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Australian Festival of Chamber TOWNSVILLE Music 29/07— 06/08/2016 Explore the natural beauty that is Townsville, its stunning coastline and lush tropical forests. Take a dip in the ocean, and then immerse yourself in Bach or Haydn, Schubert or Ravel. The Australian Festival of Chamber Music presents a unique and internationally acclaimed nine-day program featuring some of the world’s finest chamber musicians in world-exclusive performances.

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WELCOME FROM PIERS LANE 02 2016 PROGRAM 04 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 12 IN RESIDENCE 13 ARTISTS 14 ENSEMBLES 20 SPECIAL EVENTS 22 TICKET PACKAGES 24 HOLIDAY PACKAGES 26 WINTERSCHOOL 28 TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION 30 DAY OFF DISCOVERIES 31 FESTIVAL VENUES & TRANSPORT 32 BOOKING INFORMATION 33 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 34 SUPPORTING THE FESTIVAL 35 CONTACT INFORMATION 48 PIERS LANE AO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome to Townsville I find it hard to believe that the2016 AFCM will be my tenth edition as Artistic Director. It is lovely that that little anniversary coincides with the 150th anniversary of Townsville itself being declared a municipality.

I am delighted with the artists This year we celebrate Paul The Townsville Council will coming to Townsville this year. Stanhope as our Composer-in- co-present another free concert Tasmin Little, the effervescent Residence. Performers love playing in the Queens Gardens to celebrate violinist from the UK who so his music! At the Families’ Concert, its special year and its special impressed audiences in 2014, we’ll present Oscar Wilde’s relationship with our festival. will join us for a second time. enchanting fairy tale The Happy The ‘1812’ was such a huge hit last Prince in its musical realisation year we simply had to repeat it. Other artists returning include by the late Malcolm Williamson, We’ll see if the audience can make Andrew Barnes; Bridget Bolliger; his inspired response to Britten’s an even bigger racket for cannon innovative percussionist Claire Noye’s Fludde, which was such fire this year! The Barrier Reef Edwardes; the communicative a hit three years ago. Orchestra and the 1RAR Band clarinettist David Griffiths in will be our collaborators again company with his trio Ensemble Immediately prior to this year’s for this fun occasion and I’m pleased Liaison; one of our favourite bassists festival, I shall be the Artistic that actor Brendan O’Connor, Kirsty McCahon; and talking Director and Chair of the Jury Ian Brunskill and other Townsville favourites, guitarist Karin Schaupp for the Sydney International Piano musicians will join us too. for a show with that provocative Competition, which only takes and charming actor Tama Matheson; place every four years and is one I hope you enjoy browsing through pianist Andrew West, who will of the most important events the program. There is something accompany one of the greatest of its kind in the world. for everyone and the blissful winter British baritones, Roderick ambience in Townsville is in any Williams, in Schubert’s masterpiece One of the first engagements case a balm for every woe. Winterreise (Winter Journey); the winner will undertake Incidentally, we’re off to the magical Michele Walsh and the gifted and is an appearance at AFCM with Orpheus Island again for a concert versatile soprano Valda Wilson. the chamber music artists who on the beach. Last time we went perform with the semi-finalists there were whales to watch on But half of this year’s artists are in the competition – the irrepressible the journey. new to the festival, many new to Tasmin Little and our own Australia. They are all fabulous Quartet-in-Residence, the Goldner Do think about making your own performers and great company String Quartet, who will commence winter journey to Townsville this and I look forward to them forging an on-going cycle of the complete year and we promise we’ll keep ongoing relationships with Australia. quartets by Beethoven at this you happy and entertained... year’s festival.

02 — AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC Welcome to Townsville

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2016 Program Enjoy an innovative program full of diversity and depth. Take in favourites like Bach, Beethoven and Schubert and be moved by works from Australian composer Paul Stanhope. The artist combinations will both delight and surprise. Highlights include Opening Night, Governor’s Gala, Winter Journey, Opus 127 and the exquisite beach concert on Orpheus Island.

Townsville Civic Theatre DAY 01: FRIDAY 29/07 DAY 02: SATURDAY 30/07 Ravel Klughardt Ravel 02 Chopin Szymanowski Stanhope Mozart/M Haydn Williamson Mendelssohn Schubert 01 8:00PM 10:00AM 8:00PM THE JAMES COOK CONCERT CONVERSATIONS GOVERNOR’S UNIVERSITY with Piers Lane 1 GALA — OPENING NIGHT C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE THE SURPRISE! CONCERT — Piers chats with Finghin Collins, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE THE TROUT Nick Deutsch, Tasmin Little and An exciting element of this TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Paul Silverthorne. year’s Governor’s Gala concert To open his tenth anniversary KLUGHARDT is the world premiere of the festival, Piers presents a Five Schilflieder Op 28 third Lorca song by our program of favourite composers Nick Deutsch (oboe), Composer-in-Residence Paul to introduce some wonderful Paul Silverthorne (viola), Stanhope. To have one of the colleagues new to the festival Finghin Collins (piano) UK’s foremost baritones and to highlight others we all SZYMANOWSKI with us to sing glorious and already know and love. Sonata for Violin and Piano colourful Ravel is another coup! in d minor Op 9 And of course, Mendelssohn’s RAVEL evergreen Octet, composed, String Quartet in F major Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano) extraordinarily when he was Tinalley String Quartet still sixteen, is one of the jewels CHOPIN 2:30PM in the chamber music crown. Piano Concerto in e minor Op 11 FAMILIES’ CONCERT RAVEL ( ) Chansons madécasses Sa Chen piano , THE HAPPY PRINCE Goldner String Quartet, Roderick Williams (baritone), Kirsty McCahon (double bass) TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Bridget Bolliger (flute), Trey Lee (cello), INTERVAL MALCOLM WILLIAMSON The Happy Prince Andrew West (piano) MOZART/M HAYDN Romance for Horn and String Quartet Directed by Tama Matheson PAUL STANHOPE Three Lorca Songs Hervé Joulain (horn), Conducted by Julia de Plater Goldner String Quartet Chorus Master Anne Milanovic Valda Wilson (soprano), Valda Wilson as the Sparrow Indira Koch (violin), SCHUBERT Tinalley String Quartet, Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello), Piano Quintet in A major D667 (Trout) Andrew West (piano), Timothy Young (piano) Finghin Collins (piano), Timothy Young (piano), THE SURPRISE! Tasmin Little (violin), Claire Edwardes (percussion), A short recital by the winner Paul Silverthorne (viola), Ian Brunskill (percussion) of the Sydney International Piano Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello), Competition Kirsty McCahon (double bass) INTERVAL MENDELSSOHN Octet in E flat major Op 20 Goldner String Quartet, Tinalley String Quartet

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 05 DAY 03: SUNDAY 31/07 Mozart Stanhope Tchaikovsky 03 Edwards Vivaldi Dring Hindson Delibes Hartman Cassadó Verdi Beethoven

11:00AM 3:00PM 5:00PM PRAYER AND DANCE QUEENS GARDENS AFCM WINTERSCHOOL MARY MACKILLOP CHURCH CONCERT YOUNG STRING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE MOZART THE 1812 AGAIN! Divertimento in E flat major K 563 FREE EVENT FREE EVENT Indira Koch (violin), QUEENS GARDENS PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY Paul Silverthorne (viola), ( ) Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt cello Free concert in celebration 7:30PM of the 150th Anniversary ROSS EDWARDS CONCERT CRAWL Marimba Dances of the municipality of Townsville, co-presented with PROGRAM 1: SCHOOL OF MATTHEW HINDSON the Townsville City Council and ARTS THEATRE Flash hosted by Steve ‘Pricey’ Price. The Three Dancers Claire Edwardes (percussion) Program to include the following plus Composed by Elena Kats-Chernin CASSADÓ more from the 1RAR Band: Choreographed by Lee Serle From Suite for solo cello VIVALDI Dancenorth’s newly choreographed Preludio – Fantasia Spring from The Four Seasons version of the work co- Intermezzo e danza finale JOHN WILLIAMS commissioned by the AFCM, along Trey Lee (cello) Theme from Schindler’s List with five other co-commissioners, including Dancenorth. STANHOPE Tasmin Little (violin), Nephesh (‘Prayer’ and ‘Dance’) Barrier Reef Orchestra PROGRAM 2: THE OLD COURTHOUSE THEATRE Goldner String Quartet, DELIBES Tinalley String Quartet, Les filles de Cadix DRING Kirsty McCahon (double bass) VERDI Trio for flute, oboe and piano Sempre Libera from La Traviata Bridget Bolliger (flute), Valda Wilson (soprano), Nick Deutsch (oboe), Barrier Reef Orchestra Sa Chen (piano) TCHAIKOVSKY HARTMANN 1812 Overture, Op.49 Serenade in A major Op 24 Barrier Reef Orchestra, 1RAR Band Ensemble Liaison Audience participation instead PROGRAM 3: THE SUPREME COURT of cannon fire! BEETHOVEN String Quartet No 16 in F major Op 135 Goldner String Quartet

Queens Garden Concert, 2015 DAY 04: MONDAY 01/08 Monteverdi 04 Stanhope Hyde Schubert

