TOWNSVILLE 26 JULY TO 4 AUGUST 2019

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, KATHRYN STOTT

AFCM.COM.AU WELCOME TO THE 2019 FESTIVAL PROGRAM! KATHRYN STOTT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

‘ORIGINS’ in its many guises will be our theme and the thread which binds the musical maze together. An abundance of music – from the 13th century to the present day – will represent cultures from all around the world. I hope you’ll enjoy this fantastic diversity and look forward to music which I hope will stir the heart of your emotions. Ad Here

‘ORIGINS’ has given me the most I’m delighted to bring you a host CONTENTS extraordinary scope to program of international musicians who have really unbelievable music and, in never been to AFCM before with Welcome from Kathryn Stott 01 particular, some works which many making Australian debuts. haven’t been heard for a very long Equally, our Australian musicians 2019 Program 02 time at AFCM. I’ve created a mini also include many Festival debuts Winterschool 12 focus on trios to run throughout and, for me, the real excitement the Festival. Some giants – like the starts when they come together Families’ Concert 12 Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and from near or far and get creative. Artistic Director 13 Tchaikovsky Piano Trios – will be In Residence 14 offset with smaller gems by Sibelius, This year, I wanted to bring an Koechlin and more. We will explore emerging composer to the Festival Artists 14 and I’m delighted to welcome the catalysts behind the pieces – Ensembles 23 whether they be real life events or Connor D’Netto from Brisbane as stories and texts – and enjoy our composer-in-residence. I’ve also Special Events 24 made one giant leap and will now transcriptions and works with Ticket Packages 25 nationalistic flavours which have give Bach by Candlelight a little inspired so many great composers. breathing space in order to explore Holiday Packages 26 Baroque music from Italy and Accommodation Partners 27 Of course, it’s all very well for me beyond. The Families’ Concert will to dream up various musical focus on storytelling for children, Travel and Accommodation 28 scenarios, but none of this is but who doesn’t love a good story Pre and Post Festival Touring 29 remotely possible without every at any age? With that in mind, I’ve single one of the fabulous musicians commissioned a short dramatic Day Off Discoveries 30 you’ll hear in 2019. I’m beyond story called ‘The Final Hour’ so Festival Booking Information 32 thrilled at this incredible line up, but none of us are left out! I’m mostly thrilled because we’ve all Map 33 Enjoy browsing through the come through this giant Supporting the Festival 44 programming process with love and brochure. This is for you, your enthusiasm for what we are going friends and for everyone who loves Our Partners 45 to perform. This is SO important. a musical adventure. ‘ORIGINS’ is just the beginning…

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 | 01 DAY 01 DAY 02 2019 FRIDAY 26/07 SATURDAY 27/07 PROGRAM 7.30PM 10.00AM 7.30PM THE JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY CONCERT CONVERSATIONS 1 GOVERNOR’S GALA OPENING NIGHT CONCERT WITH KATHRYN STOTT TRACES AND TRANSFORMATIONS CREATIONS THE PAVILION, THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Kathryn chats with Martin Kuuskmann, Johannes Moser, Hosted by Christopher Lawrence Hosted by Christopher Lawrence Elizabeth Layton and Wu Man. One aspect of ‘Origins’ is the exploration of music LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN And we’re off! Our Artistic Director has made transformed. From Chinese folk music, to Schoenberg’s 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen’, truly exquisite ‘Verklärte Nacht’, this program not only no secret of her love for the music of Fauré and Fitkin. WoO46, from Mozart’s Magic Flute introduces our Festival composer-in-residence, but pays Their music couldn’t be more different, but then Johannes Moser (), Kathryn Stott (piano) diversity is what AFCM is all about. Let us introduce homage to the vivid worlds of song, tone poem and an you to 23 Festival musicians performing music from HENRI DUTILLEUX instrument Mozart enjoyed taking to new heights. Sarabande et Cortège France, China and the UK. Our 2019 Festival Opening TRADITIONAL night is sure to be special! Martin Kuuskmann (bassoon), Aura Go (piano) Yao Dance (Australian premiere) ERIC COATES WU MAN Wu Man (pipa), Ruth Wall (harp), Bird Songs at Eventide / Text by Royden Barrie Night Thoughts (Australian premiere) Timothy Constable (percussion) Wu Man (pipa) Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Aura Go (piano) WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART GRAHAM FITKIN BEDŘICH SMETANA Oboe Quartet in F major K370/368b ‘Recur’ for harp and (Australian premiere) From my Homeland Rachael Clegg (oboe), Elizabeth Layton (violin), Ruth Wall (harp), Goldner String Quartet Elizabeth Layton (violin), Kathryn Stott (piano) Jennifer Stumm (), Timo-Veikko Valve (cello) CONNOR D‘NETTO JEAN FRANÇAIX 5.00PM Dixtuor for wind and string quintet Traces – Sonata for cello and piano No.1 Sally Walker (flute), David Griffiths (clarinet), RAY GOLDING SUNSET SERIES Timo-Veikko Valve (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano) Rachael Clegg (oboe), Martin Kuuskmann (bassoon), CZECH IT OUT! RICHARD STRAUSS Ben Jacks (horn), Liza Ferschtman (violin), Elizabeth Till Eulenspiegel, Einmal Anders!, Op.28 TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Layton (violin), Christopher Moore (viola), Timo-Veikko (arranged Franz Hasenöehrl) Valve (cello), Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (double bass) LEOŠ JANÁČEK (violin), David Griffiths (clarinet), Concertino Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (double bass), Martin INTERVAL (piano), David Griffiths (clarinet), Kuuskmann (bassoon), Ben Jacks (horn) BRIGHT SHENG Martin Kuuskmann (bassoon), Ben Jacks (horn), Three songs for cello and pipa Alexandra Conunova (violin), Elizabeth Layton (violin), INTERVAL Johannes Moser (cello), Wu Man (pipa) Christopher Moore (viola) FRANZ SCHUBERT Songs from Winterreise, Op.89, D911 GABRIEL FAURÉ DAVID POPPER (arranged Martin Kuuskmann), No.1 Gute Nacht, Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor, Op.45 Requiem for 3 and piano, Op.66 No. 11 Frühlingstraum, No.13 Die Post Kathryn Stott (piano), Yura Lee (violin), Jennifer Stumm Johannes Moser, Julian Smiles, Timo-Veikko Valve (cellos), Martin Kuuskmann (bassoon), Timothy Young (piano) (viola), Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello) Aura Go (piano) ARNOLD SCHOENBERG AARON COPLAND Verklärte Nacht, Op.4 Old American Songs Liza Ferschtman (violin), Alexandra Conunova (violin), Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Jennifer Stumm (viola), Christopher Moore (viola), Timothy Young (piano) Johannes Moser (cello), Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello) ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quartet no.12 in F major, Op.96 ‘American’ Goldner String Quartet

Governor’s Gala 2018 AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 | 03 DAY 03 SUNDAY 28/07

10.00AM PART THREE: GYPSYMANIA 3.00PM 9.30PM CLEVELAND BAY CONCERT BÉLA BARTÓK QUEENS GARDENS CONCERT THE FINAL HOUR Rumanian Folk Dances (arranged Zoltán Székely) FREE EVENT THE PAVILION, THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO Yura lee (violin), ST JAMES’ CATHEDRAL Charles Owen (piano) QUEENS GARDENS Hosted by Christopher Lawrence British author Tori de Clare is well known for her gripping ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Hosted by Christopher Lawrence mysteries and psychological thrillers. Commissioned by Our Artistic Director has created a menu of musical Slavonic Dance Op.72 No.2 in E minor, Slavonic Dance AFCM to write this dramatic story in real time, Tori is journeys based around chemistry, colour, rhythm, jazz Op.46 No.8 in G minor Presented by Townsville City Council and AFCM, this taking the music as her inspiration. Don’t be late .... and personal memory – combined with vivid Kathryn Stott, Timothy Young (piano) entertaining concert in the park offers a variety of music. (World premiere) nationalistic flavours from Hungary and Rumania. In Visiting international artists are joined by local talent JOHANNES BRAHMS Judy Higgins-Olsen (actor) three parts and ending with gypsy fireworks, this is including the Barrier Reef Orchestra and the 1RAR band. Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 in G minor and 5 in F# minor certainly a Sunday you won’t forget in a hurry! Charles Owen (piano), Aura Go (piano) Music to include: Piazzolla, Morricone, FRANZ SCHUBERT Bernstein and Parker/ Charles Notturno in Eb major, Op.148, D897 (piano trio) MAURICE RAVEL Yura Lee (violin), Timo-Veikko Valve (cello), Charles PART ONE: HOT CHEMISTRY Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Martin Kuuskmann Tzigane (bassoon), Amy Dickson (saxophone) Owen (piano), ERWIN SCHULHOFF Liza Ferschtman (violin), Kathryn Stott (piano) Hot-Sonata for alto saxophone and piano in four EDVARD GRIEG 7.30PM movements Andante con moto in C minor Amy Dickson (alto saxophone), Kathryn Stott (piano) EVENING SAFARI Alexandra Conunova (violin), Timo-Veikko Valve (cello), NIGEL WESTLAKE ST JAMES’ CATHEDRAL Charles Owen (piano), ‘Rare Sugar’ JEAN SIBELIUS David Griffiths (clarinet), Timothy Young (piano), CONNOR D’NETTO String Quartet No.2 in E minor String Trio in G minor Goldner String Quartet, Roberto Carrillo-Garcia Australian String Quartet Alexandra Conunova (violin), Christopher Moore (viola), (double bass) Timo-Veikko Valve (cello), CLAUDE DEBUSSY INTERVAL Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, L.137 CHARLES KOECHLIN Sally Walker (flute), Jennifer Stumm (viola), Épitaphe de Jean Harlow, Op.164 Amy Dickson (saxophone), Sally Walker (flute), PART TWO: CONSTABLE Ruth Wall (harp) Charles Owen (piano), CONNECTIONS GIOACHINO ROSSINI OSVALDO GOLIJOV Sonata for Wind Quartet No.1 in F major Mariel Sally Walker (flute), David Griffiths (clarinet), Martin Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello), Timothy Constable Kuuskmann (bassoon), Ben Jacks (horn) (marimba) JOSEF HAYDN STEVE REICH String Quartet Op.33, No.3 ‘The Bird’ in C major Clapping Music Australian String Quartet Timothy Constable, Ruth Wall NATHAN DAUGHTREY Azul for flute and percussion Sally Walker (flute), Queens Gardens Concert 2018 Timothy Constable (percussion) TIMOTHY CONSTABLE Solo (World premiere) Timothy Constable (vibraphone) INTERVAL

