Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government
QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL EVENT LOCATIONS
BRISBANE
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AILAN KORES An Idyll for the Misbegotten Blackdust COSI FAN Tutte Dragqueensland EMERGE ILMILIEKKI QUARTET MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIr PIANO LESSONS RANDY NEWMAN R&J SONG TRAILS FINALE SPIRIT OF INDIA stretch ‘n’ the truth The Little green road TO FAIRYLAND THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR VANUATU WATER MUSIC Vaporisation
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SCORE IT! SITE LISTENING QUEENSLAND
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1 ALPHA 1 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 2 ARAMAC 2 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 3 ATHERTON 3 SONG TRAILS NORTH 4 AURUKUN 4 ASQ TOUR FNQ 5 BARCALDINE 5 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 6 BLACKALL 6 RADIO PLAYS 7 BOWEN 7 BEHIND THE CANE 98 CAIRNS ASQ TOUR FNQ 8 9 CALOUNDRA THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR 10 CHARTERS TOWERS 10 SONG TRAILS NORTH 11 GATTON 11 SONG TRAILS LIVE GLADSTONE 12 CLASSIC COUNTRY SONG TRAILS SOUTH GOLD COAST 13 SPIRIT OF INDIA THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR EMERGE 14 HUGHENDEN 14 SONG TRAILS NORTH 15 INNISFAIL 15 SONG TRAILS LIVE 16 JIMBOUR 16 OPERA AT JIMBOUR 17 LONGREACH 17 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 18 MAPOON 18 ASQ TOUR FNQ 19 MARYBOROUGH SONG TRAILS SOUTH 24 MILES 20 RADIO PLAYS MORANBAH 21 CLASSIC COUNTRY 22 MUNDUBBERA 22 SONG TRAILS SOUTH 19 MURGON 23 SONG TRAILS SOUTH 20 MUTTABURRA 24 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 26 THURSDAY ISLAND 25 AILAN KORES 25 TOWNSVILLE 26 THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR 27 TULLY 27 SONG TRAILS NORTH 28 WEIPA 28 ASQ TOUR FNQ 29 WINTON 29 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH
10 10 29 34 10 26 42 34 12 29 31 22 29 18 12 51 29 31 46 10 34 29 26 22 29 29 10 14 12
MESSAGE from the Artistic Director The world is an elemental place and Queensland has had a full serve of the elements in 2011 already. From floods to cyclones, Queenslanders have been tested and they have come through, a bit battered but still standing. From all levels of the community, leaders and citizens have faced challenges with grace and courage. We welcome the opportunity to take concerts to numbers of those ravaged communities and show our commitment to rebuilding the spirit through music. The ability of music to tell stories in different ways is boundless. In 2011, the Queensland Music Festival will explore a corner of that infinite variety. From contemporary dance to classical concert hall, from psychological cabaret to musical memoirs, from solo performances to entire community involvement; the delivery is broad but the centre of it all is music. This July prepare to be delighted with the discovery of a lost Australian classic; to be persuaded that the written word is not always inadequate when discussing music; to be enthralled by incredible musicianship from vastly different musical cultures and disciplines; to be beguiled by the deception of sound, highlighting the extraordinary talents of foley artists and a tour of Queensland through your ears. Music comes in all shapes, sizes and colours; the mysterious and the charming, the serious and the playful, the virtuosic and the naive, the confronting and the comfortable, the grandly eloquent and the eloquently simple. In July 2011 the Queensland Music Festival invites you to join us in celebrating all of them equally.
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Deborah conway
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QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL EVENT LOCATIONS
BRISBANE
30
Page
AILAN KORES An Idyll for the Misbegotten Blackdust COSI FAN Tutte Dragqueensland EMERGE ILMILIEKKI QUARTET MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIr PIANO LESSONS RANDY NEWMAN R&J SONG TRAILS FINALE SPIRIT OF INDIA stretch ‘n’ the truth The Little green road TO FAIRYLAND THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR VANUATU WATER MUSIC Vaporisation
26
18 28
4
14 50 51 48 8 51 45 24 38 20 49 28 18 10 6 12 17 53
ONLINE 59 57
SCORE IT! SITE LISTENING QUEENSLAND
3
8 15 27 25
10
7
14 29
24
17
21
2
5
1
12
6 19
22 20
23 16 11
9 30 13
REGIONAL
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1 ALPHA 1 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 2 ARAMAC 2 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 3 ATHERTON 3 SONG TRAILS NORTH 4 AURUKUN 4 ASQ TOUR FNQ 5 BARCALDINE 5 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 6 BLACKALL 6 RADIO PLAYS 7 BOWEN 7 BEHIND THE CANE 98 CAIRNS ASQ TOUR FNQ 8 9 CALOUNDRA THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR 10 CHARTERS TOWERS 10 SONG TRAILS NORTH 11 GATTON 11 SONG TRAILS LIVE GLADSTONE 12 CLASSIC COUNTRY SONG TRAILS SOUTH GOLD COAST 13 SPIRIT OF INDIA THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR EMERGE 14 HUGHENDEN 14 SONG TRAILS NORTH 15 INNISFAIL 15 SONG TRAILS LIVE 16 JIMBOUR 16 OPERA AT JIMBOUR 17 LONGREACH 17 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 18 MAPOON 18 ASQ TOUR FNQ 19 MARYBOROUGH SONG TRAILS SOUTH 24 MILES 20 RADIO PLAYS MORANBAH 21 CLASSIC COUNTRY 22 MUNDUBBERA 22 SONG TRAILS SOUTH 19 MURGON 23 SONG TRAILS SOUTH 20 MUTTABURRA 24 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH 26 THURSDAY ISLAND 25 AILAN KORES 25 TOWNSVILLE 26 THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR 27 TULLY 27 SONG TRAILS NORTH 28 WEIPA 28 ASQ TOUR FNQ 29 WINTON 29 STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH
10 10 29 34 10 26 42 34 12 29 31 22 29 18 12 51 29 31 46 10 34 29 26 22 29 29 10 14 12
MESSAGE from the Artistic Director The world is an elemental place and Queensland has had a full serve of the elements in 2011 already. From floods to cyclones, Queenslanders have been tested and they have come through, a bit battered but still standing. From all levels of the community, leaders and citizens have faced challenges with grace and courage. We welcome the opportunity to take concerts to numbers of those ravaged communities and show our commitment to rebuilding the spirit through music. The ability of music to tell stories in different ways is boundless. In 2011, the Queensland Music Festival will explore a corner of that infinite variety. From contemporary dance to classical concert hall, from psychological cabaret to musical memoirs, from solo performances to entire community involvement; the delivery is broad but the centre of it all is music. This July prepare to be delighted with the discovery of a lost Australian classic; to be persuaded that the written word is not always inadequate when discussing music; to be enthralled by incredible musicianship from vastly different musical cultures and disciplines; to be beguiled by the deception of sound, highlighting the extraordinary talents of foley artists and a tour of Queensland through your ears. Music comes in all shapes, sizes and colours; the mysterious and the charming, the serious and the playful, the virtuosic and the naive, the confronting and the comfortable, the grandly eloquent and the eloquently simple. In July 2011 the Queensland Music Festival invites you to join us in celebrating all of them equally.
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Deborah conway
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from the Minister for The Arts With an unparalleled geographic reach and a strong commitment to commissioning new works that weave together the many stories of our State, the Queensland Music Festival brings the best of local, national and international talent to more than 33 regional and remote areas. Since 1999, this biennial event has been showcasing outstanding talent to Queenslanders and visitors from all walks of life, from our remote communities to our metropolitan centres. It’s a signature event for the State, bringing people together to explore and enjoy the arts, as well as celebrate our identity and sense of place. The success of this event is well recognised, and many communities and participants have been inspired to continue their musical journey beyond the Festival itself with activities, concerts and workshops happening in the months and years following. The Queensland Music Festival takes chances, inviting communities to partner in large-scale events, and in creating and performing new works with internationallyacclaimed artists. In 2011, we will see world premiere performances in Bowen and Thursday Island, featuring new works that highlight local culture and great talent.
FROM THE FESTIVAL CHAIR Since Deborah Conway's first Festival in 2009, Queensland Music Festival has taken a fresh look at our mission and vision, to ensure that our program remains closely aligned to the core values of the organisation. It has been a great opportunity to really examine who we are and what makes the Festival unique. Our mission is simple: to produce a biennial festival of music, achieving international excellence in partnership with diverse communities throughout Queensland. The real challenge came in expressing a unified vision, one that encompasses everything from community skills development projects in remote areas of the state, to performances by internationally acclaimed artists in concert halls. The answer is that musical excellence is at the heart of everything we do, whether it is a participatory community project or an opportunity for Queensland audiences to experience a virtuosic performance. Each project is unique for QMF, but the primary goal of our program defines our vision: to transform lives through unforgettable musical experiences. Those of you who were able to join us in 2009 for events such as Cannot Buy My Soul at Brisbane Riverstage, The Road We’re On in Charleville, Hidden Republic on Thursday Island or Earth Machine Music in Winton will recall what that experience meant to you. This year, it is my great pleasure to warmly invite everyone along to a QMF event in your community, and to share an unforgettable musical experience with us.
I invite you to come along and enjoy Queensland Music Festival 2011!
THE HONOURABLE RACHEL NOLAN MP MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND THE ARTS 2
ABOUT QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Queensland Music Festival (QMF) 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. Our vision is to transform lives through unforgettable musical experiences. Over 17 days in July 2011, the best of local, national and international talent will perform every conceivable style of music to Queenslanders from all walks of life, in Brisbane and in 33 regional and remote centres. The majority of events are free, and many will feature large-scale collaborative community engagement, bringing people together through the universal language of music. Our regional program will reach new heights in 2011, with tours and events too numerous to mention. Thursday Island will once again host a spectacular opening weekend event. Ailan Kores features a mass community choir with members drawn from across the Torres Strait in performance with the Queensland Youth Orchestra. The Song Trails project wends its way through North and South Queensland, from Charters Towers to Hughenden and Gladstone to Gatton, and Stretch ‘n’ The Truth will spin tall tales on a tour of Longreach, Winton and the Barcaldine Region. Gladstone and Moranbah will play host to Classic Country, a unique event featuring Australia’s leading country artists with the orchestral talents of Camerata of St John’s. The regional program culminates in three nights of compelling music theatre at Bowen’s Foreshore, in a major community production that explores the history of Australian South Sea Islanders in Behind The Cane. In Brisbane, the Festival will open with a stunning new work by composer Elena Kats-Chernin inspired by the Australian children’s classic The Little Green Road to Fairyland. The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts will be
awash in a different kind of fairy dust, with the world premiere of DragQueensLand, a musical exploration of the underground world of drag in Brisvegas that has flourished over the decades. Other program highlights include Randy Newman in concert with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, while Paul Kelly will return to Riverstage, this time with Paul Grabowsky and members of the Australian Art Orchestra for the first performance in Brisbane of Meet Me in the Middle of the Air. QMF continues its commitment to commissioning new works, featuring an extraordinary number of world premieres of works by Australian composers, writers and directors. Anna Goldsworthy’s award winning memoir Piano Lessons will be brought to life for the first time on stage, replete with live performances by Anna as she takes us through her extraordinary musical journey. For those who are looking for home-grown fun and frivolity, The Queensland Country Comfort Hour will delight with Rockwiz team Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro being joined by a host of brilliant musical talent. No matter what your musical inclinations or where you will be in the state this July, QMF will engage you with music in its many shapes and forms. Live music is uplifting and inspiring, its language transcends boundaries. QMF is a great time to get out there and take some risks, and to experience live music like you have never heard it before.
KATE FARRAR Chair / QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL 3
from the Minister for The Arts With an unparalleled geographic reach and a strong commitment to commissioning new works that weave together the many stories of our State, the Queensland Music Festival brings the best of local, national and international talent to more than 33 regional and remote areas. Since 1999, this biennial event has been showcasing outstanding talent to Queenslanders and visitors from all walks of life, from our remote communities to our metropolitan centres. It’s a signature event for the State, bringing people together to explore and enjoy the arts, as well as celebrate our identity and sense of place. The success of this event is well recognised, and many communities and participants have been inspired to continue their musical journey beyond the Festival itself with activities, concerts and workshops happening in the months and years following. The Queensland Music Festival takes chances, inviting communities to partner in large-scale events, and in creating and performing new works with internationallyacclaimed artists. In 2011, we will see world premiere performances in Bowen and Thursday Island, featuring new works that highlight local culture and great talent.
FROM THE FESTIVAL CHAIR Since Deborah Conway's first Festival in 2009, Queensland Music Festival has taken a fresh look at our mission and vision, to ensure that our program remains closely aligned to the core values of the organisation. It has been a great opportunity to really examine who we are and what makes the Festival unique. Our mission is simple: to produce a biennial festival of music, achieving international excellence in partnership with diverse communities throughout Queensland. The real challenge came in expressing a unified vision, one that encompasses everything from community skills development projects in remote areas of the state, to performances by internationally acclaimed artists in concert halls. The answer is that musical excellence is at the heart of everything we do, whether it is a participatory community project or an opportunity for Queensland audiences to experience a virtuosic performance. Each project is unique for QMF, but the primary goal of our program defines our vision: to transform lives through unforgettable musical experiences. Those of you who were able to join us in 2009 for events such as Cannot Buy My Soul at Brisbane Riverstage, The Road We’re On in Charleville, Hidden Republic on Thursday Island or Earth Machine Music in Winton will recall what that experience meant to you. This year, it is my great pleasure to warmly invite everyone along to a QMF event in your community, and to share an unforgettable musical experience with us.
I invite you to come along and enjoy Queensland Music Festival 2011!
THE HONOURABLE RACHEL NOLAN MP MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND THE ARTS 2
ABOUT QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Queensland Music Festival (QMF) 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. Our vision is to transform lives through unforgettable musical experiences. Over 17 days in July 2011, the best of local, national and international talent will perform every conceivable style of music to Queenslanders from all walks of life, in Brisbane and in 33 regional and remote centres. The majority of events are free, and many will feature large-scale collaborative community engagement, bringing people together through the universal language of music. Our regional program will reach new heights in 2011, with tours and events too numerous to mention. Thursday Island will once again host a spectacular opening weekend event. Ailan Kores features a mass community choir with members drawn from across the Torres Strait in performance with the Queensland Youth Orchestra. The Song Trails project wends its way through North and South Queensland, from Charters Towers to Hughenden and Gladstone to Gatton, and Stretch ‘n’ The Truth will spin tall tales on a tour of Longreach, Winton and the Barcaldine Region. Gladstone and Moranbah will play host to Classic Country, a unique event featuring Australia’s leading country artists with the orchestral talents of Camerata of St John’s. The regional program culminates in three nights of compelling music theatre at Bowen’s Foreshore, in a major community production that explores the history of Australian South Sea Islanders in Behind The Cane. In Brisbane, the Festival will open with a stunning new work by composer Elena Kats-Chernin inspired by the Australian children’s classic The Little Green Road to Fairyland. The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts will be
awash in a different kind of fairy dust, with the world premiere of DragQueensLand, a musical exploration of the underground world of drag in Brisvegas that has flourished over the decades. Other program highlights include Randy Newman in concert with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, while Paul Kelly will return to Riverstage, this time with Paul Grabowsky and members of the Australian Art Orchestra for the first performance in Brisbane of Meet Me in the Middle of the Air. QMF continues its commitment to commissioning new works, featuring an extraordinary number of world premieres of works by Australian composers, writers and directors. Anna Goldsworthy’s award winning memoir Piano Lessons will be brought to life for the first time on stage, replete with live performances by Anna as she takes us through her extraordinary musical journey. For those who are looking for home-grown fun and frivolity, The Queensland Country Comfort Hour will delight with Rockwiz team Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro being joined by a host of brilliant musical talent. No matter what your musical inclinations or where you will be in the state this July, QMF will engage you with music in its many shapes and forms. Live music is uplifting and inspiring, its language transcends boundaries. QMF is a great time to get out there and take some risks, and to experience live music like you have never heard it before.