10:00AM 1:00PM 8:00PM CONCERT CONVERSATIONS AFCM WINTERSCHOOL EVENING SERIES – with Piers Lane 2 ADVANCED PUBLIC WINTER JOURNEY C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE MASTERCLASS 1 TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Piers chats with Bridget Bolliger, FREE EVENT You may have made a winter Paul Stanhope, Timothy Young and PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY journey to get to Townsville – Andrew West. but we doubt it will be like MONTEVERDI/STANHOPE 5:30PM either of the winter journeys Dolcissimo Usignolo RAY GOLDING SUNSET SERIES you’ll hear about tonight! Valda Wilson (soprano), THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL It will be a treat to hear one Adam Chalabi (violin), of the greatest song cycles Trey Lee (cello), TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE of all time performed for you Timothy Young (piano) The winner of the Sydney by a truly great baritone and International Piano Competition will interpreter with one of his STANHOPE Dolcissimo Usignolo play the Sonata for violin and piano regular pianist partners. and the Piano Quintet prepared And though the cycle will be Adam Chalabi (violin), for the Competition with the artists sung in its entirety and in its Trey Lee (cello), who performed at the Competition: Timothy Young (piano) normal order, one of Townville’s Tasmin Little and the Goldner favourite actors will read String Quartet. We won’t know MIRIAM HYDE excerpts from the final diary Dancing Shadows the program until July 23, but it will be two of the following pieces: of Scott of the Antarctic Sonata in g minor throughout the performance. Beethoven: Sonata No 9 in A major STANHOPE Op 47 (Kreutzer) SCHUBERT Phospheric Variations Brahms: Sonata No 3 in d minor Notturno HYDE Op 108 Tasmin Little (violin), Dryad’s Dance Franck: Sonata in A major Trey Lee (cello), Bridget Bolliger (flute), Strauss: Sonata in E flat major Op 18 Finghin Collins (piano) Andrew West (piano) Fauré: Sonata No 1 in A major Op 13 The Fatal Chance Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat Devised by Sean Street and major Op 44 Robert Murray Franck: Piano Quintet in f minor Featuring Schubert’s Winterreise Dvorak: Piano Quintet No 2 and readings from Scott of the in A major Op 81 Antarctic’s diary Taneyev: Piano Quintet in g minor Roderick Williams (baritone), Op 30 Andrew West (piano), Elgar: Piano Quintet in a minor Brendan O’Connor (narrator) Op 84 Bloch: Piano Quintet No 1

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 07 DAY 05: TUESDAY 02/08 DAY 06: WEDNESDAY 03/08 Rzewski Mahler 06 Sierra Brahms Barber Bach Ibert 05 2:00PM 10:00AM 1:00PM ORPHEUS ISLAND CONCERT CONVERSATIONS AFCM WINTERSCHOOL CONCERT with Piers Lane 3 CONCERT CONVERSATIONS DEPART SEALINK BREAKWATER C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE with Piers Lane FERRY TERMINAL Piers chats with Svetlana Bogosavljevic, C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Travel by ferry to Orpheus Sa Chen, David Griffiths, Indira Koch Island enjoying canapés on and Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt. 5:30PM RAY GOLDING SUNSET SERIES the way, dinner on the return MAHLER and a poetic beach concert Piano Quartet in a minor - BACH BY CANDLELIGHT 1 in between. Simply exquisite! Sa Chen (piano), TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Program to include: Indira Koch (violin), Sonata in E major BWV 1035 Roderick Williams singing songs Paul Silverthorne (viola), associated with the sea. Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello) Bridget Bolliger (flute), Julian Smiles (cello), FREDERIC RZEWSKI BRAHMS Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord) To the Earth Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano ROBERTO SIERRA in a minor Op 114 Ich habe genug BWV 82 Bongo-O Ensemble Liaison Roderick Williams (baritone), Claire Edwardes (percussion) Nick Deutsch (oboe), Dene Olding (violin), BARBER Dimity Hall (violin), Summer Music Irina Morozova (viola), ( ) IBERT Trey Lee cello , ( ) Three Short Pieces for Woodwind Kirsty McCahon double bass , ( ) Quintet Neal Peres da Costa harpsichord Bridget Bolliger (flute), Nick Deutsch Concerto for Two Violins in d minor (oboe), David Griffiths( clarinet), BWV 1043 Andrew Barnes (bassoon), Tasmin Little (solo violin), Indira Koch Hervé Joulain (horn) (solo violin), Adam Chalabi (violin), Elizabeth Sellars (violin), Dimity Hall (violin), Michele Walsh (violin), Paul Silverthorne (viola), Imants Larsens (viola), Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello), Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello), Kirsty McCahon (double bass), Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord)

Orpheus Island DAY 06: WEDNESDAY 03/08 DAY 07: THURSDAY 04/08 Mahler Davies Beethoven 07 Brahms Fowler Haydn Bach Saya Mahler Fauré Brahms

8:00PM 10:00AM FAURÉ EVENING SERIES – BACH BY CONCERT CONVERSATIONS Quintet for Piano and Strings CANDLELIGHT 2 with Piers Lane 4 No 1 Op 89 in d minor Finghin Collins (piano), TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Goldner String Quartet Partita No 1 in B flat major BWV 825 Piers chats with Karin Schaupp, Valda Wilson and Ian Brunskill. DOHNÁNYI Finghin Collins (piano) Sextet in C major Op 37 Cantata: Mein Herze schwimmt PETER MAXWELL DAVIES Elizabeth Sellars (violin), Imants im Blut BWV 199 Renaissance Scottish Dances Larsens (viola), Ensemble Liaison, Valda Wilson (soprano), Dene Olding (violin), Julian Smiles Hervé Joulain (horn) Nick Deutsch (oboe), (cello), Karin Schaupp (guitar), Adam Chalabi (violin), Bridget Bolliger (flute), David Griffiths 8:00PM Elizabeth Sellars (violin), (clarinet), Ian Brunskill (percussion) EVENING SERIES – VIENNESE Paul Silverthorne (viola), JENNIFER FOWLER CLASSICS Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello), Letter from Haworth Kirsty McCahon (double bass), TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Andrew Barnes (bassoon), Valda Wilson (soprano), Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord) Ensemble Liaison BEETHOVEN 12 Variations on ‘See the conqu’ring INTERVAL MARK SAYA Hero Comes’ from Handel’s Judas Suo Gan Fugue in a minor BWV 1000 Maccabeus WoO 45 Valda Wilson (soprano), Karin Schaupp (guitar) Trey Lee (cello), Andrew West (piano) Andrew West (piano) Prelude and Fugue Bk 2 No 16 HAYDN in g minor BWV 885 McCABE ‘Guitar’ Quartet Op 2 No 2 Three Folk Songs Op 19 Prelude and Fugue Bk 2 No 1 Karin Schaupp (guitar), Adam Johnny was gone for a Soldier in C Major BWV 870 Chalabi (violin), Imants Larsens (viola), Hush-a-ba, Birdie, croon, croon Prelude and Fugue Bk 2 No 12 Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello) in f minor BWV 881 John Peel ( ) MAHLER arr. GRIFFITHS/ Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord) Valda Wilson soprano , David Griffiths( clarinet), YOUNG Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G Andrew West (piano) Rückert Lieder major BWV 1048 Roderick Williams (baritone), Elizabeth Dene Olding (violin), Dimity Hall 1:00PM Sellars (violin), Ensemble Liaison ( ) ( ) violin , Tasmin Little violin , AFCM WINTERSCHOOL INTERVAL ( ) Irina Morozova viola , Paul ADVANCED PUBLIC Silverthorne (viola), Imants Larsens SCHREKER (viola), Julian Smiles (cello), MASTERCLASS 2 Der Wind Trey Lee (cello), Wolfgang-Emanuel FREE EVENT Indira Koch (violin), Svetlana Schmidt (cello), Kirsty McCahon Bogosavljevic (cello), David Griffiths (double bass), Neal Peres da Costa PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY (clarinet), Hervé Joulain (horn), (harpsichord) Andrew West (piano) 5:30PM BRAHMS RAY GOLDING SUNSET SERIES Piano Quartet No 1 in g minor Op 25 ALL 5’S AND 6’S! Sa Chen (piano), Indira Koch (violin), TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Paul Silverthorne (viola), Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello) (Townsville Civic Theatre) AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 09 DAY 08: FRIDAY 05/08 Salonen Golijov 08 Schubert Schumann Reinecke Shostakovich Ravel Beethoven

10:00AM 5:30PM CONCERT CONVERSATIONS RAY GOLDING SUNSET SERIES with Piers Lane 5 A TOUCH OF KLEZMER C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE ST JOSEPH’S CHURCH Piers chats with Hervé Joulain, RAVEL Trey Lee and Roderick Williams. Sonata for violin and cello M.73 ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Indira Koch (violin), Concert Etude for Solo Horn Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello) Hervé Joulain (horn) OSVALDO GOLIJOV Dreams and Prayers of Isaac SCHUBERT The Blind Allegro moderato from Sonata in a minor for Arpeggione and Piano D821 David Griffiths( clarinet), Adam Chalabi (violin), Trey Lee (cello), Karin Schaupp Elizabeth Sellars (violin), (guitar) Imants Larsens (viola), REINECKE Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello) Trio for Piano, Oboe and Horn SCHUBERT Op 188 8:00PM 20 Waltzes (‘Last Waltzes’) Op 127 Nick Deutsch (oboe), Hervé Joulain EVENING SERIES – D146 (horn), Finghin Collins (piano) OP 127! Finghin Collins (piano), Andrew West TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE (piano), Sa Chen (piano), Timothy 1:00PM Young (piano), Piers Lane (piano) AFCM WINTERSCHOOL The second instalment in the Goldners’ ongoing cycle of SCHUMANN ADVANCED PUBLIC 5 Lieder und Gesänge Op 127 Beethoven’s complete string MASTERCLASS 3 quartets prompted Artistic Roderick Williams (soprano), ( ) FREE EVENT Director Piers Lane to recognise Andrew West piano PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY its connection with another SHOSTAKOVICH work he loves – Shostakovich’s Seven Romances on Poems by 3:00PM dark and dramatic Blok Alexander Blok Op 127 GOLD PASS EVENT Romances – the opus numbers Valda Wilson (soprano), of the two works are the same! Adam Chalabi (violin), SCHOOL OF ARTS THEATRE “I thought it would be fun to Paul Silverthorne (viola), ( ) As Artistic Director and Chairman of hear the Op 127s of other Trey Lee cello , ( ) the Jury, Piers Lane chats about his composers too – and I now Sa Chen piano restructuring and modernising of the think this is my favourite INTERVAL Sydney International Piano program of the whole festival! BEETHOVEN Competition and behind-the-scenes Tonight five pianists who all at the event itself. He will also talk to String Quartet No 12 in E flat major love Schubert will take turns in Op 127 Sa Chen, one of the jury members, playing the set – very much about her experience there, and to Goldner String Quartet Tasmin Little and the Goldner String in the spirit of the evenings Quartet, who each played chamber held in Schubert’s own music with six semi-finalists. Find out home, when he and friends the inside story! would gather and perform for each other – the famous Schubertiads.” DAY 09: SATURDAY 06/08 Stanhope Brubeck Gershwin/Frolov 09 Beethoven Kreisler Czerny Handel/Halvorsen Lloyd Webber Tchaikovsky Mendelsohn Monti Shostakovich

