Australian Festival of Chamber Music

🎻 Can't make it to Townsville-Gurambilbarra for the Festival? Enjoy four of our opening weekend concerts streamed live by Australian Digital Concert Hall! 🎶

1. Opening Night Concert: Festival Feelings - Friday, 26 July, 7:30 PM
2. Concert Conversations 1 with the Goldner String Quartet: Desert Island Treasure - Saturday, 27 July, 10:00 AM
3. AFCM Governor's Gala: Angels, Demons and other Nasties - Saturday, 27 July, 7:30 PM
4. AFCM Special Event: Schubertiade - Sunday, 28 July, 7:00 PM

📺 Digital Subscription: $60 (direct to festival) + $5 for credit card fees and streaming costs. All digital tickets come with one week's catch-up viewing. Simply log in and go to your My Tickets folder in the top menu to watch the recording.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to enjoy world-class music from the comfort of your home!
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📚Join a discussion with Tenille McDermott and Sir Jonathan Mills AC, FRSE about his Opera, Eucalyptus! A new work, it is based on Murray Bail’s beloved novel, and is part Australian fairy tale and part musical evocation of the Australian bush. The libretto by Meredith Oakes is poetic and spare.

Commissioned by Opera Australia and Victorian Opera. Eucalyptus is a co-production by Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, Perth Festival and Brisbane Festival. Eucalyptus is supported by Philip Bacon, AO & Carol Colburn Grigor, CBE

📅 Saturday 27 July
⏰2:15pm - 3pm
📍 Townsville Civic Theatre, C2
🎟️ FREE EVENT
🌐www.afcm.com.au/afcm-2024/afcm-festival-garden-2024/

We are proud to once again be a sponsor for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music! The festival runs from 26 July to 3 August, head to their website for the schedule of events and buy your tickets.

🎉𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐌 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘! Don't miss this FREE CONCERT featuring Lloyd Van't Hoff and the AFCM Fellowship Ensemble ! They will be performing Rabl’s Quartet in E-Flat Major and movements from Beethoven, Stravinsky and Mendelssohn.

Townsville folk, take the drive inland to Charters Towers and spend the day exploring this historic town and enjoy the concert. For our music lovers in Charters Towers, come along and see this hugely talented ensemble live and free!

The AFCM Outreach Tour & Workshops Program provides opportunities for an emerging ensemble to give concerts and create a profile throughout the Festival ✨

📅 Wednesday 24 July
⏰ 1pm
📍 The World Theatre, Charters Towers
🌐 https://www.afcm.com.au/discover/pathways/afcm-pathways-program/afcm-outreach/

With thanks to our AFCM Outreach Partner Wilmar Sugar Australia ✨

Charters Towers Council, Visit Charters Towers

Australian Festival of Chamber Music | Festival 2024 | Australian Festival of Chamber Music The Australian Festival of Chamber Music will be held in Townsville, Queensland, from 26 July to 04 August 2024.

🎉Please welcome the AYO Momentum Ensemble to AFCM 2024! This dynamic group of orchestral performers, powered by the Australian Youth Orchestra, is set to bring an exciting new energy to the Festival.

The Momentum Ensemble program is designed as a springboard for exceptional young musicians looking to develop a multi-faceted career in music. These talented musicians aim to democratize Classical music, offering fresh interpretations and unconventional works to audiences, and performing in venues that go beyond the traditional recital hall.

Emerging to fill a vocational and training gap for young musicians on the cusp of their professional careers, Momentum Ensemble members gain valuable teaching skills, access to professional development opportunities, and the tools to launch a versatile career as artists of the 21st century. 🎶✨

Book your tickets to see the AYO Momentum Ensemble here https://www.afcm.com.au/afcm-2024/2024-festival-artists/?id=5619163🎫

𝐀𝐘𝐎 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬:
🎵Wednesday 31 July - Evening Concert 2 - Christian-Pierre La Marca's 'Wonderful World' - An Orchestral Experience
🎵Friday 2 August - Ray Golding Sunset Series 5 - Baroque: Purcell - Selections from the Fairy Queen

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧
𝟲𝗽𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟯 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰
𝗔𝗙𝗖𝗠 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀 (𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲), 𝗚𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮
𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲

Since the first sunrise, the Manbarra people have been caretakers of Yunbenun (Yoon-bi-nun) and for more than a century, the patchworked paradise of Palm Island has been stitched together by the 40+ tribes who now live there, known collectively as the Bwgcolman people. The people are proud, spirited and - perhaps to outsiders - a little enigmatic.