KATE FARRAR Chair / QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL 3
REGIONAL EVENTS MON 18 JULY
FRI 15 JULY
SAT 16 JULY
SUN 17 JULY
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR TOWNSVILLE Townsville Civic Theatre P12
AILAN KORES THURSDAY ISLAND Anzac Park
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH MUTTABURRA
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR CALOUNDRA The Events Centre P12
P10
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH ALPHA
TUES 19 JULY
WED 20 JULY
THURS 21 JULY
FRI 22 JULY
SAT 23 JULY
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH ARAMAC P10
SPIRIT OF INDIA GOLD COAST The Arts Centre Gold Coast P18
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR GOLD COAST P12 The Arts Centre Gold Coast
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH LONGREACH P10
RADIO PLAYS MILES Leichhardt Hall
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH BARCALDINE P10
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH WINTON
P10
CLASSIC COUNTRY MORANBAH Moranbah Town Square
P26
TUES 26 JULY
WED 27 JULY
THURS 28 JULY
FRI 29 JULY
SAT 30 JULY
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ AURUKUN Aurukun Academy P34
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ WEIPA Performing Arts Centre Western Cape College P34
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ MAPOON Mapoon Primary Health Care Centre
RADIO PLAYS BLACKALL Blackall Cultural Centre
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ CAIRNS Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts
P34
P34
SONG TRAILS NORTH ATHERTON
P29
SONG TRAILS NORTH TULLY P29
SONG TRAILS LIVE INNISFAIL Johnston Shire Hall
P46
P31
BEHIND THE CANE BOWEN Bowen Soundshell
OPERA AT JIMBOUR JIMBOUR Jimbour Station Amphitheatre
P42
SONG TRAILS SOUTH MARYBOROUGH
P29
RADIO PLAYS BLACKALL Blackall Cultural Centre
P26
BEHIND THE CANE BOWEN Bowen Soundshell
P42
BEHIND THE CANE BOWEN Bowen Soundshell
P42
EMERGE KIRRA Kirra Hill Community & Cultural Centre
P51
SONG TRAILS SOUTH MUNDUBBERA P29
SONG TRAILS SOUTH GLADSTONE P29
BRISBANE EVENTS
P26
SONG TRAILS LIVE GATTON Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre P31
FRI 15 JULY
SAT 16 JULY
THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND OLD MUSEUM P6
THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND OLD MUSEUM
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
P8
R&J QPAC
P49
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
THURS 21 JULY
FRI 22 JULY
SAT 23 JULY
SPIRIT OF INDIA QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P18
RANDY NEWMAN QPAC
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
P49
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
AN IDYLL FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN QLD CONSERVATORIUM P50
R&J QPAC
P8 P49
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA R&J QPAC
P8
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P8 P48
P49
P8
P8
P48
AILAN KORES GOMA
P14
P17
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR QPAC P12
SUN 24 JULY P8
MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR RIVERSTAGE
P24 P49 P48
P49
R&J QPAC
EMERGE QACI
P51
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
R&J QPAC
P49
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
WED 20 JULY
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
R&J QPAC
VANUATU WATER LADIES THE PARKLANDS SOUTH BANK
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR QPAC P12
R&J QPAC
P6
P49
TUES 19 JULY
P20
SUN 17 JULY
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
R&J QPAC
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
P22
SUN 31 JULY
R&J QPAC
MON 18 JULY P49
CLASSIC COUNTRY GLADSTONE Gladstone Ports Corporation Marina Stage
P22
SONG TRAILS NORTH HUGHENDEN P29
SONG TRAILS NORTH CHARTERS TOWERS P29
P10
SUN 24 JULY
MON 25 JULY
SONG TRAILS SOUTH MURGON P29
P14
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
P10
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48 MON 25 JULY
TUES 26 JULY
WED 27 JULY
THURS 28 JULY
FRI 29 JULY
SAT 30 JULY
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
P38
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
P38
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
P38
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
BLACKDUST JWCOCA
P51
BLACKDUST JWCOCA
P51
BLACKDUST JWCOCA
P51
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
ILMILIEKKI QUARTET BRISBANE JAZZ CLUB
P45
P38
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
4
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
SUN 31 JULY P38
SONG TRAILS FINALE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
P28
P48
VAPORISATION OLD MUSEUM
P53
5
REGIONAL EVENTS MON 18 JULY
FRI 15 JULY
SAT 16 JULY
SUN 17 JULY
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR TOWNSVILLE Townsville Civic Theatre P12
AILAN KORES THURSDAY ISLAND Anzac Park
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH MUTTABURRA
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR CALOUNDRA The Events Centre P12
P10
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH ALPHA
TUES 19 JULY
WED 20 JULY
THURS 21 JULY
FRI 22 JULY
SAT 23 JULY
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH ARAMAC P10
SPIRIT OF INDIA GOLD COAST The Arts Centre Gold Coast P18
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR GOLD COAST P12 The Arts Centre Gold Coast
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH LONGREACH P10
RADIO PLAYS MILES Leichhardt Hall
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH BARCALDINE P10
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH WINTON
P10
CLASSIC COUNTRY MORANBAH Moranbah Town Square
P26
TUES 26 JULY
WED 27 JULY
THURS 28 JULY
FRI 29 JULY
SAT 30 JULY
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ AURUKUN Aurukun Academy P34
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ WEIPA Performing Arts Centre Western Cape College P34
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ MAPOON Mapoon Primary Health Care Centre
RADIO PLAYS BLACKALL Blackall Cultural Centre
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ CAIRNS Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts
P34
P34
SONG TRAILS NORTH ATHERTON
P29
SONG TRAILS NORTH TULLY P29
SONG TRAILS LIVE INNISFAIL Johnston Shire Hall
P46
P31
BEHIND THE CANE BOWEN Bowen Soundshell
OPERA AT JIMBOUR JIMBOUR Jimbour Station Amphitheatre
P42
SONG TRAILS SOUTH MARYBOROUGH
P29
RADIO PLAYS BLACKALL Blackall Cultural Centre
P26
BEHIND THE CANE BOWEN Bowen Soundshell
P42
BEHIND THE CANE BOWEN Bowen Soundshell
P42
EMERGE KIRRA Kirra Hill Community & Cultural Centre
P51
SONG TRAILS SOUTH MUNDUBBERA P29
SONG TRAILS SOUTH GLADSTONE P29
BRISBANE EVENTS
P26
SONG TRAILS LIVE GATTON Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre P31
FRI 15 JULY
SAT 16 JULY
THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND OLD MUSEUM P6
THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND OLD MUSEUM
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
P8
R&J QPAC
P49
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
THURS 21 JULY
FRI 22 JULY
SAT 23 JULY
SPIRIT OF INDIA QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P18
RANDY NEWMAN QPAC
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
P49
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
AN IDYLL FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN QLD CONSERVATORIUM P50
R&J QPAC
P8 P49
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA R&J QPAC
P8
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P8 P48
P49
P8
P8
P48
AILAN KORES GOMA
P14
P17
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR QPAC P12
SUN 24 JULY P8
MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR RIVERSTAGE
P24 P49 P48
P49
R&J QPAC
EMERGE QACI
P51
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
R&J QPAC
P49
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
WED 20 JULY
DRAGQUEENSLAND JWCOCA
R&J QPAC
VANUATU WATER LADIES THE PARKLANDS SOUTH BANK
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR QPAC P12
R&J QPAC
P6
P49
TUES 19 JULY
P20
SUN 17 JULY
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
R&J QPAC
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
P22
SUN 31 JULY
R&J QPAC
MON 18 JULY P49
CLASSIC COUNTRY GLADSTONE Gladstone Ports Corporation Marina Stage
P22
SONG TRAILS NORTH HUGHENDEN P29
SONG TRAILS NORTH CHARTERS TOWERS P29
P10
SUN 24 JULY
MON 25 JULY
SONG TRAILS SOUTH MURGON P29
P14
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
P10
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48 MON 25 JULY
TUES 26 JULY
WED 27 JULY
THURS 28 JULY
FRI 29 JULY
SAT 30 JULY
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
P38
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
P38
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
P38
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
PIANO LESSONS QPAC
BLACKDUST JWCOCA
P51
BLACKDUST JWCOCA
P51
BLACKDUST JWCOCA
P51
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM
P48
ILMILIEKKI QUARTET BRISBANE JAZZ CLUB
P45
P38
COSI FAN TUTTE QLD CONSERVATORIUM P48
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SONG TRAILS FINALE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
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VAPORISATION OLD MUSEUM
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and Philip Bacon Galleries present
THE Little green road to fairyland A vintage Australian children’s book, long out of print, has been brought back to life through a magical new composition and dance theatre work for this centrepiece event of QMF 2011. Two of Australia’s top-tier creative practitioners – composer Elena Kats-Chernin and director/choreographer Rosetta Cook – have together crafted a new interpretation of the 1922
whimsy, The Little Green Road to Fairyland. This world premiere work comprises a superb musical score enhanced for live performance by dance, movement, physical theatre, song and narration. Featuring the stunning vocals of Katie Noonan and narrated by Christine Johnston, this QMF commission blurs conventional boundaries
of family entertainment with its simultaneous embrace of make-believe storytelling, contemporary music and dance. The tale is set against an Australian bush backdrop and tells of a fairy questing to return from the mortal world to Fairyland after relinquishing fairyhood for human form. Live on stage, the QMF Chamber Ensemble conducted by Sarah-
Grace Williams, performs Kats-Chernin’s exquisite score while Brisbane’s leading dancer/performers help tell the story through Cook’s enchanting choreography. Inspired by its delicately water-coloured source material, the performance will be presented with a charmingly lo-fi 1920s theatrical feel evoked by footlights, shadow play and period costuming.
Dancers Megan Futcher / Clint Bolster / Dan Crestani / Chelsea Gildea / Annastacia McCallum / Kimberley Semple / Neridah Waters / Shane Weatherby Director/Choreographer Rosetta Cook / Composer Elena Kats-Chernin / Dramaturg/Writer John Haag / Designer Jonathon Oxlade / Design interpretation Maria Cleary Design Pty Ltd / Cutter/costume maker Gayle MacGregor / Lighting designer Dan Black Narrator Christine Johnston / Soprano Katie Noonan
Qld Music Festival Chamber Ensemble supplied by Southern Cross Soloists Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams / Oboe TANIA FRAZER / Clarinet Lloyd Van’t Hoff / Bassoon Sarah Wagner / Piano Kevin Power / Flute Patrick Nolan / Percussion Brent Miller / Violin Rachel Smith / Cello Louise King / Double bass Gerard McFadden
Brisbane Friday 15 July 7pm Saturday 16 July 6pm
Adult $42* Concession $32* Child $25* Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) $112* *Transaction fees may apply. BOOK NOW 136 246 Old Museum Building, Cnr Gregory Tce & Bowen Bridge Road, Bowen Hills Parking available on street or paid parking at Royal Brisbane Hospital. WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Image: Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
Performances of The Little Green Road to Fairyland score written by Elena Kats-Chernin are given with permission by Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, exclusive agents for Boosey & Hawkes of Germany. The book, The Little Green Road to Fairyland was originally written by Annie R. Rentoul and illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and Philip Bacon Galleries present
THE Little green road to fairyland A vintage Australian children’s book, long out of print, has been brought back to life through a magical new composition and dance theatre work for this centrepiece event of QMF 2011. Two of Australia’s top-tier creative practitioners – composer Elena Kats-Chernin and director/choreographer Rosetta Cook – have together crafted a new interpretation of the 1922
whimsy, The Little Green Road to Fairyland. This world premiere work comprises a superb musical score enhanced for live performance by dance, movement, physical theatre, song and narration. Featuring the stunning vocals of Katie Noonan and narrated by Christine Johnston, this QMF commission blurs conventional boundaries
of family entertainment with its simultaneous embrace of make-believe storytelling, contemporary music and dance. The tale is set against an Australian bush backdrop and tells of a fairy questing to return from the mortal world to Fairyland after relinquishing fairyhood for human form. Live on stage, the QMF Chamber Ensemble conducted by Sarah-
Grace Williams, performs Kats-Chernin’s exquisite score while Brisbane’s leading dancer/performers help tell the story through Cook’s enchanting choreography. Inspired by its delicately water-coloured source material, the performance will be presented with a charmingly lo-fi 1920s theatrical feel evoked by footlights, shadow play and period costuming.
Dancers Megan Futcher / Clint Bolster / Dan Crestani / Chelsea Gildea / Annastacia McCallum / Kimberley Semple / Neridah Waters / Shane Weatherby Director/Choreographer Rosetta Cook / Composer Elena Kats-Chernin / Dramaturg/Writer John Haag / Designer Jonathon Oxlade / Design interpretation Maria Cleary Design Pty Ltd / Cutter/costume maker Gayle MacGregor / Lighting designer Dan Black Narrator Christine Johnston / Soprano Katie Noonan
Qld Music Festival Chamber Ensemble supplied by Southern Cross Soloists Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams / Oboe TANIA FRAZER / Clarinet Lloyd Van’t Hoff / Bassoon Sarah Wagner / Piano Kevin Power / Flute Patrick Nolan / Percussion Brent Miller / Violin Rachel Smith / Cello Louise King / Double bass Gerard McFadden
Brisbane Friday 15 July 7pm Saturday 16 July 6pm
Adult $42* Concession $32* Child $25* Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) $112* *Transaction fees may apply. BOOK NOW 136 246 Old Museum Building, Cnr Gregory Tce & Bowen Bridge Road, Bowen Hills Parking available on street or paid parking at Royal Brisbane Hospital. WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Image: Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
Performances of The Little Green Road to Fairyland score written by Elena Kats-Chernin are given with permission by Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, exclusive agents for Boosey & Hawkes of Germany. The book, The Little Green Road to Fairyland was originally written by Annie R. Rentoul and illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
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Queensland Music Festival, Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts and Brisbane City Council present
DragQueensLand is a psychological burlesque, a series of mysterious, penetrating and mischievous snap shots about what it’s like to be a drag queen in the Queen’s only state. This darkly glamorous work is a fusion of music, drama and dance, based on interviews and research across three generations of Queensland drag artists.
Melding electronica, cinematic orchestration and glam rock, the original score creates a contemporary aural environment in which the stories of these flamboyant counter-culturalists are explored. DragQueensLand is a demystification, a peek under the make-up to explore the humanity of drag.
Featuring Sandro Colarelli / Brian Lucas / Lucas Stibbard / Writers Christopher Gist / Paul Kooperman / Composers and musicians Willy Zygier / Philip Jackson / Director and Dramaturg David Fenton / CHOREOGRAPHER BRIAN LUCAS / COSTUME Design Leon Krasenstein / Lighting Design Jason Glenwright
DragQueensLand Exhibition Friday 15 – Saturday 23 July
A boutique exhibition celebrating the drag queens of Queensland. Shopfront Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts The exhibition will open 60 minutes before each performance. FREE EVENT The DragQueensLand Exhibition is proudly supported by the Museum of Brisbane.
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“This show refuses to be put in a box…This is not a drag show, it’s a show about drag.”
Director & Dramaturg David Fenton (former Festival Director of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras)
BRISBANE Friday 15 July 10PM Saturday 16 July 7.30PM Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 July 7.30PM
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts Cabaret Tables (four people) $150 Cabaret $42 Theatre Seating Full $35 Conc $30 Cheap Tuesday $25 (all tickets) Visit www.qmf.org.au before until 30 June for Early Bird prices. BOOK NOW 07 3872 9000 This is an 18+ only event This show contains nudity and explicit content WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts and Brisbane City Council present
DragQueensLand is a psychological burlesque, a series of mysterious, penetrating and mischievous snap shots about what it’s like to be a drag queen in the Queen’s only state. This darkly glamorous work is a fusion of music, drama and dance, based on interviews and research across three generations of Queensland drag artists.
Melding electronica, cinematic orchestration and glam rock, the original score creates a contemporary aural environment in which the stories of these flamboyant counter-culturalists are explored. DragQueensLand is a demystification, a peek under the make-up to explore the humanity of drag.
Featuring Sandro Colarelli / Brian Lucas / Lucas Stibbard / Writers Christopher Gist / Paul Kooperman / Composers and musicians Willy Zygier / Philip Jackson / Director and Dramaturg David Fenton / CHOREOGRAPHER BRIAN LUCAS / COSTUME Design Leon Krasenstein / Lighting Design Jason Glenwright
DragQueensLand Exhibition Friday 15 – Saturday 23 July
A boutique exhibition celebrating the drag queens of Queensland. Shopfront Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts The exhibition will open 60 minutes before each performance. FREE EVENT The DragQueensLand Exhibition is proudly supported by the Museum of Brisbane.
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“This show refuses to be put in a box…This is not a drag show, it’s a show about drag.”
Director & Dramaturg David Fenton (former Festival Director of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras)
BRISBANE Friday 15 July 10PM Saturday 16 July 7.30PM Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 July 7.30PM
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts Cabaret Tables (four people) $150 Cabaret $42 Theatre Seating Full $35 Conc $30 Cheap Tuesday $25 (all tickets) Visit www.qmf.org.au before until 30 June for Early Bird prices. BOOK NOW 07 3872 9000 This is an 18+ only event This show contains nudity and explicit content WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Barcaldine Regional Council, Longreach Regional Council, Winton Shire Council, Local Government Association of Queensland and Brisbane City Council present
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
The ripping yarns and tall tales of the Queensland outback are brought centre stage in Stretch ‘n’ the Truth, an Australian roots roadshow touring six of Queensland’s most colourful country towns. Stretch and his sidemen will debut original songs and stories based on 'local truths' from the region, dug up during previous ‘fiction-finding fact missions’. In May, Stretch hit each town, harassing citizens, unearthing historical tales, urban myths, living
legends and dragging skeletons from the closets. The embellishments of unique oral histories gathered form the basis of the Stretch ‘n’ The Truth performances, with the odd name changed to protect the innocent (or guilty!).
Stretch ‘n’ The Truth debuted at QMF 2009, before playing last year’s Adelaide Festival. The band’s combined credits include everything from the ABC’s Spicks and Specks, ARIA Award wins and The Australian Art Orchestra.
Toes will tap, tunes will be hummed and unwritten histories will finally get the airing they deserve. Stretch ‘n’ The Truth indeed.
Muttaburra alpha
aramac
Brisbane
SATURDAY 16 JULY*
SUNDAY 17 JULY*
TUESDAY 19 JULY*
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
SUNDAY 24 JULY 3.30PM
barcaldine
winton
Longreach
WEDNESDAY 20 JULY*
THURSDAY 21 JULY*
FRIDAY 22 JULY*
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
*Visit www.qmf.org.au for time and venue information Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Before Stretch hits the stage, the evenings will kick off with a barbecue or picnic to set the scene.