10:00AM 8:00PM CONCERT CONVERSATIONS FESTIVAL with Piers Lane 6 FAREWELL C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Piers chats to the Goldner String The Festival Farewell is always INTERVAL Quartet and Andrew Barnes. something of a jamboree BARRIERE STANHOPE and 2016’s is no exception. Sonata for two cellos No 10 in G major String Quartet No 3 Lots of duos, a couple of trios Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello), Goldner String Quartet and a pair of large-scale Trey Lee (cello) ensembles involve all the artists BEETHOVEN remaining in Townsville – and KREISLER Praeludium and Allegro Quintet for Piano and Winds Op 16 still standing! There’s something Nick Deutsch (oboe), for everybody: delightful WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER David Griffiths( clarinet), Baroque, the ever-surprising Gardens at Eastwell Hervé Joulain (horn), Roderick Williams in his own MONTI Andrew Barnes (bassoon), arrangements of Mendelssohn Czardas Finghin Collins (piano) and Verdi, popular opera, Tasmin Little (violin), jazzy fun from Gershwin and Piers Lane (piano) 1:00PM Brubeck, and the Australian GERSHWIN/FROLOV AFCM WINTERSCHOOL premiere of a hauntingly Concert Fantasy on Themes from ADVANCED CONCERT beautiful piece by William Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Lloyd-Webber, father of Andrew Ensemble Liaison FREE EVENT and Julian, found just last year, C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE lurking in a drawer in the old CZERNY family home. Not to be missed! Variations on Mozart Arias 2:30PM HANDEL/HALVORSEN Sa Chen (piano), DON JUAN Passacaglia for violin and viola Andrew West (piano), Timothy Young (piano) TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Indira Koch (violin), Don Juan is a feast of music and Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello) TCHAIKOVSKY arr. WILLIAMS Final Scene from Eugene Onegin adventure, following the life of one MENDELSSOHN arr. WILLIAMS of the most magnetic and seductive Im Frühling Op 9/4 (C major) Valda Wilson (soprano), Roderick heroes in western literature, and Im Herbst Op 9/5 (e minor) Williams (baritone), Goldner String his equally charismatic creator, Lord Neue Liebe Op 19/4 (in d minor) Quartet, Bridget Bolliger (flute), Byron. Co-created by acclaimed Bei der Wiege Op 47/6 (B flat major) Nick Deutsch (oboe), David Griffiths actor/director Tama Matheson and Nachtlied Op 71/6 (D flat major) (clarinet), Andrew Barnes (bassoon) internationally renowned guitarist Frühlingslied Op 71/2 (F major) Karin Schaupp, Don Juan weaves the A SURPRISE! ( ) poem, extracts of the author’s own Roderick Williams baritone , A surprise item to end the Festival, life and the wonderfully evocative Goldner String Quartet involving all remaining AFCM artists still standing! solo guitar music of Turina, Pujol, DAVE BRUBECK Walton and Tarrega into a unique Points on Jazz and memorable theatrical event. Finghin Collins (piano), Karin Schaupp (guitar), Piers Lane (piano) Tama Matheson (narrator) (Townsville Civic Theatre) AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 11 No praise could be high enough for Piers Lane whose playing throughout is of a superb musical intelligence, sensitivity, and scintillating brilliance. Bryce Morrison, Gramophone

Piers Lane Artistic Director Piano (Australia/UK)

London-based Australian pianist He has performed regularly at He has written and presented over Piers Lane is in great demand prestigious festivals: Aldeburgh, 100 programs for BBC Radio 3; as a soloist and collaborative artist. Bard, Bergen, Cheltenham, Como is the Artistic Director of the Sydney Recent highlights include Autumn Music, Consonances, International Piano Competition performances of Busoni’s mighty La Roque d’Anthéron, Newport, 2016; holds Honorary Doctorates piano concerto, Frank Bridge’s Prague Spring, Ruhr Klavierfestival, from Griffith University and James Phantasm and Ferdinand Ries’s Schloss vor Husum, Storioni Cook University; and in 1994 was eighth concerto at Carnegie Hall; and Chopin festivals in Warsaw, made an Honorary Member of the premieres of Carl Vine’s second Duszniki-Zdroj, Mallorca and Royal Academy of Music, where he piano concerto, written for him, Paris among them. Since 2007 was a professor from 1989 to 2007. with the Sydney Symphony and he has been Artistic Director the London Philharmonic; and of the Australian Festival of He is President of the European sold out performances at Wigmore Chamber Music. Piano Teachers Association UK and Hall. Five times soloist at the Patron of the Australasian Piano Proms, his concerto repertoire He has recorded over fifty CDs on Pedagogy Conference, the Old of one hundred works has led to major labels. Awaiting release are Granary Studio in Norfolk, the engagements with many of the another Piers Goes to Town recital Tait Memorial Trust in London, world’s great orchestras including disc; a second edition of British the Youth Music Foundation of all the BBC and ABC orchestras, Sonatas with violinist Tasmin Little; Australia, the Music Teachers the American, Bournemouth and concertos by Walter Braunfels, Association and The Accompanists Gothenburg Symphony Orchestras, Alfred Hill and George Boyle; and Guild in Queensland. He is a the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Bruch Piano Quintet, the eighth Trustee of the Hattori Foundation Orchestre National de France, disc he has recorded with the in London and Vice-President of City of London Sinfonia, the Hallé, Goldner String Quartet. Many Putney Music Club. In the Queens the Royal Philharmonic, Royal composers have written for him and Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours, he has premiered works by Brett he was made an Officer in the Liverpool Philharmonic and ( ) Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestras Dean, Dave Heath, Colin Matthews, Order of Australia AO . among others. Richard Mills, Carl Vine, Benjamin Wallfisch and Malcolm Williamson.

In residence

Paul: “I’m looking forward to an inspiring atmosphere, beautiful landscape and inspiring performances!”

Quartet-In-Residence Goldner String Quartet (Australia) Dene Olding (Violin) Dimity Hall (Violin) Irina Morozova (Viola) Julian Smiles (Cello) Composer-in-Residence Founded in 1995, the Goldner String Quartet has performed Paul Stanhope (Australia) throughout Australia, UK, Europe, USA, the Asia-Pacific andNZ . Recently appointed as Quartet-in-Residence at the AFCM, they have Paul is a Sydney-based composer several critically acclaimed CD releases on Tall Poppies, Naxos, and a leading figure of his generation. and ABC Classics, and several discs with Piers Lane for Hyperion. He has had prominent performances They have also produced a DVD documentary, “The Quartets”, of his works in the UK, Europe, Asia with Peter Sculthorpe. Major projects have included a retrospective and North America. He was Musica of 20th century string quartets and a complete Beethoven Viva’s featured composer in 2010 Quartet cycle. and his music has also featured in the Vale of Glamorgan Festival in Wales and in the City of London Festival.

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 13 Piano Violin Artists

Sa Chen (China) Finghin Collins (Ireland) Adam Chalabi (Australia) Over the past decade, Sa has Finghin established his international Adam holds the position of established herself as one of the reputation by winning the 1999 Associate Professor of Violin at the most charismatic pianists today Clara Haskil International Piano University of Queensland. He was earning critical acclaim at the Chopin, Competition and has since performed Concertmaster of Orchestra Van Cliburn and Leeds International with many major orchestras Victoria from 2009-2014 and has Piano Competitions early in her throughout Europe, the US and appeared as guest concertmaster career. Performance highlights include Asia. He has performed twice at with numerous orchestras within those with the San Francisco and the BBC Proms and was the first Australia and overseas. He is first WDR Symphonies; the London, Associate Artist of the RTÉ National violinist of the Tinalley String Quartet Los Angeles, Radio France, Israel Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. and previously held the position and Royal Stockholm Philharmonics; Finghin is Artistic Director of the of Head of Strings at ANAM. and extensive recital tours worldwide New Ross Piano Festival in Ireland. while appearing with celebrated He records for Claves Records. chamber musicians including Gidon He was born in Dublin and studied Kremer and Natalia Gutman. with John O’Conor. She is a Steinway artist and records for the Pentatone label. Harpsichord

Timothy Young (Australia) Andrew West (UK) Neal Peres da Costa (Australia) Timothy is Head of Piano and Andrew is Artistic Director of Neal is a world-renowned performing Chamber Music at the Australian Nuremberg Chamber Music Festival, scholar. He is Associate Professor National Academy of Music and a now in its fifteenth year. Longstanding and Chair of Historical Performance founding member of Ensemble partners include flautists Emily at the Sydney Conservatorium of Liaison. He collaborates regularly Beynon (Amsterdam Concertgebouw Music. An ARIA winner, Neal’s with Australia’s finest musicians Principal) and AFCM artist Bridget discography is extensive. He regularly and recently toured Australia with Bolliger, with whom he recently gives performances, lectures and Ray Chen for Musica Viva and recorded the flute and piano works masterclasses around the world. played the opening recital at the of Miriam Hyde. He is particularly His monograph “Off the Record: Capraia Music Festival in Italy. His known as a song-accompanist, Performing Practices in Romantic Piano internationally acclaimed discography performing worldwide with singers Playing” (OUP: 2012) is a critically- includes numerous recordings for such as Mark Padmore, Robert acclaimed scholarly text. the Tall Poppies and Melba labels. Murray and Roderick Williams.