04 | AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 DAY 04 DAY 06 MONDAY 29/07 WEDNESDAY 31/07

10.00AM 2.00PM 7.30PM 10.00AM 2.00PM 7.30PM CONCERT AFCM WINTERSCHOOL EVENING SERIES CONCERT AFCM WINTERSCHOOL EVENING SERIES CONVERSATIONS 2 PUBLIC MASTERCLASS 1 A TALE OF TWO CITIES: CONVERSATIONS 3 PUBLIC MASTERCLASS 2 GHOSTLY SHADOWS WITH KATHRYN STOTT FREE EVENT MOSCOW/PARIS WITH KATHRYN STOTT FREE EVENT TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE THE PAVILION, THE PAVILION, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE THE PAVILION, THE PAVILION, Hosted by Christopher Lawrence THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO Hosted by Christopher Lawrence TRADITIONAL Kathryn chats with Timothy Young, An AFCM artist coaches SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Kathryn chats with Timo-Veikko An AFCM artist coaches Anon 13th C English Estampie David Griffith, Timothy Constable, emerging professionals in an Piano Trio élégiaque No. 2 Valve, Lotte Betts-Dean, Aura Go, emerging professionals in a one Anon 16th C Greensleeves Svetlana Bogosavljevic and Ben Jacks hour-long public masterclass. in D minor, Op.9 Ruth Wall and the Australian hour-long public masterclass. Ruth Wall (bray harp) MINORU MIKI Liza Ferschtman (violin), Timo – String Quartet. 5.00PM 5.00PM FRANZ SCHUBERT Marimba Spiritual Veikko Valve (cello), Timothy Young JOHANNES BRAHMS Rondo in A major D.951 Timothy Constable (marimba) RAY GOLDING SUNSET (piano) 2 Songs for Alto, viola and piano, RAY GOLDING Charles Owen, Op.91 SERIES INTERVAL SUNSET SERIES Timothy Young (piano) Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Élégie for horn and piano A TALE OF TWO CITIES: GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT Christopher Moore (viola), NEW CONNECTIONS OTTORINO RESPIGHI Ben Jacks (horn), Charles Owen BRISBANE/BOSTON Douce Dame Jolie Aura Go (piano) Il Tramonto for voice and string (piano) TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Ruth Wall (bray harp) quartet (Text: Percy Bysshe Shelley) TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE CONNOR D’NETTO Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), GIOVANNI SOLLIMA MAURICE RAVEL ERNEST CHAUSSON 3 Adoxographies Il Bell’ Antonio CONNOR D’NETTO Introduction and Allegro for harp, Elizabeth Layton (violin), Alexandra Chanson perpétuelle for voice and Aura Go (piano) flute, clarinet and string quartet Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello), String Quartet (World premiere) Conunova (violin), Jennifer Stumm piano quintet, Op.37 Ruth Wall (harp), Sally Walker (viola), Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano) Goldner String Quartet RUTH WALL Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), (flute), David Griffiths (clarinet), Pibroch Patterns PERCY GRAINGER LEONARD BERNSTEIN Kathryn Stott (piano), Alexandra Australian String Quartet TAN DUN Ruth Wall (wire strung harp) Shepherd’s Hey, Blithe Bells, Molly on Take Care of this House Conunova (violin), Elizabeth Layton Concerto for string quartet and pipa SERGEI PROKOFIEV (World premiere of chamber version) the Shore (arranged Timothy Young My House (violin), Christopher Moore (viola), GIACOMO PUCCINI Sonata No.1 for violin and piano Wu Man (pipa), Goldner and David Griffiths) La Bonne Cuisine Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello) I Crisantemi (The Chrysanthemums) in F minor, Op.80 String Quartet Ensemble Liaison Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Australian String Quartet Kathryn Stott (piano) JEAN FRANÇAIX Liza Ferschtman (violin), Charles Cinques Danses Exotiques JOHAN HALVORSEN Owen (piano) INTERVAL AMY BEACH for saxophone and piano Passacaglia (after Handel) PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Romance Op.23 JESSICA WELLS Amy Dickson (alto saxophone), Alexandra Conunova (violin), Piano Trio in A minor Op.50 Sally Walker (flute), New commission for saxophone Aura Go (piano) Timo- Veikko Valve (cello) Alexandra Conunova (violin), Kathryn Stott (piano) and string quartet (World premiere) FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Amy Dickson (saxophone), Johannes Moser (cello), JOHN ADAMS Sonata for cello and piano Australian String Quartet Kathryn Stott (piano) Road Movies in G minor, Op.65 Yura Lee (violin), Aura Go (piano) Johannes Moser (cello), Charles Owen (piano)

DAY 05 TUESDAY 30/07

1.00PM ORPHEUS ISLAND CONCERT – SPECIAL EVENT AFCM POP UP - STRAND EPHEMERA DEPART SEALINK BREAKWATER FERRY TERMINAL STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS

A spectacular day combining sun, sea and fine music. Travel two hours by ferry to the uninhabited end of Orpheus Now there is even more reason to explore Townsville’s stunning coastline as the Festival collaborates with bi-annual Island. Enjoy some time relaxing, exploring or swimming before settling down on the beach for a 60-minute concert sculpture festival Strand Ephemera to present several pop-up performances by Winterschool ensembles, a busking of sublime music performed by several Festival musicians. competition amongst the sculptures and a mini-concert in Strand Park. Wu Man (pipa), Rachael Clegg (oboe), Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (guitar), Sally Walker (flute), Martin Kuuskmann (bassoon)

06 | AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 | 07 DAY 07 THURSDAY 01/08

10.00AM 2.00PM 7.30PM ANTONIO VIVALDI CONCERT AFCM WINTERSCHOOL PUBLIC MASTERCLASS 3 EVENING SERIES Concerto for oboe, bassoon and strings in G major RV545 CONVERSATIONS 4 FREE EVENT BELLISSIMO BAROQUE I. Andante molto II. Largo III. allegro molto Rachael Clegg (oboe), Martin Kuuskmann (bassoon), WITH KATHRYN STOTT THE PAVILION, THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Ensemble: Dale Barltrop, Dene Olding, Francesca THE PAVILION, Hiew, Dimity Hall (violins), Stephen King (viola), Sharon An AFCM artist coaches emerging professionals in an hour Hosted by Christopher Lawrence THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO Grigoryan (cello), Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (double bass), – long public masterclass. Italy has given us a whole world of treasures including Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord) Kathryn chats with Jennifer Stumm, vibrant and beautiful music from the Baroque era. Connor D’Netto, Charles Owen, 5.00PM ANTONIO VIVALDI Our Artistic Director thought it was time we let Vivaldi Concerto for 4 violins and strings in B minor, RV580 Yura Lee and Christopher Moore. RAY GOLDING SUNSET SERIES and friends loose in Townsville! Yura Lee, Alexandra Conunova, Elizabeth Layton, Pavel GEORGE BENJAMIN BAROQUE AROUND THE CLOCK J.S. BACH Fischer (violins), Ensemble: Dene Olding, Dale Barltrop, Viola, Viola TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Italian Concerto, BWV 971 Dimity Hall, Francesca Hiew (violins), Irina Morozova, Christopher Moore, Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord) Stephen King (), Julian Smiles (cello), Roberto Jennifer Stumm (violas) A fascinating program spanning 400 years with musical time travel at its heart. Carrillo-Garcia (double bass), Neal Peres da Costa CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Back to the future, or future to the back – you decide! (harpsichord) MAURICE RAVEL Madrigals Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré JOHN DOWLAND Jennifer Stumm (viola), Neal Peres da Costa ANTONIO VIVALDI Kathryn Stott (piano), Flow, my tears (arranged Ruth Wall) (harpsichord) Concerto for Flautino in C Major, RV443 (arranged for Yura Lee (violin) Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Ruth Wall (harp) vibraphone Timothy Constable) DOMENICO SCARLATTI Timothy Constable (vibraphone), Ensemble: Dene GABRIEL FAURÉ THOMAS ADÈS Sonata for gamba and harpsichord Kk90 in D Olding, Dale Barltrop, Dimity Hall, Francesca Hiew, Berceuse Op.16 Darknesse Visible Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (gamba), Neal Peres da Costa Advanced Winterschool Students* (violins), Irina Yura Lee (violin), Aura Go (piano) (harpsichord), Timo-Veikko Valve (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano) Morozova, Stephen King (violas), Julian Smiles (cello), MANUEL MARIA PONCE ARCANGELO CORELLI Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (double bass), Neal Peres da LEOŠ JANÁČEK Variations on Folia de España (arranged Roberto Carrillo-Garcia) La Follia for recorder and harpsichord Op.5, No.12 Costa (harpsichord) Piano Sonata, 1.X.1905, Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (guitar) Sally Walker (recorder), Neal Peres da Costa *Two students from the 2019 Advanced Masterclass From the Street (harpsichord), Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (gamba) I. Presentiment HEINRICH BIBER Program will join the ensemble. II. Death Passacaglia INTERVAL Charles Owen (piano) Yura Lee (violin) ANTONIO VIVALDI GYÖRGY LIGETI La Follia Trio Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in D minor, Passacaglia Ungherese Op.1, No.12 RV63 Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord) Liza Ferschtman (violin), Dimity Hall (violin), MAURICE RAVEL Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (gamba), Le Tombeau de Couperin (arranged Mason Jones) Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord) Arcadia Winds