Turbine Platform Brisbane Powerhouse Stretch and his team will present a special 'show and tell' finale performance of songs and stories at the Brisbane Powerhouse as part of Live Spark. FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
FEATURING Stephen Teakle Composer / Writer / Musical Director /Musician Brian Kneipp Director / Dramaturg Musicians Gary CaRruthers / John Watson / Chris Bekker / Nigel Maclean / Ben Edgar
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Queensland Music Festival, Barcaldine Regional Council, Longreach Regional Council, Winton Shire Council, Local Government Association of Queensland and Brisbane City Council present
STRETCH ‘N’ THE TRUTH Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
The ripping yarns and tall tales of the Queensland outback are brought centre stage in Stretch ‘n’ the Truth, an Australian roots roadshow touring six of Queensland’s most colourful country towns. Stretch and his sidemen will debut original songs and stories based on 'local truths' from the region, dug up during previous ‘fiction-finding fact missions’. In May, Stretch hit each town, harassing citizens, unearthing historical tales, urban myths, living
legends and dragging skeletons from the closets. The embellishments of unique oral histories gathered form the basis of the Stretch ‘n’ The Truth performances, with the odd name changed to protect the innocent (or guilty!).
Stretch ‘n’ The Truth debuted at QMF 2009, before playing last year’s Adelaide Festival. The band’s combined credits include everything from the ABC’s Spicks and Specks, ARIA Award wins and The Australian Art Orchestra.
Toes will tap, tunes will be hummed and unwritten histories will finally get the airing they deserve. Stretch ‘n’ The Truth indeed.
Muttaburra alpha
aramac
Brisbane
SATURDAY 16 JULY*
SUNDAY 17 JULY*
TUESDAY 19 JULY*
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
SUNDAY 24 JULY 3.30PM
barcaldine
winton
Longreach
WEDNESDAY 20 JULY*
THURSDAY 21 JULY*
FRIDAY 22 JULY*
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
*Visit www.qmf.org.au for time and venue information Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Before Stretch hits the stage, the evenings will kick off with a barbecue or picnic to set the scene.
Turbine Platform Brisbane Powerhouse Stretch and his team will present a special 'show and tell' finale performance of songs and stories at the Brisbane Powerhouse as part of Live Spark. FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
FEATURING Stephen Teakle Composer / Writer / Musical Director /Musician Brian Kneipp Director / Dramaturg Musicians Gary CaRruthers / John Watson / Chris Bekker / Nigel Maclean / Ben Edgar
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, Gold Coast City Council, Townsville City Council,The Courier-Mail and ABC Local Radio present
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR The Rockwiz team in conjunction with QMF is thrilled to bring you their latest creation in a world premiere performance. Five shows, five broadcasts on ABC Local Radio, four locations around the state. Each show on the tour is presented in the format of an old-style variety radio show, complete with musical guests, phone-in segments, storytelling, ‘neo-vintage’ radio jingles…and what radio show would be complete without a serialised cliff-hanger radio play written by Queensland son, Hugh Lunn? Celebrity artists will drop in for a song and a chat along with local personalities and musicians.
No stranger to the dynamics of variety entertainment, Brian Nankervis will host the shows, backed by the polished Country Comfort Orkestra of James Black, Peter Luscombe and Mark Ferrie. The fabulous Julia Zemiro joins us nightly for a star turn in the radio play. Be part of the live audience as The Queensland Country Comfort Hour travels around the state. Don’t dare miss this hilarious, retro chic, heartwarming, live radio show.
Enter The Queensland Country Comfort Hour poetry competition for your chance to have your poem read live on stage by Brian Nankervis and broadcast on ABC Local Radio. Visit qmf.org.au for competition details.
TOWNSVILLE CALOUNDRA BRISBANE Saturday 16 July 8pm
Sunday 17 July 7.30pm
Townsville Civic Theatre Adult $59* Concession $49* BOOK NOW 4727 9797
The Events Centre Adult $59* Concession $49* BOOK NOW 5491 4240
Tune in to ABC Local Radio on Monday 18 July at 9pm to listen to the broadcast on Evenings with Steve Austin.
Tune in to ABC Local Radio on Tuesday 19 July at 9pm to listen to the broadcast on Evenings with Steve Austin.
Gold Coast
Tuesday 19 July 8pm Thursday 21 July 7.30pm WedNESDAY 20 July 8pm The Arts Centre Gold Coast
Concert Hall QPAC Adult $65* Concession $55* BOOK NOW 136 246
Tune in to ABC Local Radio on Wednesday 20 July and Thursday 21 July at 9pm to listen to the broadcast on Evenings with Steve Austin.
Adult $59 Concession $49 BOOK NOW 5588 4000
Tune in to ABC Local Radio on Monday 25 July at 9pm to listen to the broadcast on Evenings with Steve Austin.
WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
*Booking, transaction or Dial N Charge fees may apply. The Queensland Country Comfort Hour is a co-production with Renegade Films. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, Gold Coast City Council, Townsville City Council,The Courier-Mail and ABC Local Radio present
THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY COMFORT HOUR The Rockwiz team in conjunction with QMF is thrilled to bring you their latest creation in a world premiere performance. Five shows, five broadcasts on ABC Local Radio, four locations around the state. Each show on the tour is presented in the format of an old-style variety radio show, complete with musical guests, phone-in segments, storytelling, ‘neo-vintage’ radio jingles…and what radio show would be complete without a serialised cliff-hanger radio play written by Queensland son, Hugh Lunn? Celebrity artists will drop in for a song and a chat along with local personalities and musicians.
No stranger to the dynamics of variety entertainment, Brian Nankervis will host the shows, backed by the polished Country Comfort Orkestra of James Black, Peter Luscombe and Mark Ferrie. The fabulous Julia Zemiro joins us nightly for a star turn in the radio play. Be part of the live audience as The Queensland Country Comfort Hour travels around the state. Don’t dare miss this hilarious, retro chic, heartwarming, live radio show.
Enter The Queensland Country Comfort Hour poetry competition for your chance to have your poem read live on stage by Brian Nankervis and broadcast on ABC Local Radio. Visit qmf.org.au for competition details.
TOWNSVILLE CALOUNDRA BRISBANE Saturday 16 July 8pm
Sunday 17 July 7.30pm
Townsville Civic Theatre Adult $59* Concession $49* BOOK NOW 4727 9797
The Events Centre Adult $59* Concession $49* BOOK NOW 5491 4240
Tune in to ABC Local Radio on Monday 18 July at 9pm to listen to the broadcast on Evenings with Steve Austin.
Tune in to ABC Local Radio on Tuesday 19 July at 9pm to listen to the broadcast on Evenings with Steve Austin.
Gold Coast
Tuesday 19 July 8pm Thursday 21 July 7.30pm WedNESDAY 20 July 8pm The Arts Centre Gold Coast
Concert Hall QPAC Adult $65* Concession $55* BOOK NOW 136 246
Tune in to ABC Local Radio on Wednesday 20 July and Thursday 21 July at 9pm to listen to the broadcast on Evenings with Steve Austin.
Adult $59 Concession $49 BOOK NOW 5588 4000
Tune in to ABC Local Radio on Monday 25 July at 9pm to listen to the broadcast on Evenings with Steve Austin.
WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
*Booking, transaction or Dial N Charge fees may apply. The Queensland Country Comfort Hour is a co-production with Renegade Films. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival,Torres Shire Council,Torres Strait Regional Authority, Torres Strait Island Regional Council and Brisbane City Council present
AILAN KORES Voices separated by sea will sing as one for Ailan Kores, a free choral spectacular celebrating at once the unity and diversity of Torres Strait Islander culture. Singers from six islands of the Torres Strait will come together for this premiere production, over one year in the making. Accompanied by five operatic soloists and the Queensland Youth Orchestra, the combined choir of more than 40 voices will perform a program of local hymns mixed with iconic devotional pieces from European composers, startlingly transformed to express the Torres Strait’s tradition of exuberant music worship.
THURSDAY ISLAND SUNDAY 17 JULY 5.30PM
Anzac Park FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
In addition to classics such as the Hallelujah Chorus by Handel and excerpts from Bach’s St John Passion, audiences will enjoy a world premiere choral work by renowned contemporary Australian composer Damian Barbeler. To reflect the region’s diverse cultural and linguistic past, many of these works will be translated into Western, Central and Eastern language groups, as well as Yumplatok. The evening will open at twilight with a performance from the Torres Strait Youth Choir performing traditional songs to set the mood for this magnificent celebration of Torres Strait music.
FEATURING GREGORY MOORE / LUKE CAPTAIN / SHELLI HULCOMBE / BRETT HOLLAND / KATHLEEN LAMONT / QUEENSLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA / THE CHOIR OF THE TORRES STRAIT AND NORTHERN PENINSULA / TORRES STRAIT YOUTH CHOIR / PETER MORRIS CONDUCTOR / ALISON ROGERS CHORAL DIRECTOR / DAMIAN BARBELER MUSIC DIRECTOR
BRISBANE Sunday 17 July 5.30pm
Ailan Kores has received financial assistance from: °° the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and the Building Rural Communities Fund through Blueprint for the Bush; °° Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
Window, All Saints Anglican Church, Erub Island. Photography by Erica Hart.
Simultaneous Live Webcast Cinema A Gallery of Modern Art South Bank FREE EVENT
Funded by The E Robert Hayles & Alison L Hayles Charitable Trust, managed by Perpetual
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Queensland Music Festival,Torres Shire Council,Torres Strait Regional Authority, Torres Strait Island Regional Council and Brisbane City Council present
AILAN KORES Voices separated by sea will sing as one for Ailan Kores, a free choral spectacular celebrating at once the unity and diversity of Torres Strait Islander culture. Singers from six islands of the Torres Strait will come together for this premiere production, over one year in the making. Accompanied by five operatic soloists and the Queensland Youth Orchestra, the combined choir of more than 40 voices will perform a program of local hymns mixed with iconic devotional pieces from European composers, startlingly transformed to express the Torres Strait’s tradition of exuberant music worship.
THURSDAY ISLAND SUNDAY 17 JULY 5.30PM
Anzac Park FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
In addition to classics such as the Hallelujah Chorus by Handel and excerpts from Bach’s St John Passion, audiences will enjoy a world premiere choral work by renowned contemporary Australian composer Damian Barbeler. To reflect the region’s diverse cultural and linguistic past, many of these works will be translated into Western, Central and Eastern language groups, as well as Yumplatok. The evening will open at twilight with a performance from the Torres Strait Youth Choir performing traditional songs to set the mood for this magnificent celebration of Torres Strait music.
FEATURING GREGORY MOORE / LUKE CAPTAIN / SHELLI HULCOMBE / BRETT HOLLAND / KATHLEEN LAMONT / QUEENSLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA / THE CHOIR OF THE TORRES STRAIT AND NORTHERN PENINSULA / TORRES STRAIT YOUTH CHOIR / PETER MORRIS CONDUCTOR / ALISON ROGERS CHORAL DIRECTOR / DAMIAN BARBELER MUSIC DIRECTOR
BRISBANE Sunday 17 July 5.30pm
Ailan Kores has received financial assistance from: °° the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and the Building Rural Communities Fund through Blueprint for the Bush; °° Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
Window, All Saints Anglican Church, Erub Island. Photography by Erica Hart.
Simultaneous Live Webcast Cinema A Gallery of Modern Art South Bank FREE EVENT
Funded by The E Robert Hayles & Alison L Hayles Charitable Trust, managed by Perpetual
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and South Bank Corporation present
VANUATU WATER MUSIC Mesmerising, stirring, unforgettable… Vanuatu Water Music will add a truly unique performance element to the Brisbane French Festival at the reinvigorated South Bank precinct.
The waters of South Bank’s Boat Pool will, in the hands of Vanuatu’s Leweton Water Music troupe, become a fluid instrument that produces music to delight families and audiences of all ages.
For this spellbinding cultural display, women from Vanuatu’s remote northern islands stand waist-deep in water while swirling and slapping the surface to create a beautiful rhythmic tapestry and hypnotic visual display.
The Water Music of Vanuatu – traditionally practiced by women as they collected food on the shore – is a once-in-a-lifetime performance that needs to be seen and heard to be believed.
FEATURING LEWETON WOMEN’S WATER MUSIC TROUPE/ AIRI INGRAM DRUMS
BRISBANE SATURDAY 16 July Three 20 min. performances. 12.30pm, 1.10pm, 1.50pm
Boat Pool, the Parklands South Bank FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and South Bank Corporation present
VANUATU WATER MUSIC Mesmerising, stirring, unforgettable… Vanuatu Water Music will add a truly unique performance element to the Brisbane French Festival at the reinvigorated South Bank precinct.
The waters of South Bank’s Boat Pool will, in the hands of Vanuatu’s Leweton Water Music troupe, become a fluid instrument that produces music to delight families and audiences of all ages.
For this spellbinding cultural display, women from Vanuatu’s remote northern islands stand waist-deep in water while swirling and slapping the surface to create a beautiful rhythmic tapestry and hypnotic visual display.
The Water Music of Vanuatu – traditionally practiced by women as they collected food on the shore – is a once-in-a-lifetime performance that needs to be seen and heard to be believed.
FEATURING LEWETON WOMEN’S WATER MUSIC TROUPE/ AIRI INGRAM DRUMS
BRISBANE SATURDAY 16 July Three 20 min. performances. 12.30pm, 1.10pm, 1.50pm
Boat Pool, the Parklands South Bank FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council AND Gold Coast City Council present
SPIRIT OF INDIA Two of the world’s foremost practitioners of traditional Indian music will share their gifts at this exquisitely textured Queensland Music Festival event. The double bill features Dr. Lakshminarayan Subramaniam, a virtuoso of traditional Indian violin, and distinguished Hindustani vocalist Kalapini Komkali. Deeply spiritual, effortlessly transcendent… the music of India will, through these major world music figures, broaden horizons and touch souls.
title ‘Emperor of Violinists’ – performs alongside his son Ambi, a child violin prodigy, and two percussionists. Backed by tabla and harmonium players, Kalapini Komkali maintains the musical legacy of her renowned parents – classical singer Vasundhra Komkali and the hugely influential vocal innovator Kumar Gandharva.
Dr. Subramaniam – whose dual mastery of western classical styles and Indian violin has earned him the Featuring Dr Lakshminarayan Subramaniam / violin MR Ambi Subramaniam / violin Mr Trichur Mohan / mridangam Mr Ghantasala Satya Sai / morsing MS Kalapini Komkali / Classical Indian Singer MR Suyog Kundalkar / Harmonium MR Sanjay Deshpande / Tabla
MASTERCLASS Dr Lakshminarayan Subramaniam and Kalapini Komkali will be conducting masterclasses on Friday 22 July at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Queensland Conservatorium. Tickets available at the door. Visit www.qmf.org.au for more information.
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“Being in the audience of a Dr Subramaniam concert was simply one of the musical highlights of my life.”
QMF Artistic Director Deborah Conway
“I find nothing more inspiring than the music-making of my very great colleague Dr LakshminarAyan Subramaniam.” Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
GOLD COAST Wednesday 20 July 7.30pm
Paradise Showroom The Arts Centre Gold Coast Adults $32 Concession $16.50 BOOK NOW 07 5588 4000
BRISBANE Thursday 21 July 7.30pm
Ian Hanger Recital Hall Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University South Bank Adults $32 Concession $16.50 BOOK NOW 136 246 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council AND Gold Coast City Council present
SPIRIT OF INDIA Two of the world’s foremost practitioners of traditional Indian music will share their gifts at this exquisitely textured Queensland Music Festival event. The double bill features Dr. Lakshminarayan Subramaniam, a virtuoso of traditional Indian violin, and distinguished Hindustani vocalist Kalapini Komkali. Deeply spiritual, effortlessly transcendent… the music of India will, through these major world music figures, broaden horizons and touch souls.
title ‘Emperor of Violinists’ – performs alongside his son Ambi, a child violin prodigy, and two percussionists. Backed by tabla and harmonium players, Kalapini Komkali maintains the musical legacy of her renowned parents – classical singer Vasundhra Komkali and the hugely influential vocal innovator Kumar Gandharva.
Dr. Subramaniam – whose dual mastery of western classical styles and Indian violin has earned him the Featuring Dr Lakshminarayan Subramaniam / violin MR Ambi Subramaniam / violin Mr Trichur Mohan / mridangam Mr Ghantasala Satya Sai / morsing MS Kalapini Komkali / Classical Indian Singer MR Suyog Kundalkar / Harmonium MR Sanjay Deshpande / Tabla
MASTERCLASS Dr Lakshminarayan Subramaniam and Kalapini Komkali will be conducting masterclasses on Friday 22 July at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Queensland Conservatorium. Tickets available at the door. Visit www.qmf.org.au for more information.
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“Being in the audience of a Dr Subramaniam concert was simply one of the musical highlights of my life.”