14 — AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC Violin Artists

Dimity Hall (Australia) Indira Koch (Germany) Tasmin Little (UK) As a member of both the Goldner Indira studied at the Menuhin Tasmin has firmly established herself String Quartet and the Australia Academy in Switzerland, then at the as one of today’s leading international Ensemble@UNSW, Dimity has Curtis Institute of Music in violinists performing on prestigious performed, toured and recorded Philadelphia and the Juilliard School stages of the world in concert and extensively. She has appeared as in New York. She won several recital including Carnegie Hall, soloist with the Sydney Symphony international violin competitions and Concertgebouw, Philharmonie, and the ACO among others and as followed with her debut in Carnegie Wigmore and Royal Albert Halls. guest Concertmaster with numerous Hall. Concert tours have led her to Her concerto appearances include Australian orchestras. Her recording many countries in Europe, North those with the Berliner of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark and South America, India, South Philharmoniker, Hong Kong Ascending is released on ABC Classics. Korea and Japan. She is concertmaster Philharmonic, Gewandhausorchester, of the Deutsche Oper Berlin London Symphony, Malaysian and ‘Metamorphosen Berlin’ and Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic plays on a violin by J B Guadagnini. and the Singapore Symphony. She is a Chandos recording artist and in 2012 was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for Services to Music.

Dene Olding (Australia) Elizabeth Sellars (Australia) Michele Walsh (Australia) Dene is Concertmaster of the Sydney Elizabeth is a graduate of the Guildhall Michele was a winner of the ABC Symphony Orchestra; violinist with School of Music where her teachers Instrumental and Vocal Competition the Australia Ensemble@UNSW; were David Takeno and the Takacs and completed her formal studies and first violinist of the Goldner String Quartet. A multiple prize winner, in London with Szymon Goldberg. Quartet. In addition he has many solo she has performed in festivals She held the position of Associate recording credits to his name with worldwide and has recorded for Concert Master of the Queensland major conductors and orchestras ABC Classics, Move and NAXOS. Symphony Orchestra for a decade including many world premieres. Her most recent CD, ‘The Messiaen and is currently Head of Strings at He trained at the Juilliard School in Nexus’ won the 2014 Limelight the Queensland Conservatorium New York and lives in Sydney with his chamber music recording of the year. Griffith University. She has performed wife Irina Morozova and son Nikolai. She is also a member of Sutherland throughout Australia and much Trio and Coordinator of Strings at of South East Asia, Europe and the Monash University. USA and has a lifelong commitment (Townsville Civic Theatre) to working with young musicians. Viola Artists

Imants Larsens (Australia) Paul Sliverthorne (UK/China) Irina Morozova (Australia) Imants holds the position of associate Paul is known internationally for Irina has had a long and distinguished principal viola of the Adelaide his solo performances, his teaching career primarily as a chamber Symphony Orchestra. In 2012 he was and recordings. For 25 years he musician but also as principal viola guest assistant principal viola with the held the position of principal viola in various major Australian orchestras. Sydney Symphony Orchestra and has of the London Symphony Orchestra. She is a foundation and current recently performed as guest principal He is now Professor of Viola at member of both the Australia viola with the Tasmanian Symphony Soochow University in Suzhou Ensemble@UNSW and Goldner Orchestra. He performs regularly as a China and loves visiting Australia String Quartet with whom she soloist and chamber musician on both and taking part in the flourishing has performed in over 30 countries violin and viola. chamber music scene. around the world and recorded extensively. She plays a fineAE Smith Imants: “I’m very much looking forward to viola made in 1947. some exciting collaborations with inspiring musicians in what will be an amazing festival atmosphere.” Paul: “Making beautiful music with old and new friends in a wonderful place.” Cello

Julian Smiles (Australia) Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt Trey Lee (China) Julian’s diverse career combining solo, (Germany) Trey recently collaborated with the chamber music and orchestral Wolfgang-Emanuel is first prize BBC Philharmonic, Moscow Soloists, performance reaches national and winner at many international and London Chamber Orchestra. international audiences. He is cellist competitions including the 1st He has appeared with the of the Goldner String Quartet and International Adam Cello Philharmonia Orchestra, Munich Australia Ensemble@UNSW and has Competition, NZ. He is the Founder Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands appeared as soloist with numerous and Music Director of the Chamber Philharmonic, Beethoven Orchestra Australian orchestras and ensembles. Orchestra Metamorphosen Berlin Bonn among others. In 2014, he He is in demand as a teacher and alongside violinist, Indira Koch. performed at The IMAGINE Project chamber music mentor and is He performs with such orchestras with Yoko Ono, Hugh Jackman and Lecturer in Cello at the Sydney as the Gewandhausorchester, ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus to celebrate Conservatorium of Music. Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin the 25th Anniversary of the United and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. 16 — AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC Artists Double Bass Guitar

Kirsty McCahon (Australia) Karin Schaupp (Australia) Karin: “It is exciting to once Kirsty is passionate about the Karin’s playing has been hailed by the again join so many wonderful sonorously beautiful sound of the German press as “so perfect, so colleagues at this truly unique magnificent double bass. After study complete, that it seems like a miracle”. festival! I can’t wait.” in Melbourne, Paris, Amsterdam and She is sought after internationally Rome she travels the world appearing as a recitalist, soloist and festival guest as chamber musician and soloist, and has made countless television and recording, delivering masterclasses, radio appearances. She has released mentoring young women and six solo CDs, and various ensemble appearing at festivals with ensembles and orchestral albums, winning as diverse as the Australian World numerous awards, including an ARIA. Orchestra, Orchestra of The Age of Enlightenment, The Brodsky Quartet, Nick: “Intense music making ELISION, Les Talens Lyriques, Pinchgut, with a wonderful lineup of The Orchestra of the Antipodes, artists in idyllic surroundings. Musica Viva and Ironwood. What more could one wish for?” Cello Flute Oboe

Svetlana Bogosavljevic (Australia) Bridget Bolliger (Australia) Nick Deutsch (Australia/Germany) Originally from Belgrade, Serbia, Bridget first performed with the Nick is one of the most sought after Svetlana has delighted audiences Sydney Symphony Orchestra at 15. oboists of his generation playing throughout Europe and Australia She has appeared with most of the recitals, concertos and chamber music with her exceptional artistry and Australian State Orchestras and at with equal acclaim. He currently musicianship. She studied at the international Chamber Music festivals. holds the position of Artistic Director Special High School of the An accomplished concert soloist, of the Australian National Academy Tchaikovsky Conservatorium of chamber musician and recording of Music (ANAM) as well as Professor Music, Moscow, and the Cologne artist, she has been hailed by Fanfare of Oboe at the Hochschule für Hochschule of Music, working as “the very essence of what flute Musik und Theater in Leipzig, with legendary cellists Daniel sound should be, her expressiveness Germany. He has been referred to Shafran, Boris Pergamenshikov and turns of phrase are most as “a true master of his instrument.” and Andre Navara. She is a member conducive to presenting this music in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. of( the critically acclaimed trio, ) a way in which its composer surely EnsembleTownsville Liaison. Civic Theatre would have exulted”. Clarinet Bassoon Horn

David Griffiths( Australia) Andrew Barnes (Australia) Hervé Joulain (France) David is Senior Lecturer in Clarinet Andrew is currently Senior Lecturer During his 18 years as first horn and a member of Ensemble Liaison, of Bassoon and Chair of the soloist in the Orchestre ensemble-in-residence at the Sir Woodwind Department at the Philharmonique de Radio France Zelman Cowen School of Music, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and the National de France, Monash University. He is renowned University of Sydney. He has Hervé concurrently leads a career for his dynamic and virtuosic performed regularly with the as a chamber musician and soloist. performances. Equally at home Australian Chamber Orchestra and He has performed all over the in klezmer, ragtime, improvisation, the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony world with many prestigious classical and contemporary genres, Orchestras. As a chamber musician partners, orchestras and conductors. he has appeared as guest principal he plays with the Verbrugghen His discography includes about clarinet with every major Ensemble and is regular guest with 20 recordings. Australian orchestra and performed the Australia Ensemble@UNSW. chamber music on many of the world’s great stages. Andrew: “Wonderful collaborations with brilliant musicians for dedicated chamber music lovers.” Percussion Artists

Hervé: “I’m looking forward to the magic Ian Brunskill (Australia) Claire Edwardes (Australia) of performing with Ian was a percussionist in the Band Internationally acclaimed percussion new artists, discovering of the Ceremonial Guard, Canadian soloist, chamber musician and a new place as well as Armed Forces and has appeared with co-artistic director of Sydney-based meeting an audience Riley Lee, Graeme Jennings, Lara St. Ensemble Offspring, Claire has been for the first time.” John, Julian Smiles and Dene Olding. described by the press as a ‘sorceress He has also worked with composers of percussion’. From 1999-2006 she Ross Edwards, Nigel Westlake and was resident in Europe where she Valda: “Being part of such Iain Grandage and recently performed had success in numerous international a whirl of musical creativity with Dancenorth. He was born in competitions and performed solo in at the highest level is Winnipeg, Manitoba. Het Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) and Queen Elizabeth Hall (London). one of the most inspiring In Australia she has performed with things I have ever done.” all of the leading orchestras. Soprano Baritone Narrator