Life Force 2018 08 | AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 | 09 DAY 08 DAY 09 FRIDAY 02/08 SATURDAY 03/08

10.00AM 2.30PM Carrillo-Garcia (guitar) 10.00AM 7.30PM CONCERT GOLD AND GOLD PLUS JOSEPH CANTELOUBE CONCERT CONVERSATIONS 6 FESTIVAL FAREWELL CONCERT CONVERSATIONS 5 SUBSCRIBER EVENT Chants d’Auvergne WITH KATHRYN STOTT FULL CIRCLE Baïlèro (Series 1 No. 2) WITH KATHRYN STOTT Q&A WITH WU MAN Malurous qu’o uno fenno THE PAVILION, THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE THE PAVILION, THE PAVILION, (Series 3 No.5) Kathryn chats with Goldner String Quartet, Amy Hosted by Christopher Lawrence THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO La Delaïssádo (Series 2 No.4) Dickson, Connor D’Netto, Pavel Fischer and the Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), This is the moment we close the circle and bring everyone Hosted by Christopher Lawrence Arcadia Wind Quintet. Kathryn chats with Rachael Clegg, Charles Owen (piano) together for the last time. We opened the Festival with Roberto Carrillo-Garcia, Sally JACQUES IBERT This event is reserved exclusively YE XIAOGANG music by Coates and now his beautiful Sleepy Lagoon Walker, Neal Peres da Costa and Three Short Pieces for 2019 Gold and Gold Plus Gardenia (world premiere in new will let us gently drift off until 2020. Before that, you’ll Liza Ferschtman. Arcadia Winds subscribers only. version) hear some fabulous, rarely heard gems, but do get ready J.S. BACH Wu Man (pipa), David Griffiths JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR for a musical surprise! We have one last transformation in French Suite No.6 in E major, 5.00PM (clarinet), Timothy Constable Sonata for 2 violins Op.3 No.2 in A major store and our Artistic Director can’t wait! BWV817 (percussion), Aura Go (piano), Ben Liza Ferschtman (violin), Elizabeth Layton (violin) WU MAN Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord) RAY GOLDING SUNSET Jacks (horn), Rachael Clegg (oboe), ROSS EDWARDS Ancient Dances (Australian premiere) SERIES KLEZMER Australian String Quartet, Roberto ALBERTO GINASTERA Bright Birds and Sorrows for saxophone/quartet Wu Man (pipa), Timothy Constable (percussion) Duo for flute and oboe Op.13 KLEZMER Carrillo-Garcia (double bass) Amy Dickson (saxophone), Goldner String Quartet LOUIS VIERNE Sally Walker (flute), CONNECTIONS Piano Quintet Op.42 in C minor Rachael Clegg (oboe) TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE INTERVAL 1.00PM Kathryn Stott (piano), Goldner String Quartet REINHOLD GLIÈRE DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH TRADITIONAL FAMILIES’ CONCERT Intermezzo and Tarantella Op.9 INTERVAL Piano Trio No.2 in E minor Op.67 My Lagan Love (arranged Ruth Wall) Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (double TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Elizabeth Layton (violin), Svetlana Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), JOACHIM RAFF bass), Kathryn Stott (piano) Sinfonietta for Double Wind Quintet, Op.188 Bogosavljevic (cello), Aura Go Ruth Wall (harp) This year AFCM is presenting two of the most beloved Sally Walker, Kiran Phatak (flutes), Rachael Clegg, HENRYK WIENIAWSKI (piano) stories in music: Stravinsky’s Firebird and Poulenc’s PAVEL FISCHER David Reichelt (oboes), David Griffiths, Lloyd Van’T Polonaise No.1 in D major, no.4 Babar the Little Elephant. ERNEST BLOCH Morava for string quintet Hoff (clarinets), Ben Jacks, Rachel Shaw (horns), Martin Liza Ferschtman (violin), (Australian premiere) Nigun In this new world of interactive musical storytelling Kuuskmann, Matthew Kneale (bassoons) Charles Owen (piano) Pavel Fischer (violin), Liza Yura Lee (violin), featuring storytellers, dancers and animations, AFCM Ferschtman (violin), Jennifer INTERVAL Kathryn Stott (piano) artists join with members of Full Throttle Theatre, 1.00PM Stumm (viola), Timo-Veikko Valve TheatreiNQ, Ann Roberts School of Dance, animator JOHANNES BRAHMS PAUL SCHOENFIELD (cello), Roberto Carrillo-Garcia AFCM WINTERSCHOOL Adagio from Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115 D897 Trio for clarinet, violin and piano (double bass) Marc Roth, Art Circle and more to bring these CONCERT David Griffiths (clarinet), enchanting stories to life. Young music-lovers will have a Jennifer Stumm (viola) and Winterschool Strings* CONNOR D’NETTO *Students from the 2019 Advanced Masterclass Program will join THE PAVILION, Alexandra Conunova (violin), chance to participate through pre-concert activities to Timothy Young (piano) Too, the moon fantasy for viola dress up as princes and princesses, firebirds and elephants! the ensemble. THE VILLE RESORT-CASINO and electronics CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Jennifer Stumm (viola) IGOR STRAVINSKY Experience ’s finest 7.30PM The Firebird (text by Matthew Trussler and Ashley Wass) Danse Macabre (arranged É. Guiraud) emerging talent in concert. EVENING SERIES FRANZ LISZT Pianist: Timothy Young Aura Go, Kathryn Stott, Charles Owen, Hungarian Rhapsody Narrator: Ron Pulman Timothy Young, (pianos) HOMELANDS No.2 for 4 hands (arranged Vendel) Timothy Young, FRANCIS POULENC GIOACHINO ROSSINI TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE William Tell Overture (arranged by Roderick Williams) Kathryn Stott (piano) Babar the Little Elephant Hosted by Christopher Lawrence Pianist: Charles Owen, Timothy Young, Kathryn Stott, Charles Owen, Aura Go Narrator: Madonna Davis (pianos) and friends! TRADITIONAL My Lady Carey’s Dompe ERIC COATES Ruth Wall (bray harp) By the Sleepy Lagoon (arranged by Roderick Williams) All musicians ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Café 1930 for flute and guitar Sally Walker (flute), Roberto

10 | AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 | 11 BIOGRAPHY DAY 10 SUNDAY 04/08 2.45PM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AFCM AFTER PARTY PEPPERS BLUE ON BLUE, MAGNETIC ISLAND Kathryn Stott