QMF Artistic Director Deborah Conway
“I find nothing more inspiring than the music-making of my very great colleague Dr LakshminarAyan Subramaniam.” Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
GOLD COAST Wednesday 20 July 7.30pm
Paradise Showroom The Arts Centre Gold Coast Adults $32 Concession $16.50 BOOK NOW 07 5588 4000
BRISBANE Thursday 21 July 7.30pm
Ian Hanger Recital Hall Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University South Bank Adults $32 Concession $16.50 BOOK NOW 136 246 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Brisbane City Council, Griffith University and ERM Power Retail present
RANDY NEWMAN in concert with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Randy Newman is one of the great American songwriters; colleagues freely compare him to Cole Porter and George Gershwin, while audiences marvel at his deft wit, cheeky charisma and catchy melodies. The living legend’s dual careers as a singersongwriter and film composer span five decades, two Oscars
(from an amazing 20 nominations), six Grammys and a place in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Newman’s diverse songbook includes some of the 20th century’s bestloved tunes: Mama Told Me Not to Come, Short People, the Toy Story standard You’ve Got a Friend in Me, Sail Away, You Can Leave Your Hat On and many more.
In his first ever Queensland engagement, Newman will perform with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, a program ranging across his sharp satirical songs, heartfelt ballads and timeless film scores.
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This is an extraordinary opportunity to see a legendary composer and performer.
BRISBANE Friday 22 July 8pm
Concert Hall QPAC Premium Res $109* A Res $89* B Res $79* C Res $59* *Transaction fees may apply. BOOK NOW 136 246 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
“There’s not that many people in Randy’s class – Louisiana 1927 or Sail Away - it doesn’t get any better than that.” Bob Dylan
“One of the most spectacularly irreverent songwriters of the last half-century.” Chicago Tribune
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Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Brisbane City Council, Griffith University and ERM Power Retail present
RANDY NEWMAN in concert with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Randy Newman is one of the great American songwriters; colleagues freely compare him to Cole Porter and George Gershwin, while audiences marvel at his deft wit, cheeky charisma and catchy melodies. The living legend’s dual careers as a singersongwriter and film composer span five decades, two Oscars
(from an amazing 20 nominations), six Grammys and a place in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Newman’s diverse songbook includes some of the 20th century’s bestloved tunes: Mama Told Me Not to Come, Short People, the Toy Story standard You’ve Got a Friend in Me, Sail Away, You Can Leave Your Hat On and many more.
In his first ever Queensland engagement, Newman will perform with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, a program ranging across his sharp satirical songs, heartfelt ballads and timeless film scores.
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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This is an extraordinary opportunity to see a legendary composer and performer.
BRISBANE Friday 22 July 8pm
Concert Hall QPAC Premium Res $109* A Res $89* B Res $79* C Res $59* *Transaction fees may apply. BOOK NOW 136 246 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
“There’s not that many people in Randy’s class – Louisiana 1927 or Sail Away - it doesn’t get any better than that.” Bob Dylan
“One of the most spectacularly irreverent songwriters of the last half-century.” Chicago Tribune
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Queensland Music Festival, Isaac Regional Council and Gladstone Regional Council present
CLASSIC COUNTRY Classic Country unites four ENORMOUS TALENTS FROM AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY MUSIC with Queensland’s leading chamber orchestra, for two free outdoor concerts in central Queensland Under the starry canopy of a Queensland evening sky, the all-star line-up – Melinda Schneider, Graeme Connors, Catherine Britt and Adam Harvey – will perform a stunning collection of world premiere arrangements of country music hits with the innovative Camerata of St John’s. Leading light of the Australian country music scene, Melinda Schneider will be joined by the undisputed legend and multi award-winning Graeme Connors.
Catherine Britt is at the top of the pack of a new generation of up-andcoming country stars, and Adam Harvey is a Nashville Global Artist Award winner. Led by violinist Brendan Joyce, Camerata is known for adventurous programming and a fresh and youthful performing style. Their national profile has lead to collaborations with leading festivals across Queensland and New South Wales.
Bring the family, a picnic rug, and enjoy a starstudded night with some of Australia’s finest musicians. Each event will feature pre-concert entertainment with a line-up of local performers.
“There is a youthful exuberance and vitality, an Australian dynamism in their playing” The Courier-Mail (Camerata of St John’s)
Moranbah
Gladstone
Friday 22 July 5.30pm Local Entertainment 7pm Classic Country Concert
Sunday 24 July 4pm Local Entertainment 6pm Classic Country Concert
Moranbah Town Square
Gladstone Ports Corporation Marina Stage
Free Event
Free Event
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Queensland Music Festival, Isaac Regional Council and Gladstone Regional Council present
CLASSIC COUNTRY Classic Country unites four ENORMOUS TALENTS FROM AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY MUSIC with Queensland’s leading chamber orchestra, for two free outdoor concerts in central Queensland Under the starry canopy of a Queensland evening sky, the all-star line-up – Melinda Schneider, Graeme Connors, Catherine Britt and Adam Harvey – will perform a stunning collection of world premiere arrangements of country music hits with the innovative Camerata of St John’s. Leading light of the Australian country music scene, Melinda Schneider will be joined by the undisputed legend and multi award-winning Graeme Connors.
Catherine Britt is at the top of the pack of a new generation of up-andcoming country stars, and Adam Harvey is a Nashville Global Artist Award winner. Led by violinist Brendan Joyce, Camerata is known for adventurous programming and a fresh and youthful performing style. Their national profile has lead to collaborations with leading festivals across Queensland and New South Wales.
Bring the family, a picnic rug, and enjoy a starstudded night with some of Australia’s finest musicians. Each event will feature pre-concert entertainment with a line-up of local performers.
“There is a youthful exuberance and vitality, an Australian dynamism in their playing” The Courier-Mail (Camerata of St John’s)
Moranbah
Gladstone
Friday 22 July 5.30pm Local Entertainment 7pm Classic Country Concert
Sunday 24 July 4pm Local Entertainment 6pm Classic Country Concert
Moranbah Town Square
Gladstone Ports Corporation Marina Stage
Free Event
Free Event
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, ERM Power Retail,The Courier-Mail and ABC Local Radio present
MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR
A glorious Brisbane night, two giants of Australian music, an orchestra under the stars… Meet Me in the Middle of the Air is Paul Kelly’s music as you’ve never heard it before.
This singular Brisbane Riverstage concert features spiritually themed excerpts from across the breadth of Kelly’s songbook, reimagined by jazz great Paul Grabowsky for the Australian Art Orchestra. Grabowsky turns songs including Be Careful What you Pray For, God’s Hotel (co-written with Nick Cave), Gathering Storm and the show’s title track into sweeping rhapsodies, lacing Kelly’s clear-eyed delivery with Cuban and Latin rhythms, as well as shades of gypsy, ragtime and gospel. Variously dubbed a national treasure, a living legend and Australia’s unofficial
‘…the overriding impression was the brilliance of Grabowsky’s soul-fired arrangement… an outstanding production with so much talent assembled on stage…’ The Australian
poet laureate, Kelly will hold centre stage alongside the soulful and soaring voices of Vika and Linda Bull, with Grabowsky leading members of the Australian Art Orchestra. The production stands as the conceptual sequel to Kev Carmody’s Cannot Buy My Soul, the storied concert performance which amazed and moved a soldout Riverstage at the 2009 QMF. A rapturous meeting of artist, repertoire and arranger, Meet Me in the Middle of the Air stakes a serious claim as the levitational, had-to-bethere event of the 2011 Queensland Music Festival.
FEATURING Paul Kelly / Paul Grabowsky / Vika and Linda Bull / members of the Australian Art Orchestra / CHOIR WITH NO NAME
Brisbane Saturday 23 July 5.30pm (Gates open 4.30pm)
Riverstage Premium Full $99 Conc $89 Gold Full $89 Conc $79 Silver Full $79 Conc $69 GA Full $59 Conc $49 U 18 children prices available. BOOK NOW 136 100 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, ERM Power Retail,The Courier-Mail and ABC Local Radio present
MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR
A glorious Brisbane night, two giants of Australian music, an orchestra under the stars… Meet Me in the Middle of the Air is Paul Kelly’s music as you’ve never heard it before.
This singular Brisbane Riverstage concert features spiritually themed excerpts from across the breadth of Kelly’s songbook, reimagined by jazz great Paul Grabowsky for the Australian Art Orchestra. Grabowsky turns songs including Be Careful What you Pray For, God’s Hotel (co-written with Nick Cave), Gathering Storm and the show’s title track into sweeping rhapsodies, lacing Kelly’s clear-eyed delivery with Cuban and Latin rhythms, as well as shades of gypsy, ragtime and gospel. Variously dubbed a national treasure, a living legend and Australia’s unofficial
‘…the overriding impression was the brilliance of Grabowsky’s soul-fired arrangement… an outstanding production with so much talent assembled on stage…’ The Australian
poet laureate, Kelly will hold centre stage alongside the soulful and soaring voices of Vika and Linda Bull, with Grabowsky leading members of the Australian Art Orchestra. The production stands as the conceptual sequel to Kev Carmody’s Cannot Buy My Soul, the storied concert performance which amazed and moved a soldout Riverstage at the 2009 QMF. A rapturous meeting of artist, repertoire and arranger, Meet Me in the Middle of the Air stakes a serious claim as the levitational, had-to-bethere event of the 2011 Queensland Music Festival.
FEATURING Paul Kelly / Paul Grabowsky / Vika and Linda Bull / members of the Australian Art Orchestra / CHOIR WITH NO NAME
Brisbane Saturday 23 July 5.30pm (Gates open 4.30pm)
Riverstage Premium Full $99 Conc $89 Gold Full $89 Conc $79 Silver Full $79 Conc $69 GA Full $59 Conc $49 U 18 children prices available. BOOK NOW 136 100 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Blackall-Tambo Regional Council,Western Downs Regional Council and Clocked Out in association with M.A.I.D.2 PLAY present
RADIO PLAYS
Presented in a casual cabaret format, Radio Plays offers a rare taste of vintage radio theatre, re-imagined for the 21st century as a captivating visual and musical experience.
The current global revival of the audio drama reaches new heights with Radio Plays, a theatrical showcase of prize-winning Australian radio dramas.
brought to vivid life by Brisbane’s innovative Clocked Out band and a cast of voice actors from the Blackall, Tambo and Miles communities.
Each performance features top scripts from the longrunning Miles National Radio Play Competition
These quirky, exciting, intriguing tales of life in the Sunshine State will be professionally staged with
original music composed by Clocked Out’s creative engine room of Vanessa Tomlinson and Erik Griswold and live sound effects from foley artist Catherine Oates.
FEATURING Voice Actors from the Blackall, Tambo and Miles communities / Catherine Oates Foley Artist / Clocked Out Band Adam Simmons saxophone and clarinet / Peter Knight trumpet / Erik Griswold keyboard / Sam Pankhurst bass / Vanessa Tomlinson percussion / Ian Lawson DIRECTOR
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. M.A.I.D.2 PLAY is an initiative of the Miles Regional Arts Council. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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MILES Saturday 23 July 7.30pm (Doors open 6.30pm)
Leichhardt Hall (Bookings are necessary. Reserve your table by phoning Dogwood Crossing on 07 4627 2455) FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
BLACKALL Friday 29 July 7.30pm Saturday 30 July 7.30pm (Doors open 6.30pm)
Blackall Cultural Centre (Bookings are necessary. Reserve your table by phoning Blackall-Tambo Regional Council on 07 4621 6600) FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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Queensland Music Festival, Blackall-Tambo Regional Council,Western Downs Regional Council and Clocked Out in association with M.A.I.D.2 PLAY present
RADIO PLAYS
Presented in a casual cabaret format, Radio Plays offers a rare taste of vintage radio theatre, re-imagined for the 21st century as a captivating visual and musical experience.
The current global revival of the audio drama reaches new heights with Radio Plays, a theatrical showcase of prize-winning Australian radio dramas.
brought to vivid life by Brisbane’s innovative Clocked Out band and a cast of voice actors from the Blackall, Tambo and Miles communities.
Each performance features top scripts from the longrunning Miles National Radio Play Competition
These quirky, exciting, intriguing tales of life in the Sunshine State will be professionally staged with
original music composed by Clocked Out’s creative engine room of Vanessa Tomlinson and Erik Griswold and live sound effects from foley artist Catherine Oates.
FEATURING Voice Actors from the Blackall, Tambo and Miles communities / Catherine Oates Foley Artist / Clocked Out Band Adam Simmons saxophone and clarinet / Peter Knight trumpet / Erik Griswold keyboard / Sam Pankhurst bass / Vanessa Tomlinson percussion / Ian Lawson DIRECTOR
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. M.A.I.D.2 PLAY is an initiative of the Miles Regional Arts Council. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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MILES Saturday 23 July 7.30pm (Doors open 6.30pm)
Leichhardt Hall (Bookings are necessary. Reserve your table by phoning Dogwood Crossing on 07 4627 2455) FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
BLACKALL Friday 29 July 7.30pm Saturday 30 July 7.30pm (Doors open 6.30pm)
Blackall Cultural Centre (Bookings are necessary. Reserve your table by phoning Blackall-Tambo Regional Council on 07 4621 6600) FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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Queensland Music Festival in association with Tarong Energy, APRA, Queensland Rail and Energex presents
SONG TRAILS Does contemplating writing a song bring about immediate writer’s block and floods of frustration? Then let the superlative skills of SOME GREAT AUSTRALIAN singer-songwriters help demystify the elusive songwriting process for you. Song Trails is a series of free songwriting workshops open to everyone from high school prodigies to old time storytellers. In a relaxed and informal setting, participants are invited to 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.
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The Song Trails project has been a highly successful part of both the 2007 and 2009 festivals. These workshops have limited capacity so we recommend booking your place early. 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 Song
Trails Finale concert at the Brisbane Powerhouse. The Festival will also be presenting free Song Trails LIVE concerts in two of the state’s regions hardest hit by this year's natural disasters. See page 30 for details.
SONG TRAILS NORTH Hughenden
Tully
Charters Towers
Atherton
Monday 25 July Tuesday 26 July
Wednesday 27 July Friday 29 July
song trails finale BRISBANE
SONG TRAILS South Murgon
Gladstone
Sunday 31 July 3.30pm
Mundubbera
Maryborough
Turbine Platform Brisbane Powerhouse Presented in association with Brisbane Powerhouse as part of Live Spark.
Monday 25 July Tuesday 26 July
Wednesday 27 July Thursday 28 July
ARTISTS Rebecca Barnard / Peter Farnan / Leah Flanagan / Robert Forster
ARTISTS Clare Bowditch / Kev Carmody / Stephen Cummings / Dave Faulkner
WORKSHOPS
All workshops 5.30pm – 9.30pm Attendance is free of charge. Pre-registration by Friday 8 July is essential. Participants must be 16 years and above. Register online at www.qmf.org.au. Enquires 07 3010 6600.
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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Queensland Music Festival in association with Tarong Energy, APRA, Queensland Rail and Energex presents
SONG TRAILS Does contemplating writing a song bring about immediate writer’s block and floods of frustration? Then let the superlative skills of SOME GREAT AUSTRALIAN singer-songwriters help demystify the elusive songwriting process for you. Song Trails is a series of free songwriting workshops open to everyone from high school prodigies to old time storytellers. In a relaxed and informal setting, participants are invited to 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.
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The Song Trails project has been a highly successful part of both the 2007 and 2009 festivals. These workshops have limited capacity so we recommend booking your place early. 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 Song
Trails Finale concert at the Brisbane Powerhouse. The Festival will also be presenting free Song Trails LIVE concerts in two of the state’s regions hardest hit by this year's natural disasters. See page 30 for details.
SONG TRAILS NORTH Hughenden
Tully
Charters Towers
Atherton
Monday 25 July Tuesday 26 July
Wednesday 27 July Friday 29 July
song trails finale BRISBANE
SONG TRAILS South Murgon
Gladstone
Sunday 31 July 3.30pm
Mundubbera
Maryborough
Turbine Platform Brisbane Powerhouse Presented in association with Brisbane Powerhouse as part of Live Spark.
Monday 25 July Tuesday 26 July
Wednesday 27 July Thursday 28 July
ARTISTS Rebecca Barnard / Peter Farnan / Leah Flanagan / Robert Forster
ARTISTS Clare Bowditch / Kev Carmody / Stephen Cummings / Dave Faulkner
WORKSHOPS
All workshops 5.30pm – 9.30pm Attendance is free of charge. Pre-registration by Friday 8 July is essential. Participants must be 16 years and above. Register online at www.qmf.org.au. Enquires 07 3010 6600.
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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Queensland Music Festival, Cassowary Coast Regional Council, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Queensland Rail and Energex present
SONG TRAILS LIVE Rebuilding spirits in Innisfail and Gatton
After a merciless season of cyclones and flooding, we are embracing the spirit of rebuilding Queensland the way we know how, with beautiful live music. Nothing binds people like the experience of enjoying live music together.
Rebecca Barnard
Peter Farnan
Leah Flanagan
Robert Forster
Clare Bowditch
Kev Carmody
Stephen Cummings
Dave Faulkner
Featuring some of the country’s best performers, Song Trails Live will inspire and entertain Queenslanders in the state’s hardest-hit regions. The two singer-songwriter teams on the road for QMF’s Song Trails project (see page 28) will make their respective ways to Innisfail on the Cassowary Coast and Gatton in the Lockyer Valley to perform a free concert for each community. The Song Trails North group of Rebecca Barnard (Rebecca’s Empire), Peter Farnan (Boom Crash Opera), Leah Flanagan (The Leah Flanagan Band) and Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) is headed for Innisfail, while the Song Trails South crew of Clare Bowditch, Kev Carmody, Stephen Cummings (The Sports) and Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus) make their way to Gatton. These master musicians will raise spirits, fill hearts and unite their audiences through the power of song. Local artists will feature as special guests in each concert. These community concerts have been made possible through the generous contributions of Queensland Rail and Energex (Gatton concert). This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section.