Valda Wilson (Australia/Germany) Roderick Williams (UK) Brendan O’Connor (Australia) Valda trained at the Sydney Roderick enjoys relationships with Brendan began his acting career in Conservatorium of Music and the all the major UK opera houses and Townsville and carved out an enviable National Opera Studio London. is particularly associated with the reputation in Melbourne combining She became a member of the Junges baritone roles of Mozart. He has both regular television appearances Ensemble at Dresden Semperoper sung world premieres of operas by, and a Shakespearean stage career and is now resident at Oldenburg among others, David Sawer, with the Australian Shakespeare State Theatre Ensemble. Role Sally Beamish, Michael van der Company. He made the decision highlights include Alice Ford, Iole/ Aa, Robert Saxton and Alexander six years ago to return and start his Hercules, Julia/Der Vetter aus Dingsda, Knaifel and concert repertoire own theatre company in Townsville. Anna/La Dame Blanche, Countess, with all the BBC orchestras and During that time Brendan has played Rodelinda, Pamina, Donna Anna and many other orchestras and ensembles 22 leading roles, designed Hannah Glawari. Concert highlights internationally. Festival appearances and built 18 sets and designed and include Royal Flemish Philharmonic, include BBC Proms (Last Night 2014), implemented 13 lighting designs. Orchestre des Champs Elysées, Edinburgh, Cheltenham, Aldeburgh Royal Opera House, Verbier Festival and Melbourne. and Salzburg Festspielhaus. Narrator/AFCM Families’ AFCM Families’ Concert AFCM Families’ Concert Concert Director Conductor Chorus Master Artists

Tama Matheson (Australia) Julia de Plater (Australia) Anne Milanovic (Australia) Tama is an actor, director, and writer. Julia’s career has spanned more than Anne has been Chorus Master for He is Artistic Director of the Brisbane 30 years as conductor, pianist and the AFCM Families’ Concert for Shakespeare Festival, and frequently recording artist. Julia was Musical the last three years (Noye’s Fludde directs for Opera Australia. He has Director of Pacific Opera2010-2011 2013, Cinderella 2014, The Little Sweep also directed in Graz, Houston, and is currently a Guest Lecturer at 2015) and has greatly enjoyed this St. Petersburg, Madrid, Baden-Baden The Sydney Conservatorium Opera rewarding work with children. and London. As an actor he has School. Operas and operettas In 2014, she founded the community performed around Australia as well conducted include Rigoletto; La children’s choir “Amadeus Singers” as London and Madrid. He is a Boheme; Carmen; Sweeney Todd; drawing together the many talented freelance writer and Don Juan HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance. children from across Townsville. constitutes his fifth produced play. Julia also works as a private vocal coach, piano teacher, conducting (Townsville Civic Theatre) teacher and accompanist. AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 19 Ensemble Liaison Ensembles

Tinalley String Quartet Ensemble Liaison Tinalley String Quartet (Australia) (Australia) David Griffiths (Clarinet) Adam Chalabi (Violin) Svetlana Bogosavljevic (Cello) Lerida Delbridge (Violin) Timothy Young (Piano) Justin Williams (Viola) Described by Limelight magazine as Michelle Wood (Cello) a ‘national treasure’, Ensemble Liaison Australia’s ‘hottest ensemble’, the Tinalley String Quartet, captured international have been ensemble-in-residence at attention after winning First Prize at the 9th Banff International String Quartet Monash University since 2010. Competition. They have performed throughout Europe and North America to Renowned for imaginative and critical acclaim in such prestigious venues as the Berlin Konzerthaus, Amsterdam’s innovative programming and brilliant Concertgebouw and Vienna’s Musikverein. They are regular performers in collaborations, they have performed Australia’s premier festivals and series. throughout Australia, New Zealand and Europe. They are regularly recorded for broadcast on ABC Classic FM and 3MBS, and have released critically acclaimed recordings on both the Melba Recordings and Tall Poppies labels. 1RAR Band

Barrier Reef Orchestra

Dancenorth 1RAR Band Barrier Reef Orchestra Dancenorth (Australia) (Australia) (Australia) 1RAR Band is a highly regarded Fast becoming one of North Dancenorth balances a dynamic component of the Australian Queensland’s cultural jewels, the regional presence with a commitment Defence Force in North Queensland. Barrier Reef Orchestra this year to creating compelling contemporary The band supports 3rd Brigade launches its 16th year of performing dance that tours the globe. units, other Defence organisations orchestral music throughout North Led by Artistic Director Kyle Page, and the wider community for Queensland. BRO is a community the Company’s program supports anything from ceremonial activities orchestra consisting of the finest a broad range of artistic practices to dinners, balls, community concerts musicians drawn from as far afield as and diversifies performances. and sporting events. They also Cairns and Mackay. In 2015 they have Concurrently, the Company advances continue to support their own been invited to perform in three progressive reciprocal residencies 1st Battalion on domestic duties and festivals and features in the Townsville and community and education overseas deployments including East Civic Theatre season. programs, with support Timor and more recently Afghanistan. for artists and expanded choreographic opportunities.

(Townsville Civic Theatre) AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 21 Special Events

SATURDAY 30/07, 2:30PM FAMILIES’ SUNDAY 31/07, 3:00PM CONCERT – QUEENS GARDENS THE HAPPYAA CONCERT Magnetic Island PRINCE THE 1812 AGAIN! TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE QUEENS GARDENS The Happy Prince is a short opera by Last year was such a resounding Malcolm Williamson based on the success we had to repeat this enchanting Oscar Wilde fairy tale. wonderful afternoon of music in the The production will be directed by park. Co-presented by Townsville Tama Matheson (Brisbane), City Council and in celebration of conducted by Julia de Plater (Sydney) the 150th Anniversary of the and feature festival artists including municipality of Townsville, the Valda Wilson as the Sparrow, the program includes Vivaldi’s Spring from Tinalley String Quartet, Andrew West The Four Seasons performed by the and Timothy Young on piano and effervescent British violinist Tasmin percussionists Claire Edwardes Little, appearances by local groups and Ian Brunskill. It will delight both the Barrier Reef Orchestra and children and adults and will bring 1RAR band, and will finish with the together star AFCM performers audience ‘firing the cannons’ in and local children and singers from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture! Townsville. One for young and old! Bring your picnic blanket and enjoy a truly delightful afternoon in the park. Adult $25; Member $20 Concession $22 Free Event

22 — AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC Special Events

WEDNESDAY 03/08, 1:00PM AFCM TUESDAY 02/08, 2:00PM WINTERSCHOOL – SUNDAY 31/07, 7:30PM ORPHEUS CONCERT CONCERT ISLAND CONVERSATIONS CRAWL CONCERT with Piers Lane SCHOOL OF ARTS THEATRE, DEPARTS SEALINK BREAKWATER C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE THE OLD COURTHOUSE THEATRE FERRY TERMINAL AND THE SUPREME COURT Piers chats with emerging Surrounded by the Coral Sea, professionals participating in the 2016 Three great venues and three Orpheus Island is a beautiful jewel AFCM Winterschool – Advanced entertaining performances! in the Great Barrier Reef. This trip Masterclass Program. After discussing The audience will be divided into offers an opportunity to experience past experiences, future ambitions three groups, with a different enchanting music on the remote end and everything in between, they program of music and musicians of the island. Travel by SeaLink fastcat will perform an exciting program at each venue. The performances arriving in the late afternoon with selected by Winterschool Director, last about 30 minutes and at the time to explore before enjoying a Michele Walsh. end of each concert you stroll beach concert featuring Festival artists $25 per person to the next venue. We look forward Roderick Williams (baritone), Bridget to seeing you there for our hugely Bolliger (flute), Nick Deutsch (oboe), Limited seats available. charming chamber music crawl! David Griffiths( clarinet), Andrew Discounted tickets available See page 06 for program details. Barnes (bassoon), Hervé Joulain for school groups. (French horn) and Claire Edwardes Adult $110; Member $99 Please note this is not (percussion). a catered event. Concession $105 2:00pm Depart SeaLink Breakwater Ferry Terminal 5:00pm Concert 6:30pm Depart Orpheus Island 8:30pm Arrive back at SeaLink Breakwater Ferry Terminal $200 per person, includes afternoon tea and buffet dinner. A high level of mobility is required. Dress is casual. In the unlikely event of cancellation due to bad weather tickets will be refunded in full. Ticket Packages

Greater Hinchinbrook

Gold Pass Bus Transfers A Festival Gold Pass1 provides a ticket to every concert in the main Festival Bus transfers are an optional extra program along with preferential seating, access to exclusive functions for Gold Pass holders. For an and the opportunity to mix with other classical music lovers and also the additional $125 you can enjoy bus musicians. It is like a season pass and perfect for those wanting the ultimate transfers for most concerts included Festival experience. in the Gold Pass. Gold Pass Benefits include: To purchase a Gold Pass please — One ticket to every concert, excluding special events1 complete the booking form enclosed, purchase online at afcm.com.au or — One ticket to the exclusive Gold Pass Q&A 1800 44 99 77. — Priority seating at Festival concerts call the TicketShop on — Complimentary Festival Program Please note: — Recognition in the Festival Program 1 Excludes Families’ Concert, Concert Crawl, Orpheus Island Concert, Winterschool — Complimentary Welcome Pack and Badge Concert Conversations and Don Juan. — Invitation to the Opening Night Drinks Gold Pass Holders from the Exclusive to 2016 Gold Pass Holders is an entertaining and highly informative previous year retain the same seating Q&A with Piers Lane, Tasmin Little, Sa Chen and the Goldner String Quartet, allocation if booked by 8 April as they reveal the inside information on judging and performing at the Sydney 2016. Bus timetable will be available International Piano Competition. Friday 5 August, 3pm, School of Arts Theatre. in July at afcm.com.au. $1,125 per adult $1,020 for AFCM Members Ticket Packages

Greater Hinchinbrook Sunday morning church concert

Silver Pass Festival Four Package A Silver Pass includes 10 concerts Select any four concerts from the and is the ideal ticket if you can’t stay Ray Golding Sunset Series and the for the entire AFCM. Choose the first Evening Series concerts2 and pay just 10 concerts at the Festival including $180 for all four concerts – that’s Opening Night, Governor’s Gala and a saving of up to $63. You might like three Concert Conversations or to choose two 5:30pm Sunset Series select the final 10 concerts of the and two 8pm Evening Series Festival which includes the hugely concerts, or attend four Evening entertaining Festival Farewell and the concerts – the choice is yours, final three Concert Conversations. either way you save! From $570 for Adults $180 for Adults $515 for AFCM Members $162 for AFCM Members Please note: 2 Excludes Opening Night, Closing Night, Governor’s Gala and the St Joseph’s Church concert.