A perfect way to close out your time in Townsville is with a delightful concert on Magnetic Island. Soak up the sunshine At the age of five, I made friends with the upright piano in our living room. on the seaside deck at Peppers Blue on Blue, enjoy a drink or two and mix with other guests while listening to some That was the beginning of my musical journey, one which continues as you read this. It would appear that my initial progress was rapid and by the age beautiful music by Festival artists. Your ticket includes return ferry travel to Magnetic Island, so head over early and of eight, I found myself at a boarding school for young musicians, the explore this truly stunning island. . During my studies there, it’s now clear to me that Wu Man (pipa), Amy Dickson (saxophone), Ruth Wall (harps) I was heavily influenced by two occasional visitors to the school; Nadia Boulanger and Vlado Perlmuter. From them, my great passion for French music was ignited and Fauré in particular has remained the musical love of my life. Further studies at the in then led me very abruptly into the life of a professional musician via the Leeds International Piano Competition. It remains the steepest learning curve I’ve ever experienced. After a rollercoaster three years, I realised that I needed to re-connect with chamber music in a bid to feel more connected to other musicians and after all, this had played an important part of my musical Winterschool “I continue to push existence since being a child. When, quite by chance, I met Yo-Yo Ma in “This is an amazing opportunity to work 1978, it turned out to be one of the most fortuitous moments of my life. my capacity for Since 1985, we have enjoyed a collaboration which has taken us to so with our festival musicians, make new friends many fascinating parts of the world and led to musical adventures with and delve further into the wonderful world exploring music I musicians who shared so much from their own traditions. I’ve always FAMILIES’ CONCERT considered us to be intrepid musical explorers on our own individual paths of collaborative music making” know nothing about but with an incredible bond that unites us on the creative highway. Kathryn Stott, AFCM Artistic Director. The stories of Babar the Little and love bringing Presently, I enjoy the challenge of creativity in a different way by bringing Elephant and The Firebird. AFCM WINTERSCHOOL IS many musicians together once a year in my role as Artistic Director of the Join us for some interactive musical storytelling together unusual Australian Festival of Chamber Music. My love of curating and directing AFFORDABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND as two of our wonderfully talented pianists combinations began in 1995 and since then I’ve brought to life many of my ideas in POTENTIALLY LIFE-CHANGING. combine forces with local storytellers, dancers events lasting anything from long weekends to two weeks. I continue to push my capacity for exploring music I know nothing about and love Held in Townsville during the Australian Festival & animators to bring to life the magical stories whenever possible.” bringing together unusual combinations whenever possible. There are too of Chamber Music this is an unforgettable experience for of ‘Babar the Little elephant’ and ‘The Firebird’. many highlights in my career to mention. Yes, it was a thrill to perform at emerging musicians. Students have the opportunity to gain In what will be a feast of sight and sound the Last Night of the Proms to millions around the world, but equally a access to some of the world’s leading artists for lessons, prepare to be enchanted by these two classics. massive thrill to have lit up twenty small faces in an inner city school while masterclasses, mentoring and to watch live performances. The Firebird is a strange and wonderful tale of they jumped up and down to energetic piano music! Working with young Students, under the direction of our international good and evil, enchantments, love and malice. musicians is something I feel passionate about and presently teach at the Winterschool Director, Pavel Fischer can expect excellent Babar the Little Elephant is a dramatic tale of Academy of Music in Oslo. coaching at an expert level. one little elephant’s journey from despair to hope and triumph with lots of wild I’ve also had some truly exciting music written for me and enjoyed a Programs include… adventures along the way. particularly close collaboration with composer Graham Fitkin. What an unbelievable privilege it is to be immersed in a language which has no Advanced Masterclass Program This collaborative work involves members of boundaries and has allowed me to share musical stories on a global scale; TheatreiNQ, Townsville’s Full Throttle Theatre that little upright piano set me on quite a path! Talking of paths – I’ve also Junior Winterschool workshop and Ann Roberts School of Dance been found trekking in Nepal, Costa Rica, Bhutan or walking my spaniel Adults $25 Children $10 Archie on the Yorkshire Moors. The journey continues. Adult Winterschool workshop AFCM Friends $20 Saturday 3 August 2019, 1.OOpm For more informaiton please visit Townsville Civic Theatre afcm.com.au/education or phone 61 07 4771 4144

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Quartet Goldner String Quartet Australia Neal Peres da Costa Australia Founded in 1995, the Goldner String Quartet has performed throughout Australia, UK, Neal is Professor of Historical Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. A Europe, USA, the Asia-Pacific and NZ. They have numerous internationally acclaimed CDs world-recognised performing scholar and early keyboard specialist, his publications include Off released on Tall Poppies, Naxos and ABC Classics including a DVD documentary, ‘The the Record: Performing Practices in Romantic Piano Playing (OUP, 2012), Brahms’s Duo Quartets’, with Peter Sculthorpe and several discs with pianist for the prestige UK Sonatas for Bärenreiter (2015/16) and numerous commercial recordings. Recipient of an ARIA label, Hyperion. Major projects have included a retrospective of 20th century String Quartets Fine Arts (2008), he is currently chief investigator in an ARC Discovery Project (2017-2019). and the complete cycle, which was recorded live and won the ABC Limelight Award for ‘Best Classical Recording’ in 2009. New works have been regularly commissioned for the Goldners from many of Australia’s leading composers. In 2019 the Goldners will be featured artists at the Venice Biennale. VIOLIN

Composer Connor D’Netto Australia Connor (b. 1994) has been described as “the model contemporary Australian composer” by Australia ABC Classic FM. His music balances rhythmic drive, heartfelt lyricism drawn from his Dale Barltrop background as a vocalist, textures expanding the limits of instrumental sound, and delicate Dale has performed as a chamber and orchestral musician across the globe. In addition incorporation of electronic elements. He has been commissioned across Australia and abroad, to his position with the Australian String Quartet, he serves as one of the Concertmaster held residencies with American collective Bang On A Can, and been awarded prizes including of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared as soloist and director with the the Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor’s Young and Emerging Artists Fellowship 2018 and the Australian World Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle and guest director of the Australian Australian New Works Award 2015. Currently, Connor is studying his Master of Music as a Chamber Orchestra and the Camerata of St John’s Chamber Orchestra. He attended the Tait Trust Scholar at the Royal College of Music in London and holds a Bachelor of Music with University of Maryland and later the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with William First-Class Honours from the University of Queensland. Preucil, Gerald Fischbach and members of the Guarneri and Cavani Quartets. Dale plays a 1784 Guadagnini Violin, Turin.

PIANO Alexandra Conunova Moldova/Switzerland Born in Moldavia in 1988, a young Alexandra Conunova won First Prize at the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition in 2012. In 2015 she was a prizewinner at the Singapore International Violin Competition and won Third Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Violin Competition in Aura Go Australia Moscow (a First prize was not awarded). In 2016 she was a fellowship winner with the Aura’s multifaceted musical life reflects her diverse interests. She has been soloist in concertos prestigious Borletti-Buittoni Trust in London. Highlights of her 2018/19 season include solo ranging from Bach to Schnittke, given numerous premieres, and appeared at international debuts with the Paris Philharmonie (Berg Concerto), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Marseille music festivals in Finland, Italy, Poland, Denmark, the USA and Australia. Aura recently Philharmonic, Hamburg Symphoniker, Orchestre National de Lyon, Staatsphilharmonie returned home after ten years overseas in the USA and Finland. She is a member of the Nürnberg and Lucerne Symphony Orchestra (Lourié Concerto). acclaimed KIAZMA Piano Duo and is a FutureMakers artist in 2018-19. Liza Ferschtman Netherlands Charles Owen UK Renowned for her strong musical personality and versatility of her musicianship, which Charles has enjoyed an extensive international career performing a wide-ranging repertoire to combines powerful dynamism and intense lyricism, Liza Ferschtman has been widely outstanding critical acclaim. He frequently appears in recitals at and Kings Place. celebrated in the international musical press. The New York Times describing her as Chamber music recordings include the cello sonatas of Rachmaninov and Chopin with Natalie ‘nothing short of revelatory’, and referring to the ‘laser like intensity, purity and refined Clein, the Stravinsky Piano Ballets and Rachmanino Suites with Katya Apekisheva and the beauty of her playing’, while The Guardian commended her ‘vivacious musical personality’ world premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Piano Quintet with the . He is a Professor and ‘lovely lyrical quality’. of Piano at the Guildhall School, Co-Artistic Director of London Piano Festival and was appointed Steinway & Sons UK Ambassador in 2016. Pavel Fischer Czech Republic Born in Zlín, Pavel Fischer was one of the co-founders and leader of the much lauded Timothy Young Australia Škampa Quartet, a group with which he regularly gave concerts at Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Timothy is Head of Piano and Chamber Music at the Australian National Academy of Music Hall, the Lincoln Center and around the world. More recently Pavel has dedicated time to and a founding member of Ensemble Liaison. He regularly collaborates with Australia’s finest teaching giving masterclasses for the Royal College and the Royal Academy in London, at the musicians, has toured Australia for Musica Viva and recently performed as soloist with the Concertebouw and the Quartet Academy in . He is violin tutor at the RNCM in Australian World Orchestra and Simone Young. Timothy’s internationally acclaimed and at the Birmingham Conservatoire. His informed interest in music of other discography includes numerous recordings for the Tall Poppies, Melba, EL and Heritage labels. genres has produced many successful collaborations and as a composer his works have been performed in the UK, Carnegie Hall and in the Dvořak Hall in Prague.

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Dimity Hall Australia Christopher Moore Australia As a member of both the Goldner String Quartet and the Australia Ensemble@UNSW, Dimity Christopher studied piano and violin before he discovered his passion lay in the rich harmonic has performed, toured and recorded extensively. She has appeared as soloist with the Sydney and rhythmical complexities of inner voices – so he bought a viola and the rest is history! Symphony and the ACO among others and as guest Concertmaster with numerous Australian After ten years as Principal Viola of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, he is now Principal orchestras. Recent solo performances include the Beethoven Triple and Brahms Double Viola of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and is in high demand as a soloist and chamber Concertos. Her recording of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending is released on ABC Classics. musician in Australia and abroad. Christopher plays a 1610 Maggini viola on Dimity plays a Nicolo Gagliano violin. loan from an anonymous benefactor.

Francesca Hiew Australia Irina Morozova Australia Francesca was a member of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra before joining the Australian String Quartet in 2016. She was also a founding member of Irina has had a long and distinguished career primarily as a chamber musician but also as the Auric Quartet and performed as a soloist with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and principal viola in various major Australian orchestras. She is a founder and current member Orchestra Victoria. She is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium and the Australian of both the Australia Ensemble@ UNSW and Goldner String Quartet with whom she has National Academy of Music. During her studies she completed a fellowship, and won the chamber performed in over 30 countries around the world and recorded extensively. Irina plays music competitions of both institutions, twice. Francesca plays a 1748-49 Guadagnini Violin, Piacenza. a fine AE Smith viola made in 1947.