'Three Generations, Three Songs' is a free concert in Australian Festival of Chamber Music's Festival Garden that invites audiences to cross the saline waters of Halifax Bay and discover the stories, the strength and the deep love of place that lives in the hearts of the Manbarra and Bwgcolman peoples.

This richly emotive performance features original songs written by three generations of the same family. Together, Gail Mabo, Normey Jay and Nashae share traditional stories and contemporary reflections through their own unique lenses, celebrate the Bwgcolman and Manbarra people and unpack the depth, beauty and truth of their island home.

Guided by Deline Briscoe, Gail, Normey and Nashae have explored their own lived experience, consulted with their elders and engaged with the Palm Island family to bring the Manbarra Bwgcolman stories to stage.

The 'Three Generations, Three Songs' project is part of the Creative Heartlands Program, a Strategic Initiative of Topology | RASN North Queensland supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

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Artwork credit: Detail from Gail Mabo, ‘I Remember’, 2016, Monoprint drawing, 45 x 30cm. Available for purchase at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts

Photo credits: Aaron Ashley and Charles Wiles

🎹The pianos for AFCM have arrived! Thanks to the wonderful team, and our long time sponsors Theme and Variations Piano Services.

Established in 1985 Theme & Variations Piano Services is Sydney’s premier piano store. Specialising in new and used pianos for sale, plus piano related services including – piano tuning, repairs and restorations. 💕

Our new 2024 volunteer shirts have arrived!

🎶🌿 In Conversation: Shapes of Listening! Join artists Sonia Leber and David Chesworth in conversation with bat researcher Simon Robson, land and sea ranger Watjah Johnson, and experimental scientist Cathie Page. Discover how Shapes of Listening emerged from their artist residency in Townsville-Gurambilbarra, where Sonia and David explored different ways that listening can be used to investigate local ecologies. 🦇

Arrive at 10:30am to experience Shapes of Listening prior to the floor talk at 11:00am.🎤

AFCM is proud to partner with Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and the Australian Government through Creative Australia to bring you Shapes of Listening.

📅 Sunday 28 July
⏰ 10:30am-12:15pm
📍 Dancenorth Studio, Cnr Stanley & Walker Streets, Townsville-Gurambilbarra
🎟️ Free Event (Facebook Event Link https://www.facebook.com/events/7972439122812084)

🌐More Info https://www.umbrella.org.au/shapes-of-listening-in-conversation/

📚Australian literary icon David Malouf AO in Conversation with Tenille McDermott is sure to be a treat for all literary lovers! David is an internationally recognised author with more than 18 books published and multiple literary awards.

For this special event David will chat about his books with Tenille McDermott and then delight us with some readings and book signings! ✒️

Tenille McDermott has been a bookseller at Townsville's much-loved Mary Who? Bookshop for nearly two decades. She is currently the co-editor of James Cook University's postgraduate cultural journal, Sūdō Journal, and is completing a PhD in creative writing. An experienced interviewer, Tenille has conducted conversations and moderated panels with a wide range of authors including Anna Funder, Pip Williams and Trent Dalton.

📅 Saturday 27 July
⏰1pm - 2pm
📍 Townsville Civic Theatre, C2
🎟️ FREE EVENT
🌐www.afcm.com.au/afcm-2024/afcm-festival-garden-2024/

AFCM Offices set-up at the Pitt Building and pianos arrived! Thank you Theme & Variations Piano Services, XRX Business Centre Townsville ADITS

🎼𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐌 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭: Burdekin Theatre 𝐀𝐘𝐑 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘! Don't miss this FREE CONCERT featuring Lloyd Van't Hoff and the AFCM Fellowship Ensemble Zaza Road Quartet. They will be performing Rabl’s Quartet in E-Flat Major and movements from Beethoven, Stravinsky and Mendelssohn.

Townsville folk, take the drive down to Ayr and spend the evening at the Burdekin Theatre. For our music lovers in Ayr and Home Hill, come along and see this hugely talented ensemble live and free!