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 25 Holiday Packages A Festival Holiday Package is the ideal short-stay with everything booked for you. Choose from three exclusive packages, each include 3 nights’ accommodation and tickets to three Festival concerts.

Opening weekend Closing weekend Sunset Extravaganza indulgence spectacular This popular package takes in three The final weekend is always a This mid-week package is the of the Festival’s favourite concerts – celebration that includes a rousing perfect introduction to chamber Opening Night, Concert Festival Farewell Concert. music and a glorious balance Conversations 1 and Governor’s Gala. FRIDAY 05/08, 8:00PM of music and relaxation. FRIDAY 29/07, 8:00PM Evening Series – Op 127! WEDNESDAY 03/08, 5:30PM Opening Night – The Trout SATURDAY 06/08, 10:00AM Ray Golding Sunset Series – SATURDAY 30/07, 10:00AM Concert Conversations Bach by Candlelight 1 , Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 6 THURSDAY 04/08, 5:30PM with Piers Lane 1 SATURDAY 06/08, 8:00PM Ray Golding Sunset Series – SATURDAY 30/07, 8:00PM Festival Farewell All 5’s and 6’s! Governor’s Gala – The Surprise Priced from $398 per person twin FRIDAY 05/08, 5:30PM Priced from $412 per person twin share, $379 for AFCM Members Ray Golding Sunset Series – share or $392 for AFCM Members A Touch of Klezmer Priced from $348 per person twin share, $334 for AFCM Members

Add more music to SUNDAY 31/07, 7:30PM THURSDAY 04/08, 10:00AM your Package Concert Crawl Concert Conversations SCHOOL OF ARTS THEATRE, with Piers Lane 4 With so many concerts and special THE OLD COURTHOUSE THEATRE C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC CENTRE events on offer, why not hear more AND SUPREME COURT whilst in Townsville? Holiday Package Our most popular events are these clients have access to reserved seats This highly social event has you morning conversations where Artistic at the following concerts: enjoying three 30 minute concerts Director Piers Lane interviews several SUNDAY 31/07, 11:00AM at three different venues, enjoying a visiting musicians. Hugely entertaining, Prayer and Dance short stroll between each one. the event includes morning tea and a Includes canapés at your first venue 45 minute performance by the artists. MARY MACKILLOP CHURCH and a glass of wine at each venue. This moving concert is held inside one FRIDAY 05/08, 10:00AM of Townsville’s oldest churches with TUESDAY 02/08, 2PM Concert Conversations wonderful acoustics and atmosphere. Orpheus Island Concert with Piers Lane 5 Always a sell-out. DEPARTING SEALINK C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC CENTRE BREAKWATER TERMINAL Find out interesting facts – personal Enjoy a cruise to the uninhabited end and professional – from the artists of Orpheus Island where you’ll enjoy interviewed. Includes morning tea a beautiful concert on the beach. and a 45 minute performance. Tour includes catering. Holiday Packages Accommodation partners Choose from four hotels, each offering quality accommodation in superb Townsville locations:

1 — Quest Townsville Official Accommodation Partner Fully refurbished Quest Townsville offers relaxed and comfortable accommodation with 141 apartments, all marina facing with private balconies to enjoy the view. Located in the heart of the Palmer Street dining precinct with easy access to Magnetic Island, the city centre and the Townsville Civic Theatre. Facilities include a pool, offsite gym and parking.

2 — Quest Townsville on Eyre 1 Quest Townsville on Eyre Apartment Hotel is the second Quest property in Townsville. Located a short walk from the Strand, it offers superbly furnished, fully equipped serviced apartment accommodation. Choose from 85 apartments. Facilities include a pool, onsite gym and parking. 3 — Rydges Southbank Townsville Rydges Southbank sits in the heart of Townsville’s café precinct on Palmer Street. This boutique hotel offers unparalleled views of Townsville City, Castle Hill and Ross River Marina. The hotel rooms feature the comfortable Rydges dream bed 2 in addition to amenities and technologies that will have you feeling right at home. 4 — Holiday Inn Holiday Inn Townsville boasts magnificent views across Townsville city and out to Magnetic Island, which can be enjoyed from the spacious guest rooms and wonderful rooftop pool area. Offering standard and king studio rooms, the hotel is located in the city centre within walking distance to local attractions, award winning dining and several AFCM venues. 3

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOLIDAY PACKAGES: VISIT AFCM.COM.AU/PACKAGES OR CALL THE AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY CENTRE ON 1300 799 342 4

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 27 Bushland Beach

Winterschool

FRIDAY 29/07 – SATURDAY 06/08/2016 ADVANCED MASTERCLASS PROGRAM

The Advanced Winterschool available Program includes: Financial Support in Townsville during the Australian – 8 days of professional development Participants are responsible for their Festival of Chamber Music seems to and tuition in a series of private own travel and accommodation. have been a best kept secret during and public masterclasses conducted There are a limited number of recent years! Students can gain access by leading international and national bursaries available to support to top national and international music professionals successful applicants with their costs. artists for lessons, masterclasses, These will be assessed by the mentoring and concerts. – Opportunities to perform in front of Festival audiences including Winterschool Director and will Tertiary level ensembles are invited participation in the ‘Advanced take into account level of excellence, to apply. A warm welcome in Concert’ distance required to travel, size sunny seaside Townsville is assured, of group and the overall balance as are first-rate concert experiences – An open class with Winterschool of groups attending. Billeting is also and coaching at an expert level. Director, Michele Walsh an option. Affordable, educational and potentially – Networking opportunities with life changing. renowned music professionals Applications open now and close on Friday 13 May 2016. $200 per student including invitations to select functions with the Festival Artists – Opportunities to mentor Young String Ensemble Workshop members – Complimentary tickets to core Festival concerts at the Townsville Civic Theatre (Valued at over $300. Subject to availability) – Complimentary AFCM Program

Winterschool

SATURDAY 30 – SUNDAY 31/07 YOUNG STRING ENSEMBLE WORKSHOP

The AFCM Young String Ensemble Program includes: Workshop provides local high school – 2 day workshop with Michele Walsh musicians with the opportunity to attend a weekend of professional – Optional open class workshops. Students will enjoy four – Participation in the Young String sessions of quality musical coaching Ensemble Performance by Winterschool Director Michele – A double pass to any AFCM Walsh, Head of Strings, Queensland concert at the Townsville Civic Conservatorium of Music Griffith Theatre (up to $150 value) University. – Complimentary AFCM Program $150 per student Applications open now and close on Wednesday 20 July 2016.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY VISIT AFCM.COM.AU

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 29 Travel & Accommodation Winter in Townsville is simply stunning and as a result is always the busiest time of year. Please ensure you book your accommodation early to avoid disappointment.

Townsville Magnetic Island Accommodation Townsville boasts over 300 days of A pleasant 20 minute ferry ride and Townsville offers a wide choice of sunshine each year and is a tropical you’re on Magnetic Island enjoying accommodation from 4 and 5-star destination offering a myriad of 23 bays and beaches, fringing reefs, hotels to self-catering apartments experiences from the reef and abundant wildlife, walking trails and and budget accommodation. rainforest to the outback. Located a friendly community atmosphere. Quest Townsville is the Festival’s on the North Queensland coast Official Accommodation partner the city presents glorious winter Travel with two properties including days of clear blue skies, gentle one on Palmer Street and one tropical breezes and an average Townsville enjoys direct flights just off the Strand on Eyre Street. temperature of 24 °C. Its attractions from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne include the stunning waterfront and Darwin. The city centre and Holiday Packages esplanade known as The Strand, most accommodation options are the world-heritage tropical rainforest just 10 minutes from the airport, Take the easy option and have area of Paluma, the Wetlands, serviced by bus and taxi. everything booked for you reef and estuary fishing, the Great with a Festival Holiday Package. Barrier Reef and Magnetic Island. Enjoy quality accommodation options and preferred seating at Festival Townsville also boasts a growing concerts. Three packages to culinary scene with quality dining choose from plus flights, car hire, options along Palmer Street, Gregory extra nights and more can all Street, City Lane and Flinders Street. be booked with the one call. Contact the Australian Holiday Centre on 1300 799 342 or visit afcm.com.au/packages.