INNISFAIL
GATTON
Thursday 28 July 7.30pm
Friday 29 July 7.30pm
Johnstone Shire Hall Free ticketed event. To secure tickets call CCRC Innisfail on 07 4030 2285 or visit CCRC Innisfail and Tully offices or regional libraries.
Lockyer Valley Cultural Ctr Free ticketed event. To secure tickets visit the Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre or www.visitlockyer.com.au
Free Event www.Qmf.org.au
Free Event www.Qmf.org.au
This free concert is a disaster relief benefit. Donations to the Cassowary Coast Youth Network will be collected on the night.
This free concert is a disaster relief benefit. Donations to the Lockyer Valley Flood Appeal Fund will be collected on the night.
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Cassowary Coast Regional Council, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Queensland Rail and Energex present
SONG TRAILS LIVE Rebuilding spirits in Innisfail and Gatton
After a merciless season of cyclones and flooding, we are embracing the spirit of rebuilding Queensland the way we know how, with beautiful live music. Nothing binds people like the experience of enjoying live music together.
Rebecca Barnard
Peter Farnan
Leah Flanagan
Robert Forster
Clare Bowditch
Kev Carmody
Stephen Cummings
Dave Faulkner
Featuring some of the country’s best performers, Song Trails Live will inspire and entertain Queenslanders in the state’s hardest-hit regions. The two singer-songwriter teams on the road for QMF’s Song Trails project (see page 28) will make their respective ways to Innisfail on the Cassowary Coast and Gatton in the Lockyer Valley to perform a free concert for each community. The Song Trails North group of Rebecca Barnard (Rebecca’s Empire), Peter Farnan (Boom Crash Opera), Leah Flanagan (The Leah Flanagan Band) and Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) is headed for Innisfail, while the Song Trails South crew of Clare Bowditch, Kev Carmody, Stephen Cummings (The Sports) and Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus) make their way to Gatton. These master musicians will raise spirits, fill hearts and unite their audiences through the power of song. Local artists will feature as special guests in each concert. These community concerts have been made possible through the generous contributions of Queensland Rail and Energex (Gatton concert). This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section.
INNISFAIL
GATTON
Thursday 28 July 7.30pm
Friday 29 July 7.30pm
Johnstone Shire Hall Free ticketed event. To secure tickets call CCRC Innisfail on 07 4030 2285 or visit CCRC Innisfail and Tully offices or regional libraries.
Lockyer Valley Cultural Ctr Free ticketed event. To secure tickets visit the Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre or www.visitlockyer.com.au
Free Event www.Qmf.org.au
Free Event www.Qmf.org.au
This free concert is a disaster relief benefit. Donations to the Cassowary Coast Youth Network will be collected on the night.
This free concert is a disaster relief benefit. Donations to the Lockyer Valley Flood Appeal Fund will be collected on the night.
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Aurukun Shire Council, Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council, Weipa Town Authority and Centre of Contemporary ArtS Cairns present
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ With mezzo-soprano Fiona Campbell
The globally acclaimed Australian String Quartet is bringing beautiful music – and a program of intimate concerts – to Far North Queensland.
Joined by mezzo-soprano Fiona Campbell, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) will perform in Weipa, Mapoon, Cairns and Aurukun as part of the Cape York Instrumental Project (see page 61) bringing orchestral and chamber music to remote Queensland. Each show will feature a selection of classical favourites as well as popular contemporary songs arranged for string quartet and voice by acclaimed Australian composer Iain Grandage.
During the tour, members of the ASQ and Campbell will conduct school workshops tailored to showcase live instrumental music to students in communities where such opportunities are rare. This very special QMF event delivers one of Australia’s finest chamber music ensembles to one of Queensland’s most remote tropical settings.
The first part of the program will feature excerpts from Dvořák Cypresses, Schubert String Quartet No.10 in E flat and Dvořák String Quartet No.12 in F (American). The second half will feature a selection of popular contemporary songs from artists such as The Whitlams, Radiohead, Eskimo Joe and Kate Miller-Heidke, arranged by Iain Grandage for string quartet and mezzo-soprano.
CAIRNS
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section.
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AURUKUN Tuesday 26 July* time 6.30PM
WEIPA
MAPOON
Wednesday 27 July* time 6.30PM
Thursday 28 July* time 6.30PM
Performing Arts Centre, Western Cape College FREE EVENT
Mapoon Primary Health Care Centre Deck FREE EVENT
Saturday 30 July time 6.30PM
Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts Adult $29 Concession $24 BOOK NOW 1300 855 835 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
This project has received financial assistance through Arts Queensland's Flexible Touring Fund.
Aurukun Academy FREE EVENT
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
*To secure your seat for Aurukun, Weipa and Mapoon email asqbookings@qmf.org.au or phone 07 3010 6600.
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Queensland Music Festival, Aurukun Shire Council, Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council, Weipa Town Authority and Centre of Contemporary ArtS Cairns present
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET TOUR FNQ With mezzo-soprano Fiona Campbell
The globally acclaimed Australian String Quartet is bringing beautiful music – and a program of intimate concerts – to Far North Queensland.
Joined by mezzo-soprano Fiona Campbell, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) will perform in Weipa, Mapoon, Cairns and Aurukun as part of the Cape York Instrumental Project (see page 61) bringing orchestral and chamber music to remote Queensland. Each show will feature a selection of classical favourites as well as popular contemporary songs arranged for string quartet and voice by acclaimed Australian composer Iain Grandage.
During the tour, members of the ASQ and Campbell will conduct school workshops tailored to showcase live instrumental music to students in communities where such opportunities are rare. This very special QMF event delivers one of Australia’s finest chamber music ensembles to one of Queensland’s most remote tropical settings.
The first part of the program will feature excerpts from Dvořák Cypresses, Schubert String Quartet No.10 in E flat and Dvořák String Quartet No.12 in F (American). The second half will feature a selection of popular contemporary songs from artists such as The Whitlams, Radiohead, Eskimo Joe and Kate Miller-Heidke, arranged by Iain Grandage for string quartet and mezzo-soprano.
CAIRNS
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section.
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AURUKUN Tuesday 26 July* time 6.30PM
WEIPA
MAPOON
Wednesday 27 July* time 6.30PM
Thursday 28 July* time 6.30PM
Performing Arts Centre, Western Cape College FREE EVENT
Mapoon Primary Health Care Centre Deck FREE EVENT
Saturday 30 July time 6.30PM
Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts Adult $29 Concession $24 BOOK NOW 1300 855 835 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
This project has received financial assistance through Arts Queensland's Flexible Touring Fund.
Aurukun Academy FREE EVENT
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
*To secure your seat for Aurukun, Weipa and Mapoon email asqbookings@qmf.org.au or phone 07 3010 6600.
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Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Brisbane City Council present
PIANO LESSONS Concert pianist Anna Goldsworthy’s deeply-felt memoir Piano Lessons comes to glorious musical life in this Queensland Music Festival world premiere.
Goldsworthy’s awardwinning book, which recounts her musical awakening as a young girl, struck a deep chord with critics, readers and music lovers on its 2009 release. Goldsworthy herself stars in the stage adaptation,
which, like the book, elegantly illustrates the intriguing relationship between the young pianist and her Russian teacher. This charismatic enigma inspires and challenges her young charge in equal measure as they work through a program of sublime piano pieces, including selections from Mozart, Liszt and Chopin.
Part theatrical production and part concert, Piano Lessons will provide insight
into the lives and inspirations of the great masters to expose the process of learning, interpreting and creating music.
Piano lessons will take the audience inside a musician's journey through a unique real-life performance
Featuring Anna Goldsworthy / Caroline Kennison Written by Anna Goldsworthy Director & Dramaturg Michael Futcher
“A wonderful and utterly engaging memoir”
The Canberra Times (on the book Piano Lessons)
“...storming the pianistic ramparts with talent and determination.” The Australian (Anna Goldsworthy)
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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BRISBANE Tuesday 26 July 7.30pm (Preview) Wednesday 27 – FRIDAY 29 July 7.30pm Saturday 30 July 2pm & 7.30pm
Cremorne Theatre QPAC Adult $40 - $45* Concession $30 - $35* *Transaction fees may apply BOOK NOW 136 246 WWW.Qmf.org.au
Photography by Steve Snider.
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Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Brisbane City Council present
PIANO LESSONS Concert pianist Anna Goldsworthy’s deeply-felt memoir Piano Lessons comes to glorious musical life in this Queensland Music Festival world premiere.
Goldsworthy’s awardwinning book, which recounts her musical awakening as a young girl, struck a deep chord with critics, readers and music lovers on its 2009 release. Goldsworthy herself stars in the stage adaptation,
which, like the book, elegantly illustrates the intriguing relationship between the young pianist and her Russian teacher. This charismatic enigma inspires and challenges her young charge in equal measure as they work through a program of sublime piano pieces, including selections from Mozart, Liszt and Chopin.
Part theatrical production and part concert, Piano Lessons will provide insight
into the lives and inspirations of the great masters to expose the process of learning, interpreting and creating music.
Piano lessons will take the audience inside a musician's journey through a unique real-life performance
Featuring Anna Goldsworthy / Caroline Kennison Written by Anna Goldsworthy Director & Dramaturg Michael Futcher
“A wonderful and utterly engaging memoir”
The Canberra Times (on the book Piano Lessons)
“...storming the pianistic ramparts with talent and determination.” The Australian (Anna Goldsworthy)
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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BRISBANE Tuesday 26 July 7.30pm (Preview) Wednesday 27 – FRIDAY 29 July 7.30pm Saturday 30 July 2pm & 7.30pm
Cremorne Theatre QPAC Adult $40 - $45* Concession $30 - $35* *Transaction fees may apply BOOK NOW 136 246 WWW.Qmf.org.au
Photography by Steve Snider.
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Queensland Music Festival and Whitsunday Regional Council in association with QUT Creative Industries present
Behind The Cane Behind The Cane tells the little known story of the origins of the Australian South Sea Islander Community. Written with and performed by the people of the Whitsunday Coast, Behind The Cane will be an unmissable musical event set beneath a magnificent North Queensland night sky. This emotive new piece of musical theatre chronicles – in song, dance and story – the triumph and joy of the Islander spirit against immense social and geographical hardship.
a stunning local cast of 120 including choirs and ensembles from across the region. Directed and produced by some of Australia’s finest creatives, these soul-stirring live performances are the centrepiece of the 3rd Annual Bowen Cultural and Food Festival. Join us on the Bowen foreshore for a night of music, movement and celebration.
The original score blends western, gospel and Melanesian music and is brought to life by Director Sean Mee / Co-composers Andree Greenwell & David Bridie / Co-writers Margery Forde & Michael Forde / Production Designer Josh McIntosh / Lighting designer George Meijer / PRODUCER MARGUERITE PEPPER / IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY OF WHITSUNDAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
Artist Aicey Zaro
Bowen This project has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through: o Arts Queensland; o the Building Rural Communities Fund through Blueprint for the Bush; and o the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between Arts Queensland and the Whitsunday Regional Council to support local arts and culture. The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government initiative delivered in partnership with the Queensland Arts Council.
Thursday 28 July 6.30pm Friday 29 July 6.30pm Saturday 30 July 6.30pm
Bowen Soundshell FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival and Whitsunday Regional Council in association with QUT Creative Industries present
Behind The Cane Behind The Cane tells the little known story of the origins of the Australian South Sea Islander Community. Written with and performed by the people of the Whitsunday Coast, Behind The Cane will be an unmissable musical event set beneath a magnificent North Queensland night sky. This emotive new piece of musical theatre chronicles – in song, dance and story – the triumph and joy of the Islander spirit against immense social and geographical hardship.
a stunning local cast of 120 including choirs and ensembles from across the region. Directed and produced by some of Australia’s finest creatives, these soul-stirring live performances are the centrepiece of the 3rd Annual Bowen Cultural and Food Festival. Join us on the Bowen foreshore for a night of music, movement and celebration.
The original score blends western, gospel and Melanesian music and is brought to life by Director Sean Mee / Co-composers Andree Greenwell & David Bridie / Co-writers Margery Forde & Michael Forde / Production Designer Josh McIntosh / Lighting designer George Meijer / PRODUCER MARGUERITE PEPPER / IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY OF WHITSUNDAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
Artist Aicey Zaro
Bowen This project has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through: o Arts Queensland; o the Building Rural Communities Fund through Blueprint for the Bush; and o the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between Arts Queensland and the Whitsunday Regional Council to support local arts and culture. The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government initiative delivered in partnership with the Queensland Arts Council.
Thursday 28 July 6.30pm Friday 29 July 6.30pm Saturday 30 July 6.30pm
Bowen Soundshell FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and Brisbane Jazz Club present
Back in Brisbane for a one-off Queensland Music Festival stand, the Ilmiliekki Quartet is a not-to-be-missed proposition for serious and casual jazz audiences alike.
ILMILIEKKI QUARTET This superb Finnish combo has, since 2002, impressed all the right crowds and all the right critics while producing some of Europe’s best new jazz. Since their debut album March of the Alpha Males in 2003, the Ilmiliekki have won several highly coveted awards and their 2007 album, Take It With Me, made The Observer’s list of the year’s best albums.
The Ilmiliekki Quartet flirt with pop without losing their urban edge, while drawing on inspiration from the many side-projects and solo gigs each member maintains. With his award winning project Aurora in 2009, leader/trumpeter Verneri Pohjola won the Emma Ward (the Finnish jazz Grammy) for Best Jazz Musician of the Year.
FEATURING Verneri Pohjola trumpet / Tuomo Prättälä piano / Antti Lötjönen bass / Olavi Louhivuori drums
BRISBANE Friday 29 July 8.00pm (doors open 6.30pm
The travel of the Ilmiliekki tour to Australia is supported by the Finnish Performing Music Promotion Centre, the Finnish Composers Society, MusicExport Finland and the Finnish Arts Council.
Brisbane Jazz Club Non-members $30 Members $25 Concession $20
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and Brisbane Jazz Club present
Back in Brisbane for a one-off Queensland Music Festival stand, the Ilmiliekki Quartet is a not-to-be-missed proposition for serious and casual jazz audiences alike.
ILMILIEKKI QUARTET This superb Finnish combo has, since 2002, impressed all the right crowds and all the right critics while producing some of Europe’s best new jazz. Since their debut album March of the Alpha Males in 2003, the Ilmiliekki have won several highly coveted awards and their 2007 album, Take It With Me, made The Observer’s list of the year’s best albums.
The Ilmiliekki Quartet flirt with pop without losing their urban edge, while drawing on inspiration from the many side-projects and solo gigs each member maintains. With his award winning project Aurora in 2009, leader/trumpeter Verneri Pohjola won the Emma Ward (the Finnish jazz Grammy) for Best Jazz Musician of the Year.
FEATURING Verneri Pohjola trumpet / Tuomo Prättälä piano / Antti Lötjönen bass / Olavi Louhivuori drums
BRISBANE Friday 29 July 8.00pm (doors open 6.30pm
The travel of the Ilmiliekki tour to Australia is supported by the Finnish Performing Music Promotion Centre, the Finnish Composers Society, MusicExport Finland and the Finnish Arts Council.
Brisbane Jazz Club Non-members $30 Members $25 Concession $20
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
WWW.Qmf.org.au
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Queensland Music Festival, Western Downs Regional Council, Jimbour Station and ERM Power present
OPERA AT JIMBOUR Sara Macliver
Tobias Cole
AN AFTERNOON OF STUNNING ENTERTAINMENT, BOUND TO DELIGHT SERIOUS OPERA AFICIONADOS AND FIRST-TIME AUDIENCE MEMBERS ALIKE.
JIMBOUR SATURDAY 30 JULY 2PM – 4.30PM GATES OPEN 9AM
Jimbour Station Amphitheatre (From Warrego Highway north out of Dalby, take Jandowae turn-off and follow signs to Jimbour Station) FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
James Clayton
Image Rhydian Lewis
Enjoy an afternoon of song, sunset and fine food at the triumphant return of Opera at Jimbour. Featuring a trio of opera stars singing the world's best-loved arias and Carl Orff's masterpiece Carmina Burana, it's not hard to see why Opera at Jimbour is an iconic event of QMF's program.
Since 2003, these outdoor performances have drawn huge audiences to heritage-listed Jimbour House on the Darling Downs. A record crowd of 8,500 turned out for the 2009 staging. More are expected in 2011. This year’s program returns to the true essence of the Jimbour experience – classic opera and
Bring a blanket, chair or cushion. Local market stalls will be open 9am-4pm. Patrons may bring their own picnic. Food and wine can be purchased on site on the day or pre-order picnic hampers through Etiquette 24/7 by phoning 07 4638 4738. BYO alcohol and glass not permitted. Onsite parking available - cars $5, buses $20. Jimbour Station’s beautifully appointed gardens will be open to the public on the day. Admission $5.
musical indulgence – and will be given full flight by the 180 piece combined Queensland Choir and Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of renowned conductor Warwick Potter. The concert’s first act will feature Australian opera greats – leading soprano Sara Macliver, outstanding bass baritone James
Clayton and award-winning counter tenor Tobias Cole – performing a popular selection of arias chosen by the public. The afternoon culminates in a spine-tingling rendition of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, the most popular choral work of the 20th century, famed for its rousing chorus, O Fortuna.