Brisbane’s Zaza Road Quartet formed in early 2023, made up of postgraduate candidates from the Queensland Conservatorium under the tutelage of Michele Walsh, Trish Dean, Paul Dean, and Natasha Vlassenko respectively. After their AFCM 2023 Winterschool appearance, they return as the AFCM Fellowship Ensemble for 2024, a worthy appointment!💕

The AFCM Outreach Tour & Workshops Program provides opportunities for an emerging ensemble to give concerts and create a profile throughout the Festival ✨

📅 Monday 22 July
⏰ 6pm
📍 Burdekin Theatre, Ayr
🌐 https://www.afcm.com.au/discover/pathways/afcm-pathways-program/afcm-outreach/

With thanks to our AFCM Outreach Partner Wilmar Sugar Australia✨

AFCM OUTREACH PROGRAM | Australian Festival of Chamber Music The AFCM Outreach Tour & Workshops Program provides opportunities for an emerging ensemble to give concerts and create a profile throughout the Festival. Through a series of workshops and performances at local secondary schools and theatres in the region, and led by AFCM Pathways Program Director Ll...

🎻 Introducing AFCM Quartet-in-Residence... the Goldner String Quartet! For many years, the Goldner String Quartet has been a cherished part of AFCM, enriching our festival with their exceptional performances.

The Goldner String Quartet is widely recognized not only as Australia’s preeminent string quartet but also as an ensemble of international significance. As they celebrate their 30th Anniversary and final year together, we honour their enduring legacy.💕

🎼Their performances have captivated audiences across Australia, the UK, Europe, the USA, the Asia-Pacific, and New Zealand. They frequently appear at major festivals worldwide and are proud to be the Quartet-in-Residence at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

Career highlights include performances at London’s Wigmore Hall and New York’s 92 St Y. Special projects include a retrospective of 20th Century quartets and the complete cycle of Beethoven’s String Quartets, which won the 2009 Limelight 'Best Classical Recording' Award. The Quartet is also known for premiering new works commissioned from many of Australia’s leading composers.

Come along and see Dene Olding (Violin) Irina Morozova (Viola) Dimity Hall (Violin) and Julian Smiles (Cello) perform one last time as the Goldner String Quartet - https://www.afcm.com.au/afcm-2024/2024-festival-artists/?id=5618258🎫

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬:
🎵Friday 26 July - Opening Night Concert Festival Feelings
🎵Saturday 27 July - Concert Conversations 1 with the Goldner String Quartet - Desert Island Treasure
🎵Sunday 28 July - Sunday Night Concert - Schubertiade
🎵Monday 29 July - Evening Concert 1 - Melodious Monday
🎵Wednesday 31 July - Concert Conversations 3
🎵Thursday 1 August - Evening Concert 3 - Baroque Temptations
🎵Saturday 3 August - Closing Night Concert - Festival Farewell
🎵Sunday 4 August - AFCM After Party

The Goldner String Quartet are supported by Dr Steven Lun and Mrs Janelle Lun for Townsville Urology, Michael and Carmel
Fellows, Jane Seawright and The Hon Justice David North.
To become an Artist Angel, or to find out more please contact Angela Timbs, AFCM Philanthropy Manager 👍
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.afcm.com.au/support/supporting-an-artist/

AFCM Outreach Concert Ingham!

🎶🌳 𝟏 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐌 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 with the Barrier Reef Orchestra!

Join us for this fabulous afternoon of music in the idyllic Queens Gardens. Co-presented by Townsville City Council, this concert features world-leading AFCM Artists and the talented local Barrier Reef Orchestra. It's Live and FREE on the big stage and promises an unforgettable experience of sunshine and music! 🌞

🎻The program includes pieces from Starwars, Ludwig Van Beethoven and more! Bring a picnic, some chairs or a blanket, and settle in for an afternoon of musical delight. Cafe and bar facilities are available on site, as well as light snacks. Please note this event is licensed, so no BYO is permitted.