30 — AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC Day off Discoveries Tuesday 2 August is a rest day for Festival artists, and an opportunity for visitors to explore the surroundings. Our recommendations for how to spend the day include:

Charters Umbrella Studio A Day on Towers & Texas Exhibition – Magnetic Island Longhorn Outback Celebrating Spend the day exploring the Experience Townsville natural beauty of Magnetic Island, This amazing tour takes you to The exhibition Celebrating Townsville: either independently or with a day Leahton Park Cattle Station, home to the City’s visual history drawn from tour. A return ferry ticket with SeaLink costs $32 for adults and the largest herd of Texas Longhorn the James Cook University Art organised day tours are priced cattle in Australia. Travel 140kms Collection is a celebratory from $55 per person which includes inland from Townsville by air- collaboration between the JCU the return ferry trip and a two conditioned coach before enjoying Library Special Collections and JCU hour Koala Village Tour at a horse drawn wagon ride and Media Journalism, Umbrella Studio Bungalow Bay Koala Sanctuary. a trip back in time! Taste camp-oven Contemporary Arts and the Call SeaLink on 1800 681 816 or cooked damper and billy tea and Townsville Bulletin. It showcases visit sealinkqld.com.au. visit the station’s own saddlery works by Townsville-based artists before touring the historical gold and their past students, city of Charters Towers. demonstrating a lineage of teacher Long Table Dinners Tuesday 2 August, departs Townsville to student and the value of studio For an opportunity to meet other at 8:30am and returns at 5:30pm practice. With some of the most Festival patrons head along to historically significant artists the a Long Table Dinner any night of $190 per person includes morning region has ever produced, the the Festival at Michels Restaurant tea, lunch and wagon tour exhibition has Townville’s geographic or Jam, both on Palmer Street. intensity, architectural beauty, and Between 6pm and 7:30pm both To book call Detours on quirky narratives on full display. restaurants will have a group table 07 47 285 311 reserved for Festival guests and Open July 8 to August 14 at Umbrella a special $35 menu including a glass Note: Tour requires minimum Studio, 482 Flinders Street of 12 passengers to proceed. of wine. Head down on your own Visit umbrella.org.au or with friends and join others for an enjoyable dinner before heading to an even more enjoyable Festival concert.

The Strand Festival Venues Transport The Festival’s concert There are two bus services that run during the festival. venues are centrally Please see below further information regarding cost located. Please refer to and pick up points. A taxi costs approximately $15 from the Townsville map the CBD to the Theatre, telephone 131 008. located on the back cover of this booklet.

Townsville Civic Theatre AFCM Gold Pass Bus Townsville City Council C2, Townsville Civic Theatre Civic Theatre Festival 41 Boundary Street, South Townsville In 2016 Gold Pass holders who have paid for bus transfers can Bus Service St Joseph’s Church travel on the AFCM Gold Pass bus The Townsville City Council Civic 8 Fryer Street, North Ward which commutes between the Theatre Bus Service is provided for Mary MacKillop Church Townsville Civic Theatre and CBD the Festival from Friday 29 July to 43 Ross River Road, Mundingburra accommodation according to Saturday 6 August 2016. Tickets are the Gold Pass concert schedule. $5 per person per transfer and can Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Gold Pass Holders will need to be purchased from the driver. Corner of Denham and Flinders present their Gold Pass lanyard Please see below the list of concerts Streets, Townsville to the driver to use this service. covered by this service and pick-up Please see below the list of pick-up points for 2016. The Old Courthouse Theatre points. Departure times will be Concert Conversations Series — Corner of Sturt and Stokes Streets, available late July on the AFCM commencing at 10am Townsville website afcm.com.au and in print Supreme Court at the Festival Information Booth Ray Golding Sunset Series — 31 Walker Street, Townsville and the Townsville Civic Theatre commencing at 5:30pm Box Office. School of Arts Theatre Evening Series — commencing Cnr of Stanley and Walker Streets, ROUTE 1 (orange) at 8pm Townsville — Stops opposite Aquarius on Families’ Concert — Saturday 31/07, Queens Gardens The Strand 2:30pm Paxton Street, North Ward — Longboard bus stop on Don Juan — Saturday 06/08, 2:30pm (bounded by Gregory Street and The Strand Kennedy Lane) -— Quest Hotel on Palmer Street Bus Route (blue) Orpheus Island — Stops opposite Seaview Hotel Departing from SeaLink Breakwater ROUTE 2 (pink) on The Strand Ferry Terminal Sir Leslie Thiess Drive — Stops opposite Quest on Eyre — SeaLink Breakwater Ferry Approximately 2 hours ferry ride Terminal from Townsville — Mariners North Holiday Apartments on The Strand — Palmer Street — The Ville Resort – Casino (opposite Cactus Jacks) (formerly Jupiters Townsville) — Stanley Street (near Police — SeaLink Breakwater Ferry Station) Terminal — Flinders Street West (near Old — QCWA (Denham Street) Railway Station) — Holiday Inn (Flinders St Mall) — Corner Flinders and Fletcher Streets (opposite Mansfield — Q Resort/Holburn Apartments Hotel) (Flinders St West) Ends – Townsville Civic Theatre Ends – Townsville Civic Theatre Return Trip: Townsville Civic Theatre Please note: Families’ Concert, to Palmer St, as above in reverse. Queens Gardens Concert, Concert Crawl and transfers to SeaLink for Orpheus Island Concert are not included in the Gold Pass bus schedule.

32 — AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC Booking information You can find more information on the newAFCM website at afcm.com.au. Tickets can also be purchased online. We encourage you to subscribe to AFCM e-newsletters to ensure you receive up-to-date information.

Ticket Sales AFCM Members Companion Card Bookings for the 2016 Festival will If you hold a 2016 AFCM Holders be open to the general public Membership, you may purchase The AFCM is a participant in the from 9am Monday 11 April 2016. tickets for yourself at member prices. Companion Card Program for You can purchase tickets by calling Please quote your member number people who require their carer TicketShop on 1800 44 99 77 or on the 2016 Booking Form. If you to be present when attending a filling out the enclosed2016 have misplaced your membership performance. A carer is entitled to Booking Form and mailing it to number please contact the Festival a free ticket when accompanying the TicketShop, PO Box 5181, office on 07 4771 4144. a paying Companion Card holder.1 Townsville QLD 4810, by emailing Tick the box on the booking form to [email protected] AFCM Student and indicate with CC on the or by faxing to 07 4727 9067. Members individual concerts that you will Tickets can also be purchased online If you hold a 2016 AFCM Student require this service. Your tickets will at afcm.com.au. Membership you may purchase be placed for collection from the Priority Booking Period tickets for yourself at $30 for any Townsville Civic Theatre Box Office. concerts at the Townsville Civic Please have your companion card AFCM members and student Theatre (excluding C2) or member available for sighting when collecting members may book during the prices for all other concerts. your tickets. exclusive priority booking period. You will also receive two free tickets Please note: The Priority Booking period to one concert of your choice 1 Valid for concerts only at the Townsville commences 9am Wednesday 16 (at Townsville Civic Theatre, excluding Civic Theatre. Excludes Concert March and concludes 5pm Friday C2). For more info visit afcm.com.au. Conversations, Prayer and Dance at St 8 April 2016. To receive priority Joseph’s Church, A Touch of Klezmer at booking just add an AFCM Concession Card Mary MacKillop Church, Concert Crawl Membership to your booking form Holders and Orpheus Island Concert. at Step 1. Gold Passes, Holiday T&Cs Packages and Ticket Packages can The AFCM offers concession ticket also be purchased during this time. prices to aged or disability pension Transaction fees apply. All sales are card holders only (seniors card not final. Tickets cannot be refunded or Under 30 for $30 accepted). In order to claim the exchanged after purchase. concession ticket price quote your If you are under 30 you can purchase aged or disability pension card All information is correct at time of tickets to the Australian Festival number on the 2016 Booking Form. printing. AFCM reserves the right to of Chamber Music for only $30. make changes without notice. For terms and conditions please visit afcm.com.au.

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How can I buy tickets? How long are the How can I purchase a To purchase tickets for any Festival concerts? 2016 program book? event please call the TicketShop Concert Conversations You can add a Program at Step 7 on 1800 44 99 77 or purchase (starting at 10am) on your Booking Form. Programs online at afcm.com.au. Tickets can cost $15 and will be for sale during be purchased in person from the Approx. 100 minutes including the Festival from the Festival TicketShop at the Townsville Civic 20 minute morning tea served before Information Booth. Theatre (41 Boundary Street, South the concert Townsville Qld 4810) or Riverway Ray Golding Sunset Series Future Festival dates ( Arts Centre 20 Village Boulevard, (starting at 5:30pm) Thuringowa Central Qld 4817). 28 July – 5 August 2017 Approx. 60 minutes no interval What food is available 27 July – 4 August 2018 at concerts? Evening Series (starting at 8pm) Concert Conversations Approx. 150 minutes including one Ticket price includes morning tea 15 minute interval served before the concert from the festival bar. Winterschool Concerts & No catering at AFCM Winterschool – Masterclasses Concert Conversations with Piers Approx. 60 minutes no interval Lane Families’ Concert – Concert Crawl The Happy Prince Ticket price includes canapés served Approx. 40 minutes no interval at the first venue and a glass of wine at each venue. Prayer and Dance Orpheus Island Concert Approx. 75 minutes no interval Ticket includes afternoon tea and Queens Gardens Concert buffet dinner. Approx. 90 minutes no interval Townsville Civic Theatre Concert Crawl (Arrive 7:30pm The Civic Theatre bar will be open for an 8:00pm start) one hour prior to all concerts in the Event concludes at 10:30pm Civic Theatre, excluding C2. Food and drink will be available to purchase. Orpheus Island Concert Arriving back in Townsville at approx. 8:30pm Don Juan Approx. 85 minutes no interval