This performance of Carmina Burana (Cantiones profanae) – Orff is given by permission of Hal Leonard Australia Pty. Ltd. exclusive agent for Schott Music Ltd of Mainz. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
BRISBANE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
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Queensland Music Festival, Western Downs Regional Council, Jimbour Station and ERM Power present
OPERA AT JIMBOUR Sara Macliver
Tobias Cole
AN AFTERNOON OF STUNNING ENTERTAINMENT, BOUND TO DELIGHT SERIOUS OPERA AFICIONADOS AND FIRST-TIME AUDIENCE MEMBERS ALIKE.
JIMBOUR SATURDAY 30 JULY 2PM – 4.30PM GATES OPEN 9AM
Jimbour Station Amphitheatre (From Warrego Highway north out of Dalby, take Jandowae turn-off and follow signs to Jimbour Station) FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
James Clayton
Image Rhydian Lewis
Enjoy an afternoon of song, sunset and fine food at the triumphant return of Opera at Jimbour. Featuring a trio of opera stars singing the world's best-loved arias and Carl Orff's masterpiece Carmina Burana, it's not hard to see why Opera at Jimbour is an iconic event of QMF's program.
Since 2003, these outdoor performances have drawn huge audiences to heritage-listed Jimbour House on the Darling Downs. A record crowd of 8,500 turned out for the 2009 staging. More are expected in 2011. This year’s program returns to the true essence of the Jimbour experience – classic opera and
Bring a blanket, chair or cushion. Local market stalls will be open 9am-4pm. Patrons may bring their own picnic. Food and wine can be purchased on site on the day or pre-order picnic hampers through Etiquette 24/7 by phoning 07 4638 4738. BYO alcohol and glass not permitted. Onsite parking available - cars $5, buses $20. Jimbour Station’s beautifully appointed gardens will be open to the public on the day. Admission $5.
musical indulgence – and will be given full flight by the 180 piece combined Queensland Choir and Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of renowned conductor Warwick Potter. The concert’s first act will feature Australian opera greats – leading soprano Sara Macliver, outstanding bass baritone James
Clayton and award-winning counter tenor Tobias Cole – performing a popular selection of arias chosen by the public. The afternoon culminates in a spine-tingling rendition of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, the most popular choral work of the 20th century, famed for its rousing chorus, O Fortuna.
This performance of Carmina Burana (Cantiones profanae) – Orff is given by permission of Hal Leonard Australia Pty. Ltd. exclusive agent for Schott Music Ltd of Mainz. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
BRISBANE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
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OPERA QUEENSLAND, QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT
Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre in association with Queensland Music Festival present
R&J Choreographed by Natalie Weir
R&J turns the classic story of Romeo and Juliet on its head - cutting to the essence of what is real, human and inevitable. Natalie Weir’s R&J, inspired by the classic story of Romeo and Juliet, presents three poignant love stories. One story, set in modern day Brisbane, is brutal and contemporary; another story, set in domestic bliss in suburbia in the 50’s, is touching in its realism; the third story, set in more ancient times, captures the romance of young love escalating towards a tragic end.
COSì FAN TUTTE This popular romantic comedy has been reworked by David Berthold (Artistic Director of La Boite Theatre Company), from an original concept by Sue Rider, and set in the era of Pride and Prejudice. Mozart’s beautiful score aptly portrays the sentiments of this story about real people with genuine emotions. CAST Fiordiligi Leanne Kenneally / Ferrando Virgilio Marino / Dorabella Zoe Taylor / Despina Emily Burke / Guglielmo Shaun Brown / Don Alfonso Stephen Bennett
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All bets are on. Two sisters, two soldiers and one holiday villa by the sea set the scene for the ultimate test in love and loyalty. In a single day, the four lovers and their two confidants will have questioned the very nature of love itself – all due to a plot devised by Don Alfonso.
CREATIVES Conductor Stephen Mould / RE-STUDY DIRECTOR David Berthold / Designer Christopher Smith
BRISBANE Saturday 9 – 30 July
Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, South Bank Single tickets from $48.25* to $82.25* *prices include booking fee, additional transaction fee applies. BOOK NOW 136 246 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
be your story. Fate plays a part in all our lives. But, as Shakespeare knew well, love the most powerful of all human emotions - does not always guarantee a fairytale ending. With music composed by John Babbage and performed live on stage by prolific music ensemble Topology, R&J celebrates contemporary performance at its most bold and powerful.
This new work reinforces the notion that love - no matter what age you are, or what age you are in - is eternal and its power, everlasting. One of these stories could Composed by John Babbage / Designed by Bruce McKinven / Lighting by David Walters / MUSIC Performed by Topology / Dancers Riannon McLean / Richard Causer / Elise May / Samantha Mitchell / Jack Ziesing / David Williams
EDC dancers Richard Causer and Riannon McLean. Photo by Justin Nicholas, Atmosphere Photography
BRISBANE Friday 15 July – Saturday 23 July
Playhouse QPAC Adult $38 - $52* Concession $35* Tertiary Student $25* BOOK NOW 136 246 *Transaction fee may apply. WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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OPERA QUEENSLAND, QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT
Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre in association with Queensland Music Festival present
R&J Choreographed by Natalie Weir
R&J turns the classic story of Romeo and Juliet on its head - cutting to the essence of what is real, human and inevitable. Natalie Weir’s R&J, inspired by the classic story of Romeo and Juliet, presents three poignant love stories. One story, set in modern day Brisbane, is brutal and contemporary; another story, set in domestic bliss in suburbia in the 50’s, is touching in its realism; the third story, set in more ancient times, captures the romance of young love escalating towards a tragic end.
COSì FAN TUTTE This popular romantic comedy has been reworked by David Berthold (Artistic Director of La Boite Theatre Company), from an original concept by Sue Rider, and set in the era of Pride and Prejudice. Mozart’s beautiful score aptly portrays the sentiments of this story about real people with genuine emotions. CAST Fiordiligi Leanne Kenneally / Ferrando Virgilio Marino / Dorabella Zoe Taylor / Despina Emily Burke / Guglielmo Shaun Brown / Don Alfonso Stephen Bennett
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All bets are on. Two sisters, two soldiers and one holiday villa by the sea set the scene for the ultimate test in love and loyalty. In a single day, the four lovers and their two confidants will have questioned the very nature of love itself – all due to a plot devised by Don Alfonso.
CREATIVES Conductor Stephen Mould / RE-STUDY DIRECTOR David Berthold / Designer Christopher Smith
BRISBANE Saturday 9 – 30 July
Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, South Bank Single tickets from $48.25* to $82.25* *prices include booking fee, additional transaction fee applies. BOOK NOW 136 246 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
be your story. Fate plays a part in all our lives. But, as Shakespeare knew well, love the most powerful of all human emotions - does not always guarantee a fairytale ending. With music composed by John Babbage and performed live on stage by prolific music ensemble Topology, R&J celebrates contemporary performance at its most bold and powerful.
This new work reinforces the notion that love - no matter what age you are, or what age you are in - is eternal and its power, everlasting. One of these stories could Composed by John Babbage / Designed by Bruce McKinven / Lighting by David Walters / MUSIC Performed by Topology / Dancers Riannon McLean / Richard Causer / Elise May / Samantha Mitchell / Jack Ziesing / David Williams
EDC dancers Richard Causer and Riannon McLean. Photo by Justin Nicholas, Atmosphere Photography
BRISBANE Friday 15 July – Saturday 23 July
Playhouse QPAC Adult $38 - $52* Concession $35* Tertiary Student $25* BOOK NOW 136 246 *Transaction fee may apply. WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, Southern Gold Coast Music Hub in conjunction with Youth Music Industries and the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries present
Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, Clocked Out and Griffith University present
Emerge events provide opportunities for up-and-coming bands from the local area to perform on a professional stage in front of a real live audience. These events are creative and innovative approaches to developing a fan base for the 21st century. Emerge events turn schools and institutions into stages and venues, galleries into gigs, and hilltops into hoods. The line-up is so fresh we don’t even know who is performing yet! Don’t let the bright young things of tomorrow be “too early seen unknown and known too late” - come and check it out.
AN IDYLL FOR THE misbegotten Brisbane’s magical soundmaking team Clocked Out are joined by virtuoso flutist Tim Munro for Bells and whistles, a concert of dramatic, surprising music by a rag-tag band of musical mavericks. Tim is the flutist in Chicago-based, Grammywinning ensemble eighth blackbird, and makes a
rare appearance in his home town for this concert. A distant flute is challenged by gunfire-like drums in George Crumb’s elegy for a dying world, An Idyll for the Misbegotten. John Fonville’s Music for Sarah pulls the flute into pieces and completely reinvents its sound to evoke the music of Japan, Central
Africa, Italy and Hawaii. The King of Denmark is a delicate dance for solo percussionist, while Globokar’s Kvadrat asks the question “is every object musical?” Erik Griswold’s new trio continues his kaleidoscopic colours of the very-prepared piano with the addition of flutes and found objects.
FEATURING Timothy Munro / Vanessa Tomlinson / Nozomi Omote / Michael Askill / Cameron Kennedy / Erik Griswold George Crumb An Idyll for the Misbegotten for flute and percussion trio (1986) 10’ / John Fonville Music for Sarah for solo flute (1981) 10’ / Morton Feldman King of Denmark for percussion solo (1964) 8’ / Vinko Globokar Kvadrat for percussion quartet (1989) 12’ / Erik Griswold Trio for flute, prepared piano and percussion solo (2011) 15’ / Anthony Pateras New Work for flute and percussion quartet (2011) 10-12’
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The concert culminates with an important world premiere. Australian composer Anthony Pateras is a pianist, improviser and rugged individualist, and his dramatic new work will test the limits of these exceptional musicians.
BRISBANE Wednesday 20 July 6:30pm
Ian Hanger Recital Hall Queensland Conservatorium $15/$10 at the door BOOK NOW 07 3735 6241 concerts@griffith.edu.au WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
BRISBANE Friday 22 July 6pm
Main Theatre Queensland Academy for Creative Industries Level 1/61 Musk Ave Kelvin Grove Tickets $5 at the door only
KIRRA Saturday 30 July 12pm
Kirra Hill Community & Cultural Centre FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council,the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts and the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts present
BLACKDUST Devised and directed by ACPA’s Associate Artistic Director Marcus Hughes, Blackdust is a cabaretburlesque from the other side of the tracks.
Blackdust features the lyrics and music of Tom Waits with musical direction by Laine Loxlea Dannan and choreography by Penny Mullen. It’s not dirty…just very, very dusty. Image - Barbara Lowing
BRISBANE Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 July 7.30pm
Shopfront Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts Full $15 Concession $10 BOOK NOW 07 3872 9000 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU This project is supported by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, Southern Gold Coast Music Hub in conjunction with Youth Music Industries and the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries present
Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council, Clocked Out and Griffith University present
Emerge events provide opportunities for up-and-coming bands from the local area to perform on a professional stage in front of a real live audience. These events are creative and innovative approaches to developing a fan base for the 21st century. Emerge events turn schools and institutions into stages and venues, galleries into gigs, and hilltops into hoods. The line-up is so fresh we don’t even know who is performing yet! Don’t let the bright young things of tomorrow be “too early seen unknown and known too late” - come and check it out.
AN IDYLL FOR THE misbegotten Brisbane’s magical soundmaking team Clocked Out are joined by virtuoso flutist Tim Munro for Bells and whistles, a concert of dramatic, surprising music by a rag-tag band of musical mavericks. Tim is the flutist in Chicago-based, Grammywinning ensemble eighth blackbird, and makes a
rare appearance in his home town for this concert. A distant flute is challenged by gunfire-like drums in George Crumb’s elegy for a dying world, An Idyll for the Misbegotten. John Fonville’s Music for Sarah pulls the flute into pieces and completely reinvents its sound to evoke the music of Japan, Central
Africa, Italy and Hawaii. The King of Denmark is a delicate dance for solo percussionist, while Globokar’s Kvadrat asks the question “is every object musical?” Erik Griswold’s new trio continues his kaleidoscopic colours of the very-prepared piano with the addition of flutes and found objects.
FEATURING Timothy Munro / Vanessa Tomlinson / Nozomi Omote / Michael Askill / Cameron Kennedy / Erik Griswold George Crumb An Idyll for the Misbegotten for flute and percussion trio (1986) 10’ / John Fonville Music for Sarah for solo flute (1981) 10’ / Morton Feldman King of Denmark for percussion solo (1964) 8’ / Vinko Globokar Kvadrat for percussion quartet (1989) 12’ / Erik Griswold Trio for flute, prepared piano and percussion solo (2011) 15’ / Anthony Pateras New Work for flute and percussion quartet (2011) 10-12’
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The concert culminates with an important world premiere. Australian composer Anthony Pateras is a pianist, improviser and rugged individualist, and his dramatic new work will test the limits of these exceptional musicians.
BRISBANE Wednesday 20 July 6:30pm
Ian Hanger Recital Hall Queensland Conservatorium $15/$10 at the door BOOK NOW 07 3735 6241 concerts@griffith.edu.au WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
BRISBANE Friday 22 July 6pm
Main Theatre Queensland Academy for Creative Industries Level 1/61 Musk Ave Kelvin Grove Tickets $5 at the door only
KIRRA Saturday 30 July 12pm
Kirra Hill Community & Cultural Centre FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council,the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts and the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts present
BLACKDUST Devised and directed by ACPA’s Associate Artistic Director Marcus Hughes, Blackdust is a cabaretburlesque from the other side of the tracks.
Blackdust features the lyrics and music of Tom Waits with musical direction by Laine Loxlea Dannan and choreography by Penny Mullen. It’s not dirty…just very, very dusty. Image - Barbara Lowing
BRISBANE Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 July 7.30pm
Shopfront Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts Full $15 Concession $10 BOOK NOW 07 3872 9000 WWW.QMF.ORG.AU This project is supported by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and Super Critical Mass present
VAPORISATION An immersive performance-installation of massed saxophones within the acoustic grandeur of Brisbane’s Old Museum. Ethereal, earthy, edgy. Vaporisation is the latest instalment in the Super Critical Mass project, which brings together masses of identical instruments set loose in public spaces. Previous activities have drawn on woodwinds, brass and chromatic chimes across Australia, The Hague and New York.
For this event, a cloud of saxophones will reverberate within the Old Museum, a grand remnant of Brisbane’s nineteenthcentury architecture. This is no ordinary concert. Instead, you are invited to encounter the space alongside the performers as they create an evolving,
immersive soundscape through a process merging improvisation, composition and generative patterns. Directed by Julian Day, Luke Jaaniste and Janet McKay, Vaporisation features the Queensland Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra led by Diana Tolmie alongside other local saxophonists.
This event has been supported through a creative development grant through the Creative Sparks program, a joint initiative of Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
BRISBANE Sunday 31 July 6pm
Studio 1 Old Museum FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and Super Critical Mass present
VAPORISATION An immersive performance-installation of massed saxophones within the acoustic grandeur of Brisbane’s Old Museum. Ethereal, earthy, edgy. Vaporisation is the latest instalment in the Super Critical Mass project, which brings together masses of identical instruments set loose in public spaces. Previous activities have drawn on woodwinds, brass and chromatic chimes across Australia, The Hague and New York.
For this event, a cloud of saxophones will reverberate within the Old Museum, a grand remnant of Brisbane’s nineteenthcentury architecture. This is no ordinary concert. Instead, you are invited to encounter the space alongside the performers as they create an evolving,
immersive soundscape through a process merging improvisation, composition and generative patterns. Directed by Julian Day, Luke Jaaniste and Janet McKay, Vaporisation features the Queensland Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra led by Diana Tolmie alongside other local saxophonists.
This event has been supported through a creative development grant through the Creative Sparks program, a joint initiative of Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
BRISBANE Sunday 31 July 6pm
Studio 1 Old Museum FREE EVENT WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY QANTASLINK.
QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY QANTASLINK.
Festivals Australia Regional and remote Australia unplugged Festivals Australia encourages cultural activity in regional and remote communities. Find out more about applying for Festivals Australia funding and the program from www.arts.gov.au/arts or Freecall 1800 819 461.
Queensland Music Festival and Brisbane City Council present
SITE LISTENING QUEENSLAND Queensland itself becomes composer, performer and instrument for Site Listening, a statewide project that celebrates the extraordinary nature of everyday sounds. Photography by R English
For Site Listening Queensland, respected sound artist Lawrence English trekked across Queensland in search of unique soundscapes in unexpected places. On several road trips crisscrossing the state, stretching from Camooweal to Cooktown and Eulo to South
Kooroongara, no sonic stone was left unturned in a search for truly evocative sounds. English put his ear to everything from the clicks and pops of Mangrove muds at Cape Hillsborough through to the droning smelting towers in languishing ghost towns.
Guided by residents, he revealed fresh sonic perspectives on the everyday sounds of Queensland that, to an outsider, may well sound otherworldly. English’s collection of Site Listening Queensland discoveries is listed on sitelistening.com and the QMF website, along with photographs, text,
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
GPS co-ordinates and suggested ‘listening times’ for each location.
So pack up the car, prick up your ears and experience Site Listening Queensland. It’s Queensland … as you’ve never heard it before.
WWW.SITELISTENING.COM
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Festivals Australia Regional and remote Australia unplugged Festivals Australia encourages cultural activity in regional and remote communities. Find out more about applying for Festivals Australia funding and the program from www.arts.gov.au/arts or Freecall 1800 819 461.