Elizabeth Layton Australia Jennifer Stumm UK/USA Elizabeth was born in London and studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the , Hailed by the Washington Post for the “opal-like beauty” of her playing, Jennifer appears on New York. Recitals include London’s Wigmore Hall and South Bank Centre with festival many of the world’s great stages. Recent and upcoming highlights include her solo debuts at appearances at Gstaad, Valencia, , Bath, Cheltenham, Aspen and Schleswig- Holstein. She the Philharmonie and the Barbican London and the complete chamber works of was Associate Leader of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Concertmaster of the BBC Brahms in Milan and Tel Aviv. Her São Paulo-based festival, Ilumina, is one of Brazil’s leading Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and has toured worldwide with the Nash Ensemble. Elizabeth has chamber music events as well as a game-changing social advancement project. She performs released multiple chamber music albums under the DG, Hyperion, BIS, Virgin and Chandos labels. on a viola by Gasparo da Salò, c 1590, generously on loan from a private collection.

Yura Lee USA Violinist/violist Yura is one of the most versatile and compelling artists of today. She is one of the very few in the world that has mastery of both the violin and viola, and she actively performs both CELLO instruments equally. Her career as a soloist and chamber musician captivates audiences with music from the baroque to modern. Yura enjoys a career that spans over two decades and takes her all over the world. Svetlana Bogosavljevic Australia/Serbia Dene Olding, AM Australia Originally from Belgrade, Serbia, Svetlana has delighted audiences throughout Europe and Australia with her exceptional artistry and musicianship. She studied at the Special High School Dene is currently first violinist with both the Goldner String Quartet and the Australia Ensemble@ of the Tchaikovsky Conservatorium of Music, Moscow, and the Cologne Hochschule of Music, UNSW. He is also Concertmaster Emeritus of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and is Artistic working with legendary cellists Daniel Shafran, Boris Pergamenshikov and Andre Navara. She Advisor of Michael Hill International Violin Competition in NZ and Australia’s Young Performers Awards. In addition, he has many solo and recording credits to his name with major conductors is a member of the critically acclaimed trio, Ensemble Liaison. and orchestras including many world premieres. He trained at the Juilliard School in New York and lives in Sydney with his wife Irina Morozova and son Nikolai. Dene plays a fine Joseph Guarnerius Sharon Grigoryan Australia violin made in 1720. Before joining the Australian String Quartet, Sharon held a position with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and was a regular participant in its Chamber Players series. She was a core member of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and a founding member of the Hopkins VIOLA String Quartet. In 2011 she spent a year on a scholarship in Berlin studying with Professor Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt and Nicolas Altstaedt. She has performed with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Spira Mirabilis Chamber Orchestra. Sharon plays a c.1743 Guadagnini Violincello, Piacenza ‘Ngeringa’. Stephen King Australia Stephen holds a Doctorate in Chamber Music from the University of Maryland, USA. In America, he worked closely with the Emerson and Guarneri Quartets, was violist of the Coolidge String Quartet in Washington DC, and was Associate Principal Viola of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and member of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. He returned to Australia in 2003 to join the Australian Chamber Orchestra, before joining the ASQ in 2012. Stephen plays a 1783 Guadagnini Viola, Turin.

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Johannes Moser Canada/Germany Kiran Phatak Australia Johannes has performed with world-leading orchestras and works regularly with conductors Kiran Phatak is one of Australia’s most versatile and accomplished young flautists. Winner of of the highest level. He records exclusively for PENTATONE, with whom he has a multi the Australian International Flute Competition in 2013, he was also a finalist and prize-winner award-winning discography. In 2018/19 Johannes is Artist-in-Residence with Bournemouth in the 2014–15 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Awards. He has Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and Oregon performed as a concerto soloist and tutti musician with orchestras around the country, and as Symphony, undertaking a diverse range of projects. Johannes is renowned for efforts to expand a soloist and chamber musician at many major international arts festivals. the reach of the classical genre, including passionate involvement in commissioning new works.

Sally Walker Australia Julian Smiles Australia Sally Walker is Lecturer of Classical Woodwind at the Australian National University, regular Julian’s diverse career combining solo, chamber music and orchestral performance reaches Guest Principal with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Principal Flute with the Omega national and international audiences. He is cellist of the Goldner String Quartet and Australia Ensemble and performs on modern and historical flutes/recorders. She won 2nd Prize in the Ensemble@UNSW and has appeared as soloist with numerous Australian orchestras and Kuhlau International Flute competition (Germany), has toured with the Berlin Philharmonic ensembles. In 2018 he was the inaugural Artist in Focus for the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras and has performed as guest Principal with the City of He is in demand as a teacher and chamber music mentor and holds the position of Senior Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kammerakademie Potsdam. Lecturer in Cello at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Julian plays a Lorenzo Ventapane cello from 1827. OBOE Timo-Veikko Valve Finland/Australia Timo-Veikko “Tipi” Valve performs as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader on both modern and period instruments. In 2006, he was appointed Principal Cello of the Australian Chamber Orchestra with whom he frequently appears as soloist. He is a founding member Rachael Clegg UK of Jousia Ensemble and Jousia Quartet. He works closely with many composers of our time and Rachael is one of Britain’s busiest freelance oboists. She was born in Lancashire and has based has already premiered a handful of new concertos. Tipi plays a Brothers Amati cello from 1616, herself in the North of England after studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, kindly on loan from the ACO Instrument Fund. Manchester. Since 1999 she has been principal oboe with the Manchester Camerata. She has been a frequent concerto soloist with the orchestra, performing concertos by Mozart and Strauss and Vaughan Williams to critical acclaim. Most recently she has recorded the Mozart HARP piano and wind quintet with Camerata wind soloists for Chandos.

David Reichelt Australia David’s most meaningful musical experiences have come playing with others; he has built a Scotland Ruth Wall diverse career in chamber and orchestral music around this. A founding member of Arcadia Scottish harpist Ruth Wall specialises in the development and performance of new music. Winds, David performs with them at festivals and venues around the country. Recent She is regarded as one of the UK’s leading harpists – performing on lever harp, buzzing highlights have included concerts at the Perth International Arts Festival and the Musica Viva Renaissance bray harp, Gaelic wire strung harp and concert harp. Ruth performs as a Festival. David plays casually with many Australian orchestras, including the Tasmanian soloist and as part of ensembles and bands in UK and abroad. She recently toured to Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria. Japan, Australia, USA, Canada and throughout Europe and Scandinavia.

CLARINET DOUBLE BASS / CLASSICAL GUITAR / GAMBA

David GriffithsAustralia Roberto Carrillo-Garcia Spain/UK David is recognised as one of Australia’s leading clarinetists and passionate educators. He is a Roberto was born in Tenerife, Spain and moved to the UK in 1992 to become Principal member of Ensemble Liaison, the Australia Ensemble@UNSW, and is a Senior Lecturer in Music Double Bass with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and in 2001 with the Halle Orchestra as (Performance – Clarinet) and Coordinator of Chamber Music at the Melbourne Conservatorium Principal Guest Double Bass. He performs with many orchestras including the Orchestre of Music, University of Melbourne. Equally at home in klezmer, ragtime, improvisation, classical National de France in Paris and London Symphony Orchestra. He is very active in and contemporary genres, he has appeared as guest principal clarinet with every major Baroque Music and teaches Viola da Gamba at Chetham’s School of Music. His solo Australian orchestra and performed chamber music on many of the world’s great stages. performances include Tubin’s Bass Concerto and Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez David is a Backun performing artist. with the Royal Northern Sinfonia.

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Lloyd Van’t HoffAustralia Ben Jacks Australia Lauded by Limelight Magazine for his “life affirming music-making”, Lloyd Van’t Hoff boasts a Ben is Principal Horn in the Sydney Symphony. One of Australia’s leading horn players, he career as a vibrant young clarinettist, chamber musician, collaborator and educator. Having has a busy solo and chamber music career, and is head of horn studies at the Australian been crowned the 2015 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year, Lloyd National Academy of Music. He studied with Dale Clevenger, Gail Williams, Stefan Dohr, regularly performs as a concerto soloist and tutti player with many of Australia’s symphony Professor Erich Penzel and Hector McDonald. Ben has a busy international career, in 2018 orchestras, and as a soloist and chamber musician at festivals and venues around Australia and playing as a guest with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle and also the globe. in 2017 invited by Maestro Riccardo Muti to play as guest principal with the Symphony Orchestra. Ben has also broken into the ranks of soloist with his CD Rhapsodie for the Melba label, featuring Barry Tuckwell as conductor. BASSOON Rachel Shaw Australia Rachel is a true musical chameleon, enjoying a prolific career across several ensembles and genres. A passionate orchestral performer, she currently holds the position of Tutti Matthew Kneale Australia Horn with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In other settings, she has performed at Hailed by the Daily Telegraph as “a new star… who wields his instrument with virtuosic skill festivals and venues around the country with Arcadia Winds, had the privilege of playing and with moves you usually associate with a rock guitarist”, Matthew is one of Australia’s alongside Kerry Turner and the American Horn Quartet, and was a finalist in the 42nd leading lights on the bassoon. In 2017 he was the first ever bassoonist to be awarded the International Horn Symposium Competition. prestigious Freedman Classical Fellowship. He appears regularly as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and educator around Australia. PERCUSSION Martin Kuuskmann Estonia/USA Martin is a multiple Grammy-nominated Estonian-born bassoon virtuoso and an international soloist. He is a Professor of Bassoon at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music and he has taught at the Manhattan School of Music and in festivals around the world. The New York Timothy Constable Australia Times has praised Kuuskmann as an “amazing bassoonist… dynamic… stunning.” Kuuskmann Timothy is an award-winning percussionist and composer and has been a member of the has eleven bassoon concertos written especially for him, including the 2017 and 2007 Grammy Sydney Symphony Orchestra since 2014. A compelling, creative and sensitive performer, nominated concertos by Christopher Theofanidis and David Chesky. he has performed as concerto and chamber music soloist at the majority of Australian classical music festivals and around the world. He is a Freedman music fellow, an Elizabethan Theatre Trust scholar, a university medallist of Newcastle University, and a graduate of the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. SAXOPHONE