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Supporting the Festival Festival Partnerships Bequests The Australian Festival of Chamber The AFCM works collaboratively with If chamber music has enriched your Music is as renowned for the business partners who recognise the life, there is a way you can ensure this excellence of its artists and positive economic and cultural impact timeless art form brings joy to others programming as it is for its unique the AFCM generates and our in the future. You can help preserve tropical setting. The festivals founders, importance as a fixture on the the future of chamber music and the conductor Theodore Kuchar and the national arts calendar. The AFCM Festival by making a bequest to the late Professor Ray Golding, former offers a range of Festival Partnership Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Vice Chancellor of James Cook levels for cash or in-kind support or to the AFCM Future Fund, and feel University, created an event of ranging from Bronze through Silver pride in knowing that your gift has national and international significance. and Gold to Platinum. Entertainment helped build a secure financial We are as committed today to their Packages are also available. platform for future generations of vision as they were twenty-five years Australian musicians and music lovers. ago. We invite you to be a partner in The AFCM Future Fund We treat your information with securing our future. There are many The Future Fund is a special fund respect and privacy and are happy to ways in which you can help us. of financial reserves separate from discuss with you any particular aspect Support an Artist operating funds. Our target is to of the AFCM that you, or someone raise $1 million, the equivalent you nominate, would like to support. Artist Supporters enjoy an added of one year’s operating budget. To discuss, in confidence, supporting dimension to their AFCM experience. Your donation to the Future Fund the Festival please contact: There are opportunities to support helps us by building a stable financial an Australian or internationally based base and providing a modest Justin Ankus artist and it’s a great way to get closer income stream for future years. Executive Director to a wonderful musician. [email protected] Donations to support an artist are Membership T 07 4771 4144 tax deductible and donors are invited PO Box 5871 Membership is a wonderful way to Townsville QLD 4810 to meet their artist at a reception support the Festival and it comes The AFCM gratefully acknowledges during the Festival. with a range of benefits. Annual the music lovers who make gifts to membership starts from just $80. the Festival each year. The Australian Visit afcm.com.au/membership for Festival of Chamber Music Donations more info. Fund is listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations maintained under subdivision 30-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. The AFCM Donations Fund charitable status is Deductible Gift Recipient 1 (DGR1). DONATIONS OF $2 OR MORE ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

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T O W N S I L L E 2016 Festival Booking Form

STEP 1: MEMBERSHIP Purchase an AFCM Membership to receive discounted prices, priority booking and other benefits. Select from One Year, Two Year or Student Membership. Details available on page 35 of the booking brochure. 1 One Year Membership (2016)

Number of new AFCM Membership(s) x $90 = $ Number of renewing AFCM Membership(s) x $80 = $ Two Year Membership (2016 & 2017)

Number of new AFCM Membership(s) x $160 = $ Number of renewing AFCM Membership(s) x $150 = $ Student Membership (2016)

Number of Student Membership(s) x $25 = $ Total cost of Step 1 = $

STEP 2A: GOLD PASS PACKAGES Details available on page 24 of the booking brochure. 2A Gold Pass

Gold Pass Member1 — Number of Gold Passes x $1020 = $ 1 For 2016 AFCM Membership card holders only

Gold Pass non-member — Number of Gold Passes x $1125 = $ Add Bus Transfers x $125 = $ Sub-total = $ Please provide full name for each Gold Pass holder: (This will be printed on your Gold Pass lanyard) a b c d

If you are purchasing the Gold Pass with bus transfers, please advise name of your hotel: (See the map on the back cover of the booking brochure for your nearest stop on the Gold Pass bus route) Turn over and continue with step 2B

STEP 2B: TICKET PACKAGES 2B Details are available on page 25 of the booking brochure.

10 Ticket Silver Pass Member2 Adult Concession3 Total Includes 10 Festival concerts, select from the first half or second half of the Festival: Silver Pass A (First 10 concerts) Friday 29/07 — Wednesday 03/08 x $515 x $570 n/a = $ Silver Pass B (Last 10 concerts) Wednesday 03/08 — Saturday 06/08 x $530 x $590 n/a = $

Festival Four Concert Special Member2 Adult Concession3 Total Select any four concerts1 from the Ray Golding Sunset Series and the Evening Series and save up to $60. Nominate four from the list below by placing an X in the boxes provided: x $162 x $180 x $171 = $ Ray Golding Sunset Series — The Winner Takes It All Monday 01/08, 5:30pm Evening Series — Winter Journey Monday 01/08, 8:00pm Ray Golding Sunset Series — Bach by Candlelight 1 Wednesday 03/08, 5:30pm Evening Series — Bach by Candlelight 2 Wednesday 03/08, 8:00pm Ray Golding Sunset Series — All 5’s and 6’s! Thursday 04/08, 5:30pm Evening Series — Viennese Classics Thursday 04/08, 8:00pm Evening Series — Op 127! Friday 05/08, 8:00pm Please note 1 Excludes Sunset Series in St Joseph’s Church, Friday 5 August. 2 For 2016 AFCM membership card holders only. 3 For aged/disability pension card holders only

Total cost of Step 2A + 2B = $ If you have completed section 2B, please go to step 4

STEP 3: SELECT YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONCERTS – 3 Details are available on pages 5 11 of the booking brochure. Student & Concert Member1 Adult Conc.2 Under 303 Total James Cook University Opening Night Concert – The Trout Friday 29/07, 8:00pm x $69 x $77 x $73 x $30 = $ Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 1 Saturday 30/07, 10:00am x $64 x $72 x $68 x $64 = $ Governor’s Gala – The Surprise! Saturday 30/07, 8:00pm x $69 x $77 x $73 x $30 = $ Prayer and Dance Sunday 31/07, 11:00am x $60 x $66 x $63 x $60 = $ Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 2 Monday 01/08, 10:00am x $64 x $72 x $68 x $64 = $ Ray Golding Sunset Series – The Winner Takes It All Monday 01/08, 5:30pm x $45 x $50 x $47 x $30 = $ Evening Series – Winter Journey Monday 01/08, 8:00pm x $55 x $61 x $58 x $30 = $ Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 3 Wednesday 03/08, 10:00am x $64 x $72 x $68 x $64 = $ Ray Golding Sunset Series – Bach by Candlelight 1 Wednesday 03/08, 5:30pm x $45 x $50 x $47 x $30 = $ Evening Series – Bach by Candlelight 2 Wednesday 03/08, 8:00pm x $55 x $61 x $58 x $30 = $ Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 4 Thursday 04/08, 10:00am x $64 x $72 x $68 x $64 = $ Ray Golding Sunset Series – All 5’s and 6’s! Thursday 04/08, 5:30pm x $45 x $50 x $47 x $30 = $ Evening Series – Viennese Classics Thursday 04/08, 8:00pm x $55 x $61 x $58 x $30 = $ Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 5 Friday 05/08, 10:00am x $64 x $72 x $68 x $64 = $ Ray Golding Sunset Series – A Touch of Klezmer Friday 05/08, 5:30PM x $50 x $55 x $52 x $50 = $ Evening Series – Op 127! Friday 05/08, 8:00pm x $55 x $61 x $58 x $30 = $ Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 6 Saturday 06/08, 10:00am x $64 x $72 x $68 x $64 = $ Festival Farewell! Saturday 06/08, 8:00pm x $69 x $77 x $73 x $30 = $

Total cost of step 3 = $ Please note: 1 For 2016 AFCM membership card holders only 2 For aged/disability pension card holders only 3 For 2016 AFCM Student Members/Under 30 years with ID

STEP 4: SPECIAL EVENTS TICKETS Choose number of tickets for Special Events Details are available on page 22 of the booking brochure. 4

Special Events Member1 Adult Conc.2 Child3 Total Families’ Concert – The Happy Prince Saturday 30/07, 2:30pm x $20 x $25 x $22 x $10 = $ Concert Crawl Sunday 31/07, 8:00pm x $99 x $110 x $105 n/a = $ Please indicate preferred starting venue by selecting one box below

A: School of Arts Theatre B: The Old Courthouse Theatre C: Supreme Court Orpheus Island Concert Tuesday 02/08, 2:00pm Single ticket price for this concert. x $200 = $ AFCM Winterschool – Concert Conversations with Piers Lane.4 Wednesday 03/08,1:00pm Single ticket price for this concert. x $25 = $ Student & Member1 Adult Conc.2 Under 30 5 Total Don Juan Saturday 06/08, 2:30pm x $50 x $55 x $52 x $30 = $

Total cost of step 4 = $ 1 For 2016 AFCM membership card holders only. 2 For aged/disability pension card holders only. 3 For Children 17 years and under with ID. 4 Limited seats available. Discounted tickets available for school groups. This is not a catered event. 5 For 2016 AFCM Student Members/Under 30 years with ID .

STEP 5: MAKE A DONATION TO THE FESTIVAL Make a donation to the Festival. Contributions of $2.00 or more are tax deductible. 5

I/we would like to make a tax deductible donation to the Festival = $ Please indicate below how your donation should be acknowledged:

I would like to be acknowledged in the Program by name I would like to remain anonymous

STEP 6: PURCHASE A FESTIVAL PROGRAM 6 Festival Program (voucher to be redeemed at your first concert venue)

Number of Programs x $15 = $ Please note: A 2016 Program is included in Gold Pass Package.

STEP 7: TOTAL YOUR SELECTIONS 7 Please choose your preferred seating Left Centre Right Wheelchair Add up all the totals from Steps 1-6 to reach sub-total = $ If purchasing by credit card, please add a 0.5% surcharge to the sub-total = $ Add transaction fee (applies to all purchases and donations) = $ 6.00 Grand Total of Steps 1-6 = $ Holiday

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STEP 8: PAYMENT DETAILS Please complete your personal details and preferred method of payment 8 Personal Details AFCM Membership Number (if previously purchased) Title First Name Surname Postal Address

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