Queensland Music Festival and Brisbane City Council present
SITE LISTENING QUEENSLAND Queensland itself becomes composer, performer and instrument for Site Listening, a statewide project that celebrates the extraordinary nature of everyday sounds. Photography by R English
For Site Listening Queensland, respected sound artist Lawrence English trekked across Queensland in search of unique soundscapes in unexpected places. On several road trips crisscrossing the state, stretching from Camooweal to Cooktown and Eulo to South
Kooroongara, no sonic stone was left unturned in a search for truly evocative sounds. English put his ear to everything from the clicks and pops of Mangrove muds at Cape Hillsborough through to the droning smelting towers in languishing ghost towns.
Guided by residents, he revealed fresh sonic perspectives on the everyday sounds of Queensland that, to an outsider, may well sound otherworldly. English’s collection of Site Listening Queensland discoveries is listed on sitelistening.com and the QMF website, along with photographs, text,
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
GPS co-ordinates and suggested ‘listening times’ for each location.
So pack up the car, prick up your ears and experience Site Listening Queensland. It’s Queensland … as you’ve never heard it before.
WWW.SITELISTENING.COM
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Queensland Music Festival and Brisbane City Council present
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. The growth of creative industries and new technologies has expanded career opportunities for young composers. Score IT! encourages that growth by linking the most promising entrants with established composers and work experience at Brisbane post-production house Cutting Edge.
The statewide competition also supports and stimulates young musicians through a series of Composing for Film workshops, conducted this year at schools at Weipa, Bamaga and Thursday Island by Australian screen composer Peter Kaldor. The Score IT! 2011 competition winners will be announced online on Friday 22 July, 2011.
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section and by the Queensland Government through Education Queensland. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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Queensland Music Festival and Brisbane City Council present
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. The growth of creative industries and new technologies has expanded career opportunities for young composers. Score IT! encourages that growth by linking the most promising entrants with established composers and work experience at Brisbane post-production house Cutting Edge.
The statewide competition also supports and stimulates young musicians through a series of Composing for Film workshops, conducted this year at schools at Weipa, Bamaga and Thursday Island by Australian screen composer Peter Kaldor. The Score IT! 2011 competition winners will be announced online on Friday 22 July, 2011.
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section and by the Queensland Government through Education Queensland. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
WWW.QMF.ORG.AU
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OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW Our Community Partnerships projects take place in regional towns that are built around agriculture and industry to remote islands in the Torres Strait and Aboriginal Shires in Cape York; they include flood and cyclone affected regions from the Cassowary Coast to the Western Downs and Lockyer Valley. The connective thread between these diverse community partnership projects is that music is providing a vehicle for cultivating positive change.
Cooktown, community choirs created through QMF productions have provided a creative and social outlet for people from all walks of life, with workshops with professional musicians, rehearsals and performances continuing to take place over 2010 – 2011.
Ailan Kores began with a little community involvement in the massive Hidden Republic event on Thursday Island in 2009, and has grown into a major project that crosses It begins with an aspiration, and a community that wants to geographical, cultural, musical and linguistic boundaries. work with QMF, recognising that music is a powerful vehicle Ailan Kores brings together community representatives for achieving goals that are important to them. The arts from six islands, performing a program in traditional provide an opportunity to take pause, to look at ourselves Torres Strait languages of the region that includes some through a different lens. Seemingly small acts like exploring of the most challenging works of the Western choral and sharing stories, or gaining the confidence to get up repertoire, such as Bach’s St. John Passion, plus the in front of a crowd and sing, can lead to something much world premiere of a new work by Damian Barbeler greater over time. commissioned for the project. This project has grown out of the community’s desire to learn new skills for For example, when we started working with the Australian performance of different styles of music with orchestra, to South Sea Islander (ASSI) community in Bowen in late 2009, use music and language as a means of bringing people it began with a celebration of their rich musical heritage together across geographic and cultural boundaries, and through Bowen Sing Sing. The event had a ripple effect in the to participate in the creation of something truly unique. community. It highlighted the wealth of musical talent in the Ailan Kores stands equally as an important artistic Bowen region. It got people talking. The broader community achievement and community cultural development realised that Australian South Sea Islanders had a significant project. history in the region, while members of the ASSI community began sharing stories amongst themselves, some that had Queensland Music Festival is proud to work with not been told for generations. Ultimately, it paved the way communities throughout the state, creating musical for Behind The Cane, a major community theatre production experiences that grow into a cornucopia of big things that reaches across generations and cultures, approaching a that are as unique and diverse as Queensland itself. Our controversial and painful period of our shared history through Community Partnerships projects in 2011 are: Ailan the universal lens of family and relationships. Kores (Torres Strait Islands and Northern Peninsula Area Region), Cape York Instrumental Project (Mapoon, Young people from Charleville and Thursday Island who were Aurukun, Yarrabah, Weipa, Cairns, Mossman), Behind involved with QMF in 2009 have gone on to win places in The Cane (Whitsunday region), Radio Plays (Miles, highly competitive performing arts programs. The longBlackall and Tambo), Song Trails (communities from the term impact of having a young person gain the confidence Cassowary Coast to Lockyer Valley), and the Score IT! and skills to pursue further education and training goes far workshops (Bamaga, Thursday Island, Weipa). We are beyond the individual achievement. In small communities, grateful to our funding, corporate and philanthropic individual achievements help to open up opportunities for partners who have made these projects possible: The generations to come, ranging from access to greater options Australia Council through its Community Partnerships within local schools, to broadening horizons about what is Section, Arts Queensland through the Artist in Residence, possible in terms of career options. Flexible Touring Fund and Creative Communities programs, Festivals Australia, Queensland Government’s Opportunities for skill development are important for Building Rural Communities Fund, Ergon Energy, the community members of all ages, who continue to benefit Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, the John Villiers Trust, both through workshops and major productions. Song Trails the Perpetual Foundation, the Ian Potter Foundation, is a great example of how bringing people together with Queensland Rail, Energex, Tarong Energy, Resolute IT, a shared interest within a community can help to reduce Rio Tinto Alcan, Cutting Edge, Griffith Film School and feelings of social isolation, and at the same time help to set individual donors Ricci Swart and Kate Farrar. the stage for more community-driven musical events. Many Song Trails participants have reported that they had no idea To find out more about how there were so many kindred spirits in their own communities you can support out Community who shared their passion for music, and that they have Partnerships projects, please visit continued to meet with other participants. In Charleville and www.qmf.org.au. 60
CAPE YORK INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT
The idea for Cape York Instrumental Project sprang from the enthusiasm for orchestral music sparked by Queensland Youth Orchestra’s appearance on Thursday Island as part of QMF 2009. It was the first time a symphony orchestra had visited the island since World War II. Cape York communities also miss out on orchestral tours, due to small populations, the tyranny of distance and isolation and a perceived lack of interest in formal instrumental music. In talking with community members and Indigenous cultural representatives around the country, we found that there is indeed a very strong interest in other musical genres, and a desire for Indigenous youth in remote communities to have access to the same benefits of formal musical study that is readily available to young people in major centres. Cape York Instrumental Project is about levelling the playing field between young people in remote communities and their peers in urban areas. As funding for specialist music teachers, in schools is based on registered interest in a subject, young people need to be made aware of the options and opportunities for formal instrumental music. And while part-time positions are common for specialist teachers in urban areas, the cost of bringing a teacher to a remote area, and the distance between communities negates this option for regions such as Cape York. There have been great outcomes from sport, dance and visual arts programs in remote communities, and response to
informal music initiatives such as hip hop has been very strong. As Nathan Carter, a Canberra-based musician who runs music therapy workshops for at-risk Indigenous youth in collaboration with a lecturer in Emotional Literacy, has pointed out, “It is unfair that, just because kids are young and black, they are only exposed to hip hop.” Cape York Instrumental Project is a three year initiative aimed at providing exposure to a range of music, from small ensembles such as the Australian String Quartet and University of Queensland’s Zelman Cowen Quartet to the Queensland Youth Orchestra. In the first year, performances and workshops will take place in several Cape York Communities including Mapoon, Weipa, Mossman, Aurukun, Yarrabah and Cairns. Over 2012 – 2013, students will gain hands-on experience and ongoing exposure to a range of performances through music camps, mini-tours and workshops, working towards a goal of involvement with a major QMF 2013 event in Far North Queensland. For further details on the Australian String Quartet tour of Cape York, please see page 34.
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian’s Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section and by the Queensland Government through Education Queensland. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW Our Community Partnerships projects take place in regional towns that are built around agriculture and industry to remote islands in the Torres Strait and Aboriginal Shires in Cape York; they include flood and cyclone affected regions from the Cassowary Coast to the Western Downs and Lockyer Valley. The connective thread between these diverse community partnership projects is that music is providing a vehicle for cultivating positive change.
Cooktown, community choirs created through QMF productions have provided a creative and social outlet for people from all walks of life, with workshops with professional musicians, rehearsals and performances continuing to take place over 2010 – 2011.
Ailan Kores began with a little community involvement in the massive Hidden Republic event on Thursday Island in 2009, and has grown into a major project that crosses It begins with an aspiration, and a community that wants to geographical, cultural, musical and linguistic boundaries. work with QMF, recognising that music is a powerful vehicle Ailan Kores brings together community representatives for achieving goals that are important to them. The arts from six islands, performing a program in traditional provide an opportunity to take pause, to look at ourselves Torres Strait languages of the region that includes some through a different lens. Seemingly small acts like exploring of the most challenging works of the Western choral and sharing stories, or gaining the confidence to get up repertoire, such as Bach’s St. John Passion, plus the in front of a crowd and sing, can lead to something much world premiere of a new work by Damian Barbeler greater over time. commissioned for the project. This project has grown out of the community’s desire to learn new skills for For example, when we started working with the Australian performance of different styles of music with orchestra, to South Sea Islander (ASSI) community in Bowen in late 2009, use music and language as a means of bringing people it began with a celebration of their rich musical heritage together across geographic and cultural boundaries, and through Bowen Sing Sing. The event had a ripple effect in the to participate in the creation of something truly unique. community. It highlighted the wealth of musical talent in the Ailan Kores stands equally as an important artistic Bowen region. It got people talking. The broader community achievement and community cultural development realised that Australian South Sea Islanders had a significant project. history in the region, while members of the ASSI community began sharing stories amongst themselves, some that had Queensland Music Festival is proud to work with not been told for generations. Ultimately, it paved the way communities throughout the state, creating musical for Behind The Cane, a major community theatre production experiences that grow into a cornucopia of big things that reaches across generations and cultures, approaching a that are as unique and diverse as Queensland itself. Our controversial and painful period of our shared history through Community Partnerships projects in 2011 are: Ailan the universal lens of family and relationships. Kores (Torres Strait Islands and Northern Peninsula Area Region), Cape York Instrumental Project (Mapoon, Young people from Charleville and Thursday Island who were Aurukun, Yarrabah, Weipa, Cairns, Mossman), Behind involved with QMF in 2009 have gone on to win places in The Cane (Whitsunday region), Radio Plays (Miles, highly competitive performing arts programs. The longBlackall and Tambo), Song Trails (communities from the term impact of having a young person gain the confidence Cassowary Coast to Lockyer Valley), and the Score IT! and skills to pursue further education and training goes far workshops (Bamaga, Thursday Island, Weipa). We are beyond the individual achievement. In small communities, grateful to our funding, corporate and philanthropic individual achievements help to open up opportunities for partners who have made these projects possible: The generations to come, ranging from access to greater options Australia Council through its Community Partnerships within local schools, to broadening horizons about what is Section, Arts Queensland through the Artist in Residence, possible in terms of career options. Flexible Touring Fund and Creative Communities programs, Festivals Australia, Queensland Government’s Opportunities for skill development are important for Building Rural Communities Fund, Ergon Energy, the community members of all ages, who continue to benefit Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, the John Villiers Trust, both through workshops and major productions. Song Trails the Perpetual Foundation, the Ian Potter Foundation, is a great example of how bringing people together with Queensland Rail, Energex, Tarong Energy, Resolute IT, a shared interest within a community can help to reduce Rio Tinto Alcan, Cutting Edge, Griffith Film School and feelings of social isolation, and at the same time help to set individual donors Ricci Swart and Kate Farrar. the stage for more community-driven musical events. Many Song Trails participants have reported that they had no idea To find out more about how there were so many kindred spirits in their own communities you can support out Community who shared their passion for music, and that they have Partnerships projects, please visit continued to meet with other participants. In Charleville and www.qmf.org.au. 60
CAPE YORK INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT
The idea for Cape York Instrumental Project sprang from the enthusiasm for orchestral music sparked by Queensland Youth Orchestra’s appearance on Thursday Island as part of QMF 2009. It was the first time a symphony orchestra had visited the island since World War II. Cape York communities also miss out on orchestral tours, due to small populations, the tyranny of distance and isolation and a perceived lack of interest in formal instrumental music. In talking with community members and Indigenous cultural representatives around the country, we found that there is indeed a very strong interest in other musical genres, and a desire for Indigenous youth in remote communities to have access to the same benefits of formal musical study that is readily available to young people in major centres. Cape York Instrumental Project is about levelling the playing field between young people in remote communities and their peers in urban areas. As funding for specialist music teachers, in schools is based on registered interest in a subject, young people need to be made aware of the options and opportunities for formal instrumental music. And while part-time positions are common for specialist teachers in urban areas, the cost of bringing a teacher to a remote area, and the distance between communities negates this option for regions such as Cape York. There have been great outcomes from sport, dance and visual arts programs in remote communities, and response to
informal music initiatives such as hip hop has been very strong. As Nathan Carter, a Canberra-based musician who runs music therapy workshops for at-risk Indigenous youth in collaboration with a lecturer in Emotional Literacy, has pointed out, “It is unfair that, just because kids are young and black, they are only exposed to hip hop.” Cape York Instrumental Project is a three year initiative aimed at providing exposure to a range of music, from small ensembles such as the Australian String Quartet and University of Queensland’s Zelman Cowen Quartet to the Queensland Youth Orchestra. In the first year, performances and workshops will take place in several Cape York Communities including Mapoon, Weipa, Mossman, Aurukun, Yarrabah and Cairns. Over 2012 – 2013, students will gain hands-on experience and ongoing exposure to a range of performances through music camps, mini-tours and workshops, working towards a goal of involvement with a major QMF 2013 event in Far North Queensland. For further details on the Australian String Quartet tour of Cape York, please see page 34.
This project is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian’s Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section and by the Queensland Government through Education Queensland. Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
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COLLECTIVE VISION OUR PARTNERS ARE UNITED BY A COLLECTIVE VISION TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH UNFORGETTABLE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES. Principal Partners
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1 Cr Neville Pootchemunka Aurukun Shire Council The Aurukun Shire covers an area of 7500sq. km and has a population of around 1300. With the traditional homelands of the Wik, Wik Way and Kugu people in and around the Shire, the community is rich in traditional cultural practices and the local residents are the creators of stunning arts and crafts.
2 Cr Robert Chandler Barcaldine Regional Council Barcaldine Regional Council celebrates its prime positioning as the gateway to Central Western Queensland. With open forest, desert uplands and Mitchell grass plains the region offers contrasting landscapes, while the five communities of Alpha, Jericho, Barcaldine, Aramac and Muttaburra offer unique characters, trademark events and exceptional country hospitality.
3 Cr Jan Ross Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
Brisbane City Council proudly supports the Queensland Music Festival.
This project is supported by the Australian Council, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section.
The Blackall-Tambo Region is located in the heart of the Queensland Outback, approximately 900km west of Brisbane. The region comprises two uniquely attractive towns; Blackall and Tambo, both of which lie along the historic Barcoo River. The communities have distinct identities and work along parallel cultural plains to enhance the appealing rural lifestyle of the Region; the people are warm and welcoming reflecting their strong community spirit.
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5 Cr Bill Shannon Cassowary Coast Regional Council The Cassowary Coast Regional Council encompasses the former Cardwell Shire Council and Johnstone Shire Council. Situated in Far North Queensland, the region enjoys a unique tropical lifestyle. National parks and world heritage conservation areas make up 70% of the region which is bordered by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
6 Cr Ben Callcott Charters Towers Regional Council The Charters Towers Region is predominantly rural, covering about 70,000 square kilometres. Its economy is based on the mining and pastoral industries. The Region borders the tropical north's best attractions and is comprised of rugged, mountainous rainforest areas in the north east and basalt strewn grasslands, to sandy desert plains in the south west.
7 Cr Brendan McNamara Flinders Shire Council The Flinders Shire covers an area of 41,632km2. Hughenden is the main business centre for the shire which also encompasses the smaller communities of Prairie, Torrens Creek and Stamford. Situated on the banks of the Flinders River, Hughenden has direct road access to a number of major centres and tourist attractions within the region.
4 The Right Hon The Lord Mayor of Brisbane Cr Graham Quirk Brisbane City 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.
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1 Cr Neville Pootchemunka Aurukun Shire Council The Aurukun Shire covers an area of 7500sq. km and has a population of around 1300. With the traditional homelands of the Wik, Wik Way and Kugu people in and around the Shire, the community is rich in traditional cultural practices and the local residents are the creators of stunning arts and crafts.
2 Cr Robert Chandler Barcaldine Regional Council Barcaldine Regional Council celebrates its prime positioning as the gateway to Central Western Queensland. With open forest, desert uplands and Mitchell grass plains the region offers contrasting landscapes, while the five communities of Alpha, Jericho, Barcaldine, Aramac and Muttaburra offer unique characters, trademark events and exceptional country hospitality.