PIPA Amy Dickson Australia/UK Named the UK’s Young Australian of the Year 2016 and Grammy™ nominated twice, Sony Artist Amy was recently named one of the six best classical saxophonists [BBC Music Magazine]. As well as her commitment to music education and mental well-being Wu Man China/USA through music, Amy is deeply passionate about developing new repertoire for the Recognised as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and leading ambassador of Chinese saxophone. She recently world premiered and recorded a new Concerto by Sir James music, Wu Man is a soloist, composer, and educator who gives her lute-like instrument a MacMillan. “Her phrasing is beautifully finished, her control of dynamic infinitely subtle” new role in traditional and contemporary music. She performs in recital and with (Gramophone). chamber groups and orchestras around the world and has premiered hundreds of new works for the pipa while spearheading multimedia projects to preserve and create awareness of China’s musical traditions.

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Lotte Betts-Dean Australia/UK Australian String Quartet Australia Lotte’s performance experience encompasses opera, oratorio, contemporary music, art Dedicated to musical excellence with a distinctly Australian flavour, the song, chamber music and early music. A sought-after concert artist both at home in Australian String Quartet (ASQ) creates unforgettable experiences for Australia and in the UK, current season highlights include her debuts with Melbourne audiences worldwide. From its home base at the University of Adelaide, Elder Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra, a UK tour of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Conservatorium of Music, the ASQ reaches out across Australia and the world Lunaire with Manchester Collective, and a recital at Wigmore Hall. She is based in London to engage people with an outstanding program of performances, workshops, and is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music. The Guardian recently praised her commissions and education programs. The Quartet’s transcendent sound is “irrepressible sense of drama, extraordinary self-assurance, unbroken sense of line and enhanced by a matched set of 18th century Guadagnini instruments, on loan to unmissable, urgent musicality”. the ASQ for their exclusive use through the generosity of UKARIA.

Ensemble Liaison Australia CONCERT HOST Ensemble Liaison is a unique chamber music partnership formed in 2006. As suggested by their name, collaborations form the basis of their artistic and musical vision. Described by Limelight magazine as a ‘national treasure’, they Christopher Lawrence Australia have performed across Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The creation of new works is also a priority for Ensemble Liaison with numerous commissions Christopher Lawrence’s career spans more than 40 years of broadcasting, most notably by Australian and international composers. Critics have praised their on ABC Classic. He has also been a successful orchestral and opera recording producer, performances for being ‘spellbinding’, ‘flawless’, ‘powerful and having boundless winning three ARIA awards and an International Emmy. The author of four books that lyricism, enthusiasm and dexterity’. They have regularly recorded and been have been published in Australia, the US, UK, Hungary and China, Christopher was broadcast on ABC Classic FM and 3MBS, and have released critically acclaimed awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Communications by the University of Central recordings with Melba Recordings, Tall Poppies and EL Records. Queensland in 1999 for his achievements in media.

Arcadia Winds Australia ACTOR / NARRATOR Arcadia Winds are Musica Viva FutureMarkers2018-19. Formed at the Australian National Academy of Music in 2013, Arcadia Winds have fast become known for their energetic, joyful and spontaneous performances, their advocacy for wind instruments, their commitment to Australian music, and making music accessible Madonna Davies Australia to all. 2019 is a bumper year for Arcadia Winds, with performances on festival stages across the country, the continued development of their Australian Music Madonna has worked in the arts for 30 years and has created a number of new works for Portal, and residencies at several schools and universities. theatre. She wears a number of hats in the Townsville arts community including being President of Full Throttle Theatre Company, Festival Coordinator of the Palm Creek Folk Festival and serves on various boards and committees. In her spare time, she is lead vocalist in two local Band of the 1st Battalion, bands and coordinates local open mics nights. The Royal Australian Regiment Australia Comprised of twenty-two specialist musicians, Townsville’s own Band of the Judy Higgins-Olsen Australia First Battalion (1RAR Band) provides music support to the Australian Army’s Judy’s love of musical theatre began during her first performance as a 10 year old Little 3rd Brigade, other Defence organisations, and the broader community of Cosette in Les Miserables. During her schooling and university years, Judy performed in Annie, North Queensland. Covering tasks as diverse as ceremonial activities, Defence Big, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hot Mikado, Fame, NYE at The Civic, charity events, and professional concerts they also work with Forces Footloose and Dusty. Principle roles then followed in High School Musical (Sharpay Evans), Entertainment to bring homegrown music to our deployed troops. With The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Shy), Hairspray (Amber Von Tussle), Gentlemen Prefer almost as many ensemble combinations as musicians, their professionalism Blondes (Lorelei Lee) and Legally Blonde (Elle Woods). and flexibility consistently demonstrate that they are ‘Instrumental in Defence’.

Ron Pulman Australia Barrier Reef Orchestra Australia Ron is a Townsville based actor, clown and stage combat practitioner. After completing his For nineteen years Townsville’s community orchestra has drawn from the diversity studies at James Cook University, he commenced training under Jean-Pierre Voos at Tropic Sun of experience in North Queensland to gather gifted and talented musicians to play Theatre. His 16-year career has included touring to Japan, South Korea, and domestically across orchestra music for our community. Conductors and players from all over WA and QLD, with a breadth of work ranging from contemporary theatre, CJ Dennis’ poetry, Australia and overseas are keen to work with the orchestra and assist its Improv comedy, Ancient Greek, to – of course – Shakespeare. He is currently an Ensemble development. In 2018 they partnered with Principal players from the Queensland member of THEATREiNQ. Symphony and already this year AFCM founding Artistic Director, Theodore Kuchar has returned to conduct a special program.

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SPECIAL EVENTS QTY. FRIEND QTY. ADULT QTY. CONC. TOTAL FRI Creations Friday 26/07, 7.30pm Concert Conversations 1 with Kathryn Stott $70 $78 $74 $30 Cleveland Bay Concert Sunday 28/07, 10am for 11am, $140 $150 $150 Saturday 27/07, 10.00am The Ville Resort - Casino. Single ticket price for this concert. 4 Sunset Series – Czech it Out! $48 $54 $51 $30 Orpheus Island Concert Tuesday 30/07, 1.00pm, Depart $235 $250 $250

SAT Saturday 27/07, 5.00pm Breakwater Ferry Terminal. Single ticket price for this concert. Governor’s Gala – Traces and Transformations $75 $83 $79 $30 AFCM After Party Sunday 4/08, 2.45pm, Peppers Blue on Blue $70 $77 $77 Saturday 27/07, 7.30pm Includes concert, ferry ticket, canapes & beverage on arrival. Church Concert – Evening Safari $59 $65 $62 $62 Includes concert only: $55 Sunday 28/07, 7.30pm

SUN Church Concert – The Final Hour $59 $65 $62 $62 Total cost of step 4: Sunday 28/07, 9.30pm Concert Conversations 2 with Kathryn Stott $70 $78 $74 $30 Monday 29/07, 10.00am STEP 5: SPECIAL REQUESTS Sunset Series – A Tale of Two Cities: Brisbane/Boston $48 $54 $51 $30 Refreshments are provided at: Concert Conversations 1-6; Cleveland Bay Concert, Orpheus Island 05 Monday 29/07, 5.00pm MON Concert and the AFCM After Party. If you have booked tickets for any of these events please advise Evening Series – A Tale of Two Cities: Moscow/Paris $59 $66 $62 $30 if you have any dietary requirements: Monday 29/07, 7.30pm Concert Conversations 3 with Kathryn Stott $70 $78 $74 $30 Number of people in this booking with dietary requirements: Wednesday 31/07, 10.00am Sunset Series – New Connections $48 $54 $51 $30 VEGETARIAN GLUTEN FREE DAIRY FREE NO SEAFOOD NUT ALLERGY Wednesday 31/07, 5.00pm WED Evening Series – Ghostly Shadows $59 $66 $62 $30 Name of person/s with dietary requirements: Wednesday 31/07, 7.30pm Concert Conversations 4 with Kathryn Stott $70 $78 $74 $30 Please choose your preferred seating: LEFT CENTRE RIGHT WHEELCHAIR Thursday 1/08, 10.00am Sunset Series – Baroque Around The Clock $48 $54 $51 $30 STEP 6: MAKE A DONATION TO THE FESTIVAL Thursday 1/08, 5.00pm THUR Make a donation to the Festival. Details on page 44 of this brochure. 06 Evening Series – Bellisimo Baroque $59 $66 $62 $30 Thursday 1/08, 7.30pm I/we Concert Conversations 5 with Kathryn Stott $70 $78 $74 $30 Friday 2/08, 10.00am would like to make a tax deductible donation to the Festival: $ AFCM Winterschool – Advanced Concert $20 $25 $20 $10 Friday 2/08, 1.00pm

FRI Donations of $250 or more will be acknowledged in the Festival program and on the AFCM website. Sunset Series – Klezmer Connections $48 $54 $51 $30 Friday 2/08, 5.00pm I would like to be acknowledged as follows: Evening Series – Homelands $59 $66 $62 $30 Friday 2/08, 7.30pm I/we would like to remain anonymous Concert Conversations 6 with Kathryn Stott $70 $78 $74 $30 Saturday 3/08, 10.00am Families’ Concert $20 $25 $22 $10 SAT Saturday 3/08, 1.00pm 07 Festival Farewell – Full Circle $75 $83 $79 $30

Saturday 3/08, 7.30pm STEP 7: PURCHASE A FESTIVAL PROGRAM COST QTY. TOTAL

Less 5 or 10 Concert Pass 10% discount: Festival Program (voucher to be redeemed at your first concert venue): $15

Total cost of step 3: Please note: A 2019 Program is included in Gold & Gold Plus Subscriptions.

