An exciting and invigorating line-up for the Four Winds Festival 2016 will be announced on Saturday, October 10 at the Four Winds Open Day at Barragga Bay south of Bermagui.
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There will be live music, guided site-tours, children’s activities and locally made food and refreshments. Gates open at 11am.
Launch and music begin at 11.30am. This is a free event for the whole community to find out more about Four Winds and its many activities.
As well as hearing talented artistic director and clarinettist, Paul Dean, perform there will be performances throughout the day by Ensemble Offspring, the renowned group of musicians that like to expose audiences to new ways of experiencing sound; the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) Brass Trio, the Artists-in-Residence; a local school children's sing-a-long, part of a National Music Teacher Mentorship Program; and a showcase of the Windsong Pavilion's digital and interactive capabilities with a live interview and performance given by a surprise 2016 Festival artist, who will be joining in from Perth.
Four Winds is also happy to announce that a brass trio comprised of students from the Australian National Academy of Music make up their latest visiting residency.
They visited Little Yuin Preschool on October 6 and will visit Bermagui Primary School on October 15. And a feature concert will be held in the Four Winds Windsong Pavilion titled, Brass Banter on October 17.
The students will be interviewed about their experiences as young musicians, transitioning to a professional career in music. Learn about ANAM and the Four Winds residency program over an afternoon generously peppered with beautiful and transfixing music.
The Open Day this Saturday will also be an opportunity for you to meet the new Four Winds executive director, David Francis, explore Four Winds current and future community programs, enjoy a guided site tour of the Four Winds Native Species Arboretum with botanist, Stuart Cameron, as well as just relaxing with a picnic lunch in the Four Winds outdoor Sound Shell ampitheatre.
The free event will be at the Four Winds site on Four Winds Rd, Barragga Bay from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, October 10.
Please register so we know you are coming: www.fourwinds.com