3 Cr Jan Ross Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
Queensland Music Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government.
Brisbane City Council proudly supports the Queensland Music Festival.
This project is supported by the Australian Council, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships Section.
The Blackall-Tambo Region is located in the heart of the Queensland Outback, approximately 900km west of Brisbane. The region comprises two uniquely attractive towns; Blackall and Tambo, both of which lie along the historic Barcoo River. The communities have distinct identities and work along parallel cultural plains to enhance the appealing rural lifestyle of the Region; the people are warm and welcoming reflecting their strong community spirit.
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5 Cr Bill Shannon Cassowary Coast Regional Council The Cassowary Coast Regional Council encompasses the former Cardwell Shire Council and Johnstone Shire Council. Situated in Far North Queensland, the region enjoys a unique tropical lifestyle. National parks and world heritage conservation areas make up 70% of the region which is bordered by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
6 Cr Ben Callcott Charters Towers Regional Council The Charters Towers Region is predominantly rural, covering about 70,000 square kilometres. Its economy is based on the mining and pastoral industries. The Region borders the tropical north's best attractions and is comprised of rugged, mountainous rainforest areas in the north east and basalt strewn grasslands, to sandy desert plains in the south west.
7 Cr Brendan McNamara Flinders Shire Council The Flinders Shire covers an area of 41,632km2. Hughenden is the main business centre for the shire which also encompasses the smaller communities of Prairie, Torrens Creek and Stamford. Situated on the banks of the Flinders River, Hughenden has direct road access to a number of major centres and tourist attractions within the region.
4 The Right Hon The Lord Mayor of Brisbane Cr Graham Quirk Brisbane City 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.
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Fraser Coast Regional Council administers a diverse subtropical coastal region that includes world heritage listed Fraser Island, historic Maryborough city, Hervey Bay – the whale watching capital of Australia – and a picturesque hinterland. The region prospers from tourism, forestry and engineering led by the manufacture of trains.
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council comprises the former Gatton and Laidley Shire Councils, straddling the Warrego Highway covering an area of just over 2,000sq km. Situated less than an hour’s drive from Brisbane, the Lockyer Valley’s natural environment and high quality rural experience attracts a range of visitors.
The North Burnett Regional Council area is located approximately four hours drive north of Brisbane. The main towns of Biggenden, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Monto, Mt Perry and Mundubbera service surrounding villages and farming catchments. The region has an abundance of natural resources including water, farmland, mineral deposits, forests and national parkland.
Tablelands Regional Council covers an area of more than 64,000 sq km. The Atherton Tablelands are a combination of nature and lifestyle at its finest. Only an hour from Cairns, the region features stunning landscapes, tropical rainforests, lush farmlands, savannah country and the outback, and features a host of exciting events within a local community setting.
9 Cr GAIL SELLERS Gladstone Regional Council
13 Cr John Palmer Longreach Regional Council
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Gladstone Region covers some 10,500 sq. km of Central Queensland coast between Bundaberg and Rockhampton and over 60,000 people call the area home. Gladstone Region boasts large industry and Queensland’s largest multi-commodity port alongisde idyllic seaside locations such as Tannum Sands, Agnes Water and Heron Island.
Longreach is the capital of the outback and the region also includes the towns of Ilfracombe, Isisford and Yaraka. Our communities are built on a proud history, our unique lifestyles and pride in where we live and who we are. With our strong agricultural and tourism industries, Longreach Regional Council, in partnership with our communities, strives to build a vibrant sustainable future.
16 Cr Joseph Elu Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
10 Cr Ron Clarke MBE Gold Coast Regional Council The Gold Coast is a young, vibrant and ever-evolving city renowned for incorporating the traditional while embracing the new to create a unique and eclectic ambience. From our diverse blend of architecture to the wonderfully relaxed lifestyle we enjoy here all year round, the Gold Coast showcases the best of everything, while always welcoming new ideas and events to further enrich our enviable way of life.
11 Cr Cedric Marshall Isaac Regional Council Isaac Regional Council celebrates its ‘coast to coast’ 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.’ 64
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14 Peter Guivarra Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council Mapoon community is in Western Cape York at the mouth of the Wenlock River. It is home to five traditional owner groups, in addition to descendants of Queensland’s first Aboriginal Mission. The Council works toward a happy, safe, healthy community which maintains our diverse cultural heritage.
Bamaga is the business centre of the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA), with a population of approximately 1000 people. Located just 40km from the northernmost tip of Cape York, the NPA includes Seisia, Umagico, New Mapoon, Injinoo and Bamaga and has a rich cultural diversity with pristine beaches and unique fauna and flora in the surrounding area.
17 Cr David Carter South BURnett Regional Council 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.
TABLELANDS REGIONAL 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.
20 Cr Fredrick 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.
“PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDE A VITAL POINT OF CONNECTION TO COMMUNITIES. THROUGH WORKING TOGETHER WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE EVENTS THAT RESONATE PROFOUNDLY WITH EVERYONE” Deborah Conway, QMF Artistic Director
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12 Cr Steve Jones Lockyer Valley Regional Council
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18 Cr Tom Gilmore Tablelands Regional Council
Fraser Coast Regional Council administers a diverse subtropical coastal region that includes world heritage listed Fraser Island, historic Maryborough city, Hervey Bay – the whale watching capital of Australia – and a picturesque hinterland. The region prospers from tourism, forestry and engineering led by the manufacture of trains.
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council comprises the former Gatton and Laidley Shire Councils, straddling the Warrego Highway covering an area of just over 2,000sq km. Situated less than an hour’s drive from Brisbane, the Lockyer Valley’s natural environment and high quality rural experience attracts a range of visitors.
The North Burnett Regional Council area is located approximately four hours drive north of Brisbane. The main towns of Biggenden, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Monto, Mt Perry and Mundubbera service surrounding villages and farming catchments. The region has an abundance of natural resources including water, farmland, mineral deposits, forests and national parkland.
Tablelands Regional Council covers an area of more than 64,000 sq km. The Atherton Tablelands are a combination of nature and lifestyle at its finest. Only an hour from Cairns, the region features stunning landscapes, tropical rainforests, lush farmlands, savannah country and the outback, and features a host of exciting events within a local community setting.
9 Cr GAIL SELLERS Gladstone Regional Council
13 Cr John Palmer Longreach Regional Council
19 Cr Pedro Stephen Torres Shire Council
Gladstone Region covers some 10,500 sq. km of Central Queensland coast between Bundaberg and Rockhampton and over 60,000 people call the area home. Gladstone Region boasts large industry and Queensland’s largest multi-commodity port alongisde idyllic seaside locations such as Tannum Sands, Agnes Water and Heron Island.
Longreach is the capital of the outback and the region also includes the towns of Ilfracombe, Isisford and Yaraka. Our communities are built on a proud history, our unique lifestyles and pride in where we live and who we are. With our strong agricultural and tourism industries, Longreach Regional Council, in partnership with our communities, strives to build a vibrant sustainable future.
16 Cr Joseph Elu Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
10 Cr Ron Clarke MBE Gold Coast Regional Council The Gold Coast is a young, vibrant and ever-evolving city renowned for incorporating the traditional while embracing the new to create a unique and eclectic ambience. From our diverse blend of architecture to the wonderfully relaxed lifestyle we enjoy here all year round, the Gold Coast showcases the best of everything, while always welcoming new ideas and events to further enrich our enviable way of life.
11 Cr Cedric Marshall Isaac Regional Council Isaac Regional Council celebrates its ‘coast to coast’ 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.’ 64
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14 Peter Guivarra Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council Mapoon community is in Western Cape York at the mouth of the Wenlock River. It is home to five traditional owner groups, in addition to descendants of Queensland’s first Aboriginal Mission. The Council works toward a happy, safe, healthy community which maintains our diverse cultural heritage.
Bamaga is the business centre of the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA), with a population of approximately 1000 people. Located just 40km from the northernmost tip of Cape York, the NPA includes Seisia, Umagico, New Mapoon, Injinoo and Bamaga and has a rich cultural diversity with pristine beaches and unique fauna and flora in the surrounding area.
17 Cr David Carter South BURnett Regional Council 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.
TABLELANDS REGIONAL 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.
20 Cr Fredrick 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.
“PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDE A VITAL POINT OF CONNECTION TO COMMUNITIES. THROUGH WORKING TOGETHER WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE EVENTS THAT RESONATE PROFOUNDLY WITH EVERYONE” Deborah Conway, QMF Artistic Director
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Townsville is the largest city in North Queensland and is one of the fastest -growing cities in the state with a population exceeding 180,000. Townsville stretches across 3,736 square kilometres and is nestled on the shores of Cleveland Bay. The Townsville region is renowned for its easygoing lifestyle, tropical weather and natural surroundings - from arid landscapes to rainforests to the Great Barrier Reef.
The Whitsunday Regional Council area is a diverse region that encompasses the Whitsunday Coast with 74 tropical islands bordered by the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and the future economic powerhouses of Bowen and Collinsville. Other industries in the region include the salt industry, power, horticulture, agriculture, aquaculture, sugar, grazing and fishing.
22 Carrie Gay Weipa Town Authority
25 Cr Edward Warren Winton Shire Council
Weipa is a town which is known as the 'Hub' of the Cape. Formerly a closed mining town it is now an open town with over 80% of residents owning their own homes. Many government agencies have their offices in Weipa.It is adjacent to the Napranum Aboriginal Council and the Mapoon Aboriginal Council. We are a multicultural town with the average age being 35.
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.
23 Cr Ray Brown Western Downs Regional Council
26 Cr Percy Neal Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
The majestic, heritage-listed Jimbour House, is just one of many delightful attractions that can be found in the Western Downs. Located only 2 ½ hours west of Brisbane and linked to several national highways, Western Downs is a vibrant region, offering visitors a truly unique holiday experience.
Yarrabah, a former Aboriginal mission settlement, is governed as a Shire Council. It is located 15km east of Cairns at Cape Grafton. As the Local Authority and Trustee of the land, the council is responsible for major projects, housing, community buildings, roads, training, licenses and permits for a population of approximately 2,600 people. They also run aged, youth and day-care facilities, community hall, library and museum.
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Townsville is the largest city in North Queensland and is one of the fastest -growing cities in the state with a population exceeding 180,000. Townsville stretches across 3,736 square kilometres and is nestled on the shores of Cleveland Bay. The Townsville region is renowned for its easygoing lifestyle, tropical weather and natural surroundings - from arid landscapes to rainforests to the Great Barrier Reef.
The Whitsunday Regional Council area is a diverse region that encompasses the Whitsunday Coast with 74 tropical islands bordered by the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and the future economic powerhouses of Bowen and Collinsville. Other industries in the region include the salt industry, power, horticulture, agriculture, aquaculture, sugar, grazing and fishing.
22 Carrie Gay Weipa Town Authority
25 Cr Edward Warren Winton Shire Council
Weipa is a town which is known as the 'Hub' of the Cape. Formerly a closed mining town it is now an open town with over 80% of residents owning their own homes. Many government agencies have their offices in Weipa.It is adjacent to the Napranum Aboriginal Council and the Mapoon Aboriginal Council. We are a multicultural town with the average age being 35.
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.
23 Cr Ray Brown Western Downs Regional Council
26 Cr Percy Neal Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
The majestic, heritage-listed Jimbour House, is just one of many delightful attractions that can be found in the Western Downs. Located only 2 ½ hours west of Brisbane and linked to several national highways, Western Downs is a vibrant region, offering visitors a truly unique holiday experience.
Yarrabah, a former Aboriginal mission settlement, is governed as a Shire Council. It is located 15km east of Cairns at Cape Grafton. As the Local Authority and Trustee of the land, the council is responsible for major projects, housing, community buildings, roads, training, licenses and permits for a population of approximately 2,600 people. They also run aged, youth and day-care facilities, community hall, library and museum.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS Major Partners
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Bronze Partners
CONTRIBUTING Partners Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra / Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts / Camerata of St Johns / DIGITAL SYNERGY / Dogwood Theatre Company / Gladstone Arts Council / GLADSTONE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE / Miles Regional Arts Council / Queensland Youth Orchestra / Tanglewood Guitars / The Arts Centre Gold Coast / The Events Centre Caloundra / The Queensland Choir / Townsville Civic Theatre WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF RICCI SWART AND KATE FARRAR.
QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Board of Directors
Silver Partners
Funded by The E Robert Hayles & Alison L Hayles Charitable Trust, managed by Perpetual
Kate Farrar / CHAIR Paul Campbell-Ryder / DEPUTY CHAIR Darren Busine / John Evenhuis / Greg Hallam / Simon Lockyer / Anna Sharpe / Leigh Cleave /
Erica Hart PROGRAM DIRECTOR / Marguerite Pepper MANAGING PRODUCER / Katrina Torenbeek MANAGING PRODUCER / Giannina Periz MANAGING PRODUCER / Kate Wilson MANAGING PRODUCER / Louisa Gordon ASSOCIATE PRODUCER / Tara Hobbs ASSOCIATE PRODUCER / Hilary Perrett PROGRAM COORDINATOR / Ashleigh Wheeler PROGRAM COORDINATOR /
Festival Team Deborah Conway ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / Nigel Lavender EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / Christopher Smeed FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER / Dee Morris RECEPTIONIST / Simon Buchanan DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING DIRECTOR / Wendy Mansell DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE / Giuliana Bonel SENIOR MARKETING COORDINATOR / Katie Loveday MARKETING & PUBLICITY COORDINATOR / Deirdree Wallace TICKETING & EVENTS COORDINATOR / Hannah Suarez SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT / Level 1, 381 brunswick street fortitude valleY qld 4006 po box 1060 fortitude valley qld 4006 abn 67 084 526 876
Ken Francey TECHNICAL DIRECTOR / Bernd Neumann TECHNICAL MANAGER / Paul Bardini TECHNICAL MANAGER / Shannon Gobell TECHNICAL MANAGER / Jeff Warnick TECHNICAL & LOGISTICS COORDINATOR / Publicity by The Shock Factor Pty Ltd Designed by Onion Creative TRAVEL SERVICES PROVIDED BY STAGE AND SCREEN ACCOUNTING SERVICES PROVIDED BY SOTHERTONS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Phone Fax Email
07 3010 6600 07 3010 6666 info@qmf.org.au
Disclaimer
Program details are correct at time of printing but are subject to change where necessary and without notice. QMF has the right to add, withdraw, reschedule or substitute artists and/or vary advertised programs, prices, venues, seating arrangements and audience capacity. In the event of a change in cast, QMF will only refund the cost of the ticket when the cancelled performer was billed by QMF as the main attraction/star performer.
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Gold Partners
Bronze Partners
CONTRIBUTING Partners Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra / Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts / Camerata of St Johns / DIGITAL SYNERGY / Dogwood Theatre Company / Gladstone Arts Council / GLADSTONE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE / Miles Regional Arts Council / Queensland Youth Orchestra / Tanglewood Guitars / The Arts Centre Gold Coast / The Events Centre Caloundra / The Queensland Choir / Townsville Civic Theatre WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF RICCI SWART AND KATE FARRAR.
QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Board of Directors
Silver Partners
Funded by The E Robert Hayles & Alison L Hayles Charitable Trust, managed by Perpetual
Kate Farrar / CHAIR Paul Campbell-Ryder / DEPUTY CHAIR Darren Busine / John Evenhuis / Greg Hallam / Simon Lockyer / Anna Sharpe / Leigh Cleave /
Erica Hart PROGRAM DIRECTOR / Marguerite Pepper MANAGING PRODUCER / Katrina Torenbeek MANAGING PRODUCER / Giannina Periz MANAGING PRODUCER / Kate Wilson MANAGING PRODUCER / Louisa Gordon ASSOCIATE PRODUCER / Tara Hobbs ASSOCIATE PRODUCER / Hilary Perrett PROGRAM COORDINATOR / Ashleigh Wheeler PROGRAM COORDINATOR /
Festival Team Deborah Conway ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / Nigel Lavender EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / Christopher Smeed FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER / Dee Morris RECEPTIONIST / Simon Buchanan DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING DIRECTOR / Wendy Mansell DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE / Giuliana Bonel SENIOR MARKETING COORDINATOR / Katie Loveday MARKETING & PUBLICITY COORDINATOR / Deirdree Wallace TICKETING & EVENTS COORDINATOR / Hannah Suarez SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT / Level 1, 381 brunswick street fortitude valleY qld 4006 po box 1060 fortitude valley qld 4006 abn 67 084 526 876
Ken Francey TECHNICAL DIRECTOR / Bernd Neumann TECHNICAL MANAGER / Paul Bardini TECHNICAL MANAGER / Shannon Gobell TECHNICAL MANAGER / Jeff Warnick TECHNICAL & LOGISTICS COORDINATOR / Publicity by The Shock Factor Pty Ltd Designed by Onion Creative TRAVEL SERVICES PROVIDED BY STAGE AND SCREEN ACCOUNTING SERVICES PROVIDED BY SOTHERTONS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Phone Fax Email
07 3010 6600 07 3010 6666 info@qmf.org.au
Disclaimer
Program details are correct at time of printing but are subject to change where necessary and without notice. QMF has the right to add, withdraw, reschedule or substitute artists and/or vary advertised programs, prices, venues, seating arrangements and audience capacity. In the event of a change in cast, QMF will only refund the cost of the ticket when the cancelled performer was billed by QMF as the main attraction/star performer.
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