1 For 2019 AFCM Friends only. 2 For aged/disability pension card holders only. 3 For 2019 AFCM Student Friends /Under 30 years with ID. The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Donations Fund is listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations maintained under subdivision 30-B of the Income 4 Please note high mobility required, see details on page 24 of this brochure. Discounted tickets available for school groups. Tax Assessment Act 1997. The AFCM Donations Fund charitable status is Deductible Gift Recipient 1 (DGR1). Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible. SPECIAL TICKET EVENTS PACKAGES

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SUNDAY 28/07 TUESDAY 30/07 SUNDAY 04/08 GOLD PLUS GOLD 5 OR 10 CONCERT PASS SUBSCRIPTION SUBSCRIPTION SAVE 10% 10.00AM FOR 11.00AM 1.00PM 2.45PM ORPHEUS ISLAND AFCM AFTER PARTY The Gold Plus subscription replaces A Gold subscription offers the This is the ideal package if you want CLEVELAND BAY the Platinum Pass and includes a same benefits as Gold Plus but flexibility to pick and choose your CONCERT CONCERT PEPPERS BLUE ON BLUE seat at every concert in the main without the three special events. concerts or you want to spread ON MAGNETIC ISLAND THE VILLE RESORT – CASINO DEPARTS SEALINK BREAKWATER program plus three special events There are 22 concerts in the Gold out your concerts and enjoy some FERRY TERMINAL - that’s 25 concerts in total. Enjoy subscription including all concert relaxation in between shows. Head over early so you can explore A menu of musical journeys all six Concert Conversations, all Conversations, Sunset and Evening the stunning bays and beaches, take Select any five or ten concerts combining rhythm and jazz with A sell-out every year and for good Sunset and Evening concerts, the Series concerts, the two church a hike, cuddle a koala or simply sit in from the main Festival program* vivid nationalistic flavours from reason, this unique concert delivers two Sunday night church concerts, concerts, the Families’ Concert and a Horseshoe Bay café for a relaxing including any from the Concert Hungary and Rumania. In three enchanting music on the remote end Families’ Concert, Winterschool the Winterschool Masterclass lunch. Arrive at Peppers Blue on Conversations series, Sunset and parts, and including a stunning of Orpheus Island. Enjoy a Masterclass Concert plus Orpheus concert*. A Gold subscription Blue Resort by 2.45pm, find your line-up of visiting musicans, a world spectacular day of sunshine and Island, Cleveland Bay Concert and offers reserved seating, a Evening Series including Opening spot on their seaside deck, soak up premiere and a music finale music, with some whale watching the AFCM After Party on Magnetic complimentary program and bag, Night, Governor’s Gala and Festival the sunshine, mix with other guests described as gypsy fireworks, this along the way! A two-hour fast cat Island. Gold Plus subscribers will an invitation to the Opening Night Farewell, plus the two new Sunday and musicians before listening to a Sunday event will leave you wanting ferry ride gets us there with time to also enjoy reserved seating*, a VIP function and a seat at the night church concerts and Families’ stunning performance by Wu Man more! Includes canapes enjoyed on explore the island’s beauty, perhaps complimentary program and bag, Exclusive Gold Subscriber event. Concert and Winterschool (pipa), Amy Dickson (saxophone) the lawns overlooking Cleveland Bay have a swim, before settling down an invitation to the Opening Night Masterclass Concert. Mix and and Ruth Wall (harp). Your ticket $1,365 per adult prior to the concert. on the beach to enjoy an hour of VIP function and a seat at the match as you desire PLUS enjoy musical bliss. Five musicians will includes return ferry transfers, two $1,275 for AFCM Friends 10% off the total price. Adults $150 Exclusive Gold Subscriber event. perform including Wu Man (pipa), complimentary drinks at Peppers *The Gold subscription does not include 5 OR 10 Concerts save 10% AFCM Friends $140 Sally Walker (flute), Rachael Clegg Blue on Blue Resort, canapes Limited numbers available. Cleveland Bay Concert, Orpheus Island off the full Adult or AFCM (oboe), Roberto Carrillo-Garcia and the performance. $1,750 per adult Concert or the AFCM After Party. Gold Friends price. 3.00PM (guitar) and Martin Kuuskmann Adults $77 $1,640 for AFCM Friends subscribers who held Gold or Platinum QUEENS GARDENS (bassoon). Each artist has selected AFCM Friends $70 passes in 2018 will retain the same seating *Excludes Cleveland Bay Concert, Orpheus music they believe you will enjoy in CONCERT Concert only $55 *Subscribers who held Gold or Platinum allocation if booked by 11 February 2019. Island Concert and the AFCM After Party. this stunning setting. A sunset cruise passes in 2018 will retain the same seating FREE EVENT back to Townsville follows, with food allocation if booked by 11 February 2019. QUEENS GARDENS and wine included. 1.00pm Depart Breakwater EXCLUSIVE GOLD SUBSCRIBER EVENT Co-presented by Townsville City Ferry Terminal* Council this free concert sees visiting This special event will see ABC Classic FM’s Christopher Lawrence talking musicians performing alongside local 4.30pm Concert with China’s Wu Man. It will take you inside her life, how Wu Man got To purchase any of these groups including the Barrier Reef 6.15pm Depart Orpheus Island started and what makes her tick. Friday 3rd August, 2.30pm at The Pavilion ticket packages, please Orchestra and 1RAR band. The 8.30pm Arrive back at Breakwater at The Ville Resort – Casino. complete the booking concert presents a variety of music Ferry Terminal *A high level of mobility is required for including a Brazilian Bossa Nova by this event given the restricted access to form enclosed, purchase Adults $250 BUS TRANSFERS Jobim, Argentinian tangos by the beach and for walking over the sand online at afcm. com. au or Piazzolla, and music from the Italian AFCM Friends $235 and rocks on the island. No seating is Gold Plus and Gold subscribers have the option to include bus transfers. call the TicketShop on film ‘Cinema Paradiso’. Bring your Price includes afternoon tea provided on the beach however you are For an additional $150, subscribers can enjoy bus transfers to and from most picnic, a rug or some chairs and and buffet dinner. welcome to bring a towel or a fold-up concerts included in these packages. Pick up points are always close to the 1800 44 99 77. enjoy this entertaining concert chair on the ferry. Dress is casual. In the hotels where subscribers are staying. Please note: bus transfers are not in the park. unlikely event of cancellation due to bad provided for Cleveland Bay Concert, Orpheus Island Concert, AFCM After weather tickets will be fully refunded. Free event Party or Queens Gardens Concert.* *Bus timetable will be available in July 2019 at www.afcm.com.au.