Don't miss out, put it in your calendar now! 🌴

📅 Sunday 28th July
🕖 Gates open 3pm for a 4pm start
📍Queens Gardens, Townsville-Gurambilbarra
🎫This is a FREE event and no bookings required
🌐https://www.afcm.com.au/afcm-2024/festival-program/?pid=6023

🌴𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐌 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐓𝐘𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐄𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐀𝐌 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘! Don't miss this FREE CONCERT featuring Lloyd Van't Hoff and the AFCM Fellowship Ensemble Zaza Road Quartet. They will be performing Rabl’s Quartet in E-Flat Major and movements from Beethoven, Stravinsky and Mendelssohn.

Townsville folk, take the drive up to Ingham and spend the afternoon in the beautiful TYTO wetlands with its walkways, lookouts and viewing platforms. And for you folk in Ingham, come along and see this hugely talented ensemble.

Brisbane’s Zaza Road Quartet formed in early 2023, made up of postgraduate candidates from the Queensland Conservatorium under the tutelage of Michele Walsh, Trish Dean, Paul Dean, and Natasha Vlassenko respectively. After their AFCM 2023 Winterschool appearance, they return to the region as the AFCM Fellowship Ensemble!💕

The AFCM Outreach Tour & Workshops Program provides opportunities for an emerging ensemble to give concerts and create a profile throughout the Festival ✨

📅 Sunday 21 July
⏰ 4pm
📍Tyto Wetlands Amphitheatre, Ingham
🌐 https://www.afcm.com.au/discover/pathways/afcm-pathways-program/afcm-outreach/

With thanks to our AFCM Outreach Partner Wilmar Sugar Australia ✨

AFCM OUTREACH PROGRAM | Australian Festival of Chamber Music The AFCM Outreach Tour & Workshops Program provides opportunities for an emerging ensemble to give concerts and create a profile throughout the Festival. Through a series of workshops and performances at local secondary schools and theatres in the region, and led by AFCM Pathways Program Director Ll...

🎶Delighted to welcome ​percussionist Peter Neville to 2024 AFCM! Peter graduated in Music from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1986 and has since had an wide-ranging career as a composer and percussionist. ​

As the percussionist of the ELISION Ensemble for twenty-five years, Peter has been involved with all their concerts, CDs, and international tours. Peter is also a member of groups including Jouissance, the David Chesworth Ensemble, The Raga Dolls Salon Orchestra, The Bolt Ensemble, Six Degrees Ensemble and SPEAK Percussion. His orchestral work has included tours to Europe with the Australian Youth Orchestra and Japan with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

​Peter was appointed was appointed Head Of Percussion at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2000 and as the inaugural Head of Percussion at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in 2013.​

See Peter live https://www.afcm.com.au/afcm-2024/2024-festival-artists/?id=5619179🎫

𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬:
🎵Wednesday 31 July - Ray Golding Sunset Series 3 - Symphonic Sunset
🎵Friday 2 August - AFCM Evening Concert 4 - Musical Transfigurations

Peter replaces Troy Greatz at AFCM 2024.
To support Peter and become an Artist Angel, or to find out more please contact Angela Timbs, AFCM Philanthropy Manager 👍
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.afcm.com.au/support/supporting-an-artist/

🎉Please welcome Ian Brunskill back to AFCM! Ian was born and raised in Canada and now resides in Townsville where he is a freelance percussionist and educator.

Ian has appeared with Riley Lee, Graeme Jennings, Lara St. John, Epizo Bangoura, Dancenorth, Speak Percussion, Colin Currie and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also worked with composers Ross Edwards, Nigel Westlake and Iain Grandage; and has studied Ghanaian, Senegalese, Classical Indian and Guinean drumming.🥁

Book your tickets to see Ian here https://www.afcm.com.au/afcm-2024/2024-festival-artists/?id=5619123 🎫

𝐈𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬:
🎵Friday 26 July - Opening Night Concert - Festival Feelings
🎵Wednesday 31 July - Ray Golding Sunset Series 3 - Symphonic Sunset
🎵Friday 2 August - Evening Concert 4 - Musical Transfigurations

To sponsor Ian and become an Artist Angel please contact Angela Timbs, AFCM Philanthropy Manager to support an artist, or to find out more 👍
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.afcm.com.au/support/supporting-an-artist/

📰The Townsville Bulletin's Nikita McGuire published this fabulous article about AFCM and the top 10 highlights!

For more info about the Festival and concerts visit our website www.afcm.com.au

Looking forward to seeing you all very soon!