbane is the fastest growing city in Australia.We are an exciting city that thrives on culture and creativity. The Queensland Music Festival is about showcasing Brisbane’s talent, celebrating rhythm, and enjoying world class performance.
Traversed by national highways astride the headwaters of the Murray-Darling, the Dalby region is a hive of activity and growth through continued agriculture, manufacturing and resource diversification. The region’s residents enjoy the benefits of relaxed country living, friendly and active communities without the pressures of time or traffic congestion experienced in city centres.
4 Cr Lorraine Pyefinch Bundaberg Regional Council Bundaberg is a progressive cosmopolitan city as part of a vibrant diverse region just four hours north of Brisbane. Situated at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, and enjoying the world’s most superb climate, Bundaberg is a provincial hub renowned for the friendliness of its residents, its limitless economic opportunities and a genuinely affordable cost of living.
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8 Cr Paul Pisasale Ipswich City Council
12 Cr Mark O’Brien Murweh Shire Council
Ipswich has a rich history and in 2010 celebrates its 150 birthday. It is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage, with over 6000 heritage-listed sites. In 2007 Ipswich was named the most liveable mid-size city in the world, as awarded by an international panel united by the single goal of making the environment where people live better.
The Murweh Shire is alive and prospering and is home to a wide variety of business and community activities. It is the people that make communities great places to live and visitors will find that the people in the towns of Charleville, Morven and Augathella are friendly and helpful. This easy going nature is borne out of a life style of rugged gentleness and an affection for the environment.
9 Cr Cedric Marshall Isaac Regional Council
13 Cr Melva Hobson Redland City Council
Isaac Regional Council celebrates its ‘coast to coal’ formation through the amalgamation of three former shires: Belyando, Broadsound and Nebo. This region of ‘first choice’ has traditional grazing, agriculture, aquaculture and mining links. Isaac’s mission is ‘to promote and enhance the diversity of lifestyle and opportunity.’
Redlands on Moreton Bay is just 30 minutes from Brisbane’s CBD, and ideally located for people wanting to escape for rest or relaxation.Whether you are seeking entertainment or adventure, contemporary arts and history, or simply wanting to get back to nature, Redlands on Moreton Bay has so much to offer.
10 Cr Pam Parker Logan City Council
14 Cr Brad Carter Rockhampton Regional Council
Logan is home to more than 250,000 people from more than 160 different cultures. We celebrate our diversity and the rich and varied lifestyle it offers. Logan is also a very young city with around 50 per cent of residents aged 30 years or younger. This youthfulness adds energy and enthusiasm to our community and gives Logan a real vibrancy.
Situated on the Tropic of Capricorn, the Rockhampton region is the provincial capital of Central Queensland and offers a diversity of lifestyle options from coastal to rural to vibrant city living, with a year-round tropical climate! With the Capricorn Coast and the outback, and 79 identified unique communities, the Rockhampton region is the ideal place to live, invest and visit.
11 Cr John Molony Mt Isa City Council
15 Cr David Carter South Burnett Regional Council
Mount Isa is a unique and progressive city nestled among the splendour of the Selwyn Ranges in the heart of North West Queensland. Once a raw frontier town built around the vast mineral resources the city is famous for, Mount Isa has grown into a thriving centre renowned for its friendly and welcoming nature.
The South Burnett Regional Council administers a diverse regional area just two hours drive from the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane or Fraser Coast. Rich in history, agriculture, wineries and industry, the South Burnett offers a welcoming country atmosphere for visitors and great lifestyle alternatives for residents.
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The Southern Downs strives to be Queensland’s region of choice for lifestyle, business and tourism. Renowned for producing quality goods and services including agricultural produce, fibre, wine and extractive materials, the region delivers an alternative lifestyle against a backdrop of modern civic and commercial services. Southern Downs residents value space, clean air and a safe peaceful lifestyle.
Townsville boasts a population of 164,955 people and the city spans over 3,736km, making it the largest city in North Queensland. The number and variety of interesting things to do is as large, as is the locals’ enthusiasm for living here. Tropical weather, lush surrounds, and ease of getting about makes the visitors experience all the more enjoyable.
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20 Cr Ed Warren Winton Shire Council
Torres Shire Council area covers Thursday, Horn, Prince of Wales and Friday Islands and all of the uninhabited islands of the Torres Strait plus the Northern tip of Cape York. Torres Strait is a culturally unique region of Australia. It is a rich multicultural region where people of many races and nationalities live and work harmoniously.
Located 173km northwest of Longreach, Winton is the birth place of Qantas, the home of Waltzing Matilda and of late the source of major dinosaur fossils finds. Offering great hospitality and a real bush experience. The undulating landscape is broken by colourful mesas or jump-ups. Mitchell Grass plains to the east are interspersed with Gidgee and Prickly Acacia.
18 Cr Fred Gela Torres strait island regional Council The Islands of the Torres Strait in Far North Queensland are home to one of Australia’s most unique and oldest cultures. The culture or ‘Ailan Kastom’ is still practiced and promoted through song, dance, art, and stories lived and celebrated throughout the region. The islands and surrounding reefs are some of the most pristine in Australia and are home to significant populations of turtles and dugongs.
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QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Board of Directors Elizabeth Jameson CHAIR / Paul Campbell-Ryder DEPUTY CHAIR / John Evenhuis / Simon Lockyer / Mary-Rose Maccoll / Brian Richards / Kate Skilleter / Festival Team Deborah Conway ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / Nigel Lavender EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / Christopher Smeed ADMINISTRATOR / Kara Urbanska-Bull RECEPTIONISt / Simon Buchanan DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING DIRECTOR / Wendy Mansell DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE / Annabel Johnson MARKETING COORDINATOR / Marc Missiaen MARKETING COORDINATOR/ Richard Clarke Marketing Intern / Laura Cluer Marketing Intern /
Erica Hart PROGRAM DIRECTOR / Sue Benfer MANAGING PRODUCER / Stephen Clark MANAGING PRODUCER / Marguerite Pepper MANAGING PRODUCER / Giannina Periz MANAGING PRODUCER / Katrina Torenbeek MANAGING PRODUCER / Anne Roylance EDUCATION CONSULTANT / Amanda Jane Dinsdale PROJECT COORDINATOR / Chloe Goodyear PROJECT COORDINATOR / Louisa Gordon PROJECT COORDINATOR / Tara Hobbs PROJECT COORDINATOR / Hilary Perrett PROGRAM COORDINATOR / Ashleigh Wheeler YAMP MENTOREE / Ken Francey TECHNICAL DIRECTOR / Shannon Gobell TECHNICAL MANAGER / Bernd Neumann TECHNICAL MANAGER / Sharna Thompson TECHNICAL & LOGISTICS COORDINATOR Publicity by The Shock Factor Pty Ltd
This festival has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
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