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A Festival holiday package includes 3 nights’ Select from our four hotel Rydges Southbank Townsville EXTRA CONCERTS accommodation and tickets to three Festival concerts. partners each offering quality Situated in the vibrant Palmer Street With more than 30 concerts and It delivers the perfect combination of music and accommodation in ideal precinct, Rydges Southbank offers relaxation, with everything booked for you. Townsville locations: special events on offer, why not the perfect location for your Festival stay longer and add more stay. All hotel rooms feature the The Ville Resort - Casino concerts to your itinerary? There signature Rydges dream beds and are some concerts that fit The Ville is a multi-award winning free Wi-Fi in addition to modern perfectly with the holiday Choose from three exclusive packages with the property boasting exceptional amenities to make you feel packages, including Concert option to add extra nights and additional concerts. quality accommodation from Deluxe comfortable throughout your stay. Conversations, Orpheus Island Rooms to Executive Suites. Located Rydges is a luxurious yet affordable and more. Seats have been OPENING WEEKEND CLOSING WEEKEND SUNSET on the Townsville Breakwater with hotel with facilities including a resort exclusively reserved at these views over the CBD, marina and EXTRAVAGANZA INDULGENCE SPECTACULAR style pool and free onsite parking. concerts for holiday package seaward to Magnetic Island, the Ville clients. Find out more when you This popular package includes the The final weekend of the This mid-week package offers a number of premier Park Regis Anchorage glitz of Opening Weekend with Festival is always exhilarating offers three one-hour call the Australian Holiday Centre restaurants and bars, a range of Nestled in Townsville’s cosmopolitan perhaps the three most popular with a hugely entertaining sunset concerts over three or view details online at guest services and facilities and a Palmer Street dining precinct, the concerts of the Festival. Farewell Concert. consecutive days. afcm. com.au/packages. stunning lagoon pool. The Ville is just hotel is a short stroll to restaurants, James Cook University Evening Series Ray Golding Sunset Series a few minutes walk from The Strand cafes, bars, nightlife and attractions. The Ville Resort Special Opening Night – Creations Homelands New Connections and the Ferry Terminal. At Park Regis Anchorage Townsville, Accommodation Offer Friday 26 July, 7.30pm Friday 2 August, 7.30pm Wednesday 31 July, 5.00pm enjoy the comfort of the spacious for Gold Subscribers Grand Chancellor Townsville hotel in a one or two bedroom For AFCM guests staying a Concert Conversations Concert Conversations Ray Golding Sunset Series Situated in the heart of the city, the apartment with air-conditioning, minimum of 9 nights, The Ville 1 with Kathryn Stott 6 with Kathryn Stott Baroque around the Clock 4-star Hotel Grand Chancellor, modern interiors, designer bedding, Resort & Casino is offering a Saturday 27 July, 10.00am Saturday 3 August, 10.00am Thursday 1 August, 5.00pm fondly known as the ‘Sugar Shaker’, LCD TV and complimentary Wi-Fi special rate for all room types, offers premium service and quality Governor’s Gala Festival Farewell Ray Golding Sunset Series (conditions apply). The hotel also has from Deluxe Hotel rooms accommodation. Being Townsville’s Traces and Transformations Full Circle Klezmer Connections an on-site restaurant, a BBQ area through to Executive Suites. tallest building, the hotel offers Saturday 27 July, 7.30pm Saturday 3 August, 7.30pm Friday 2 August, 5.00pm and two swimming pools. Rates start from $195 per night stunning views across the city, Castle for two people including full Priced from $452 pp twin share Priced from $436 pp twin share Priced from $377 pp twin share Hill and towards Magnetic Island Early Bird Competition: Book buffet breakfast. or $430 for AFCM Friends $416 for AFCM Friends $362 for AFCM Friends from its contemporary guest rooms before 31 March to stay at Park and rooftop pool. Regis Anchorage for your Festival To book, contact The Ville holiday package and you could win directly on (07) 4722 2333, one night’s accommodation at any or via email: tsvl.reservations@ Visit afcm.com.au/packages or call the Australian Holiday Park Regis hotel in Australia. Visit the-ville.com.au and quote Centre on 1300 799 342 to book your package. Their friendly afcm.com.au/packages “Gold AFCM Package”. for more information. team can book everything for you, including flights, extra nights, day tours and more.

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Townsville is a popular winter destination because of its glorious There is so much to see in North Queensland so why not sunshine, stunning coastline and warm weather. July and August extend your visit and explore more of this magnificent region? For more information call Travel Associates Townsville on are peak holiday months so book your accommodation early to Festival sponsor Travel Associates Townsville have put together some 07 4722 5055, visit afcm.com.au or avoid disappointment. day tours and a short-stay package to tempt you to stay longer: email holidays@travel – associates. com.au

Townsville & Magnetic Island Travel & Accommodation Townsville boasts more than 320 Townsville enjoys direct flights days of sunshine a year and offers from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne visitors a wonderful mix of and Darwin. The city centre is just attractions including rainforests, 10 minutes from the airport, reefs, sandy beaches, islands packed serviced by bus and taxi. with interesting flora and fauna and even outback towns close by. Townsville offers a wide choice Situated right on the coast, of accommodation from 4-star Townsville offers clear blue skies, hotels to self-catering apartments, gentle tropical breezes and an caravan parks and budget average winter temperature of 24°. accommodation. WALLAMAN FALLS RAVENSWOOD HIDDEN VALLEY & Magnetic Island is a pleasant Or take the easy option and DAY TOUR OUTBACK ADVENTURE HIGHLAND SAFARI 20-minute ferry ride from Townsville have everything booked for you with a Festival Holiday Package. Thursday 25 July, Tuesday 6th August, 6 – 9 August and a must-see during your visit with 7.30am – 5.30pm 7.30am – 5.30pm endless walking tracks, bays and Australian Holiday Centre can 3-night, 4-day Rainforest, beaches, fringing reefs perfect for also book airfares, car hire, day One for the nature lover, this tour Enjoy a scenic tour to Waterfall and Wildlife Tour snorkeling and a friendly tours and more. includes stops at the TYTO wet Ravenswood, a unique ghost Explore stunning attractions community atmosphere. Call 1300 799 342 or visit lands, Ingham Art Gallery and the town once a booming gold town Mercer Lane Mosaic Art Wall circa 1900 and the largest inland each day whilst staying at the For more information afcm. com.au/packages for award-winning Hidden Valley more information. before arriving at Wallaman Falls, town in Queensland back in 1871. visit afcm. com.au or the country’s tallest single-drop Be treated to many stories about Cabins eco-resort on the banks townsvillenorthqueensland.com.au waterfall. Once there, enjoy lunch the rise and subsequent collapse of the Running River. Tour at the lookout and then take a of the town, tour through the highlights include Paluma Range pleasant walk through the hotels, the cemetery and more, National Park, Wallaman Falls, rainforest to admire the with some Australian wildlife Hidden Valley and Ingham. A wonders of nature. spotting thrown in. truly magnificent escape. $125 pp (includes lunch) $125 pp (includes lunch) From $775 pp

28 | AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 | 29 DAY OFF DISCOVERIES Tuesday 30th July is a rest day for Festival artists, and an opportunity for you to explore the diverse surrounds of Townsville. There’s plenty of choice including the following options: Official Piano Partner AFCM2019 Theme & Variations Piano Services is the piano partner of choice to the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Operated by a team of leading Australian concert piano technicians, they provide excellence in piano services and sales.

WALLAMAN FALLS TOUR A DAY OR STAY ON This year Theme & Variations will showcase a selection of pianos available for sale from uprights MAGNETIC ISLAND This fabulous day tour visits Australia’s tallest single drop through to grand pianos. If your piano is due for waterfall nestled in Gerringun National Park. The tour Magnetic Island is a fabulous way to spend your day off, a service, local home tuning services will also be heads to Ingham first, also known as Little Italy, for or the ideal place to stay once the Festival concludes. available throughout the Festival. morning tea before arriving at the Wallaman Falls Explore the natural beauty of the island on foot with its Lookout for some spectacular scenery. Take a many walking tracks, drive around the island in a topless To book an appointment and find out more, rainforest walk or even a swim before enjoying lunch car visiting the various bays or relax with an organised call 1300 886 053 or visit: amongst the rainforest. A stop at Frosty Mango with its day tour. A return ferry ticket with SeaLink costs tropical fruit ice creams is the perfect way to round out $33 for adults or $16.50 for concession. themeandvariations.com.au/afcm the day. Two Night Island Discovery package Tuesday 30 July, departs Townsville at 8.00am and returns at 5.30pm Enjoy return ferry travel, two nights’ accommodation Cost: $155 pp includes transfers, and car hire for 2 days from $242pp twin share. PIANO SALES | TUNING | REPAIRS | HIRE morning tea and lunch. To book: Call SeaLink on 1300 MAGGIE To book: call Detours on 07 4728 5311 (1300 624 443) or visit sealinkqld.com.au

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DISCOVER HINCHINBROOK FOOD TOUR TOWNSVILLE AND WINE TOUR The perfect way to explore this vibrant city, start in This tour is definitely one for the food lover with an the CBD before a trip to the top of Castle Hill with itinerary carefully planned to include many hidden gems spectacular views over the city and across the Coral Sea in the Hinchinbrook area. You will graze your way to Magnetic Island. This is followed by visits to some of through the day sampling amazing local food varieties the most scenic spots in Townsville including Jezzine and meeting the business owners. You can even Barracks and Palmetum. Tour commences at 8.15am purchase some of their delicious goods. Departs and concludes at 1.30pm. Townsville at 7.30am and returns approx. 5.30pm. $95 pp includes lunch. $145 pp includes lunch and complimentary wines. To book: call Travel Associates Townsville To book: call Travel Associates Townsville on 07 4722 5055 on 07 4722 5055 or email [email protected] or email [email protected]

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AFCM.COM.AU Please note that all reasonable endeavours All photography courtesy of Andrew Rankin, have been made to ensure that the information Jacqui Ferry, Tourism and Events Queensland and Australian Festival of Chamber Music included in this program is correct at the time Townsville Enterprise. PO Box 5871, Townsville QLD 4810 of printing. However, the organisers accept no Front Cover: Eliza Sdraulig AFCM 2018. responsibility for any inaccuracies that may AFCM Office: 07 4771 4144 Timothy Young and Katya Apekisheva, Governor’s appear or any changes to the program that Gala 2018. Rockpool Townsville. Ticket Sales: 1800 449 977 may occur. Organisers reserve the right to make changes to the program where necessary at their ABN 34 050 418 730 Holiday Packages: 1300 799 342 discretion. Please visit afcm.com.au for updated event information. 44 | AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC 2019 AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC & THE QUEENSLAND OUTBACK 31 JULY–8 AUGUST 2019

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