The Opening Night of the 2013 Castlemaine State Festival brings together an abundance of music maestros, stars of song and clusters of choirs, in a restaurant setting overflowing with musical offerings. Lyttleton Street becomes an outdoor extravaganza of plenty where festival goers are seated centre stage and served a profusion of festival appetisers that spill and flow from the surrounds of the street’s extraordinary buildings.

It’s a byo chair and food-to-share affair, at tables that fill the street and all enriched by a seasonal riot of Festival fare.

‘I’ll have a rare treat from the eighties with a touch of Mariachi for entree thanks, a Georgian table song for mains, oh, but wait a minute, what’s this Feast of the Mau Mau?’

A singing Maitre D’, her offsiders and staff, a restaurant band, a choir of hundreds will serve an audience of more than a thousand. A menu du jour of Castlemaine’s minstrels and stars, opera singers and street crooners, chorists and choirs, and the hottest ‘dish’ ever to grace the verandah of Castlemaine’s iconic Imperial Hotel.

Cornucopia! in song — it’s more than a mouthful of sing-a-long, it’s a feeding of the spirit.

Concept and Direction Jude Anderson, Punctum

Penny Larkins, Carl Pannuzzo, Aurora Kurth, Casey Bennetto, Mal Webb, Alana Hunt, Sofia Chapman, Al MacInnes, Brodie and Daniel Rogers, Ben Gibbons and James Cox

Plus members of the Chatwarblers, Acafellas, Castlemaine Singers, Castlemaine College Choir, Steiner School Choir, Maine Choir, 37 Degrees South, The Deborah Triangles, Mary Thorpe, Cyril Wong and Scott Sanders.

We wish to advise that tickets for Cornucopia! will now go on sale on Thursday 17 January NOT Monday 14 January.
For bookings please phone: (03) 5472 5123

Opening Night Seat Chart

Leading the ensemble are some familiar truants — Justin Marshall (Heraldo and the Flaming Flamingo Orchestra), Dan Witton (Cosmo Cosmolino) and Eamon McNelis (Flap) are joined by some of the finest artists to be bribed with riches including Ms Terry (Flying Scribble) and Lilkoi Kaos (Caravan Burlesque)

From Swing, to Balkan Beats, Cumbia to Calypso, Afro Beat to Zombie Boogaloo, this special Festival band is ready to put on a show like no other.

Musical Direction: Justin Marshall
Performance: Lilikoi Kaos, Zoe Robbins and Skye Gellman
Musicians: Ms Louise Terry, Dan Witton, Eamon Mc Nellis, Michael Timcke, Don Stuart, Gideon Brazil, Myles White, Rory Mc Dougall, Dolan Jones.

The Black Diamonds are also performing at the Opening Night Party.

Come to THE CLUBROOMS where you can warm up for an evening of Festival performances or wind down when the performances are done and dusted. Kick off, kick back and have a ball backstage at the Castlemaine Town Hall.

Sporting a rub-a-dub bar and grub, The Clubrooms have a trophy winning atmosphere and A-grade performances backstage, on stage, and beyond – warm ups, coaching, coaxing, crazy dance, cool tunes and hip moves, The Clubrooms combine live art with Allstar attitude, cabaret with locker room cheek, deep heat and Dencorub.

Featuring the Allstars, The Black Diamonds, Tuba, Flap! and guest players from the festival “bench”.

Come celebrate with the team ‘til the stars go home.

The concert will open with Louis Andriessen’s Facing Death (1990), in which the composer dares four string instruments to imitate Charlie Parker’s alto saxophone. The result is bebop for strings; astringent, exhilarating and very fast

Tiffany Speight will join the Quartet for Respighi’s dramatic and declamatory setting of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem Il tramonto — The Sunset and two stunning works by Osvaldo Golijov, Colourless Moon and How Slow the Wind. The program will conclude with Brahms’ String Quartet No. 2 Op. 51, in which Brahms takes liberties with form and tempo, contrasting lyrical calm with dramatic twists and moments of turbulence — beauty emerging from struggle.

One of Australia’s pre-eminent chamber ensembles, the Australian String Quartet features a stellar line-up, comprising Kristian Winther and Anne Horton on violin, Stephen King, viola, and Rachel Johnston, cello. The members of the Australian String Quartet are privileged to perform on a matched set of instruments hand-crafted by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini between c.1743–1784 in Italy.

Among the Quartet’s 2012 performance highlights were its festival appearances at the Trasimeno Music Festival in Italy, Canterbury Festival in the UK and the Automne Musical d’Ollon in Switzerland.

The Festival is thrilled to have Tiffany Speight as part of this performance collaboration with the Australian String Quartet. Tiffany is a Helpmann and Green Room Awardee, a recipient of the Vienna State Opera Award and is heavily in demand on the Australian and international opera circuit.

‘…a powerful new dynamism…’
Graham Strahle, THE AUSTRALIAN, 2012

This recital will have something for everyone. It is a journey amongst some of Tiffany’s favourite pieces and roles, including Mozart’s Dove sono from The Marriage of Figaro, Dvorak’s Song to the Moon from Rusalka, works by Grieg and Ivor Novello.

Tiffany’s sparkling soprano voice, matched by her famously warm and engaging stage presence, will be perfectly counter-balanced by accompanist David McNicol, whose sensitive and insightful piano work sets him apart in his profession. They will perform in the home of Harvey Mitchell with David playing the famous Bosendorfer Imperial, that was made, it is believed, in Vienna in 1899. Its special sonority is due to the built quality, and the effect of the unique half-octave on the bottom end of the scale.

David McNicol is one of the most highly regarded piano accompanists in Australia, having studied the art with the late Margaret Schofield in Melbourne and Geoffrey Parsons in London.

Caroline Nin made her debut in the late 80s at the Hollywood Savoy in Paris, a swing and jazz venue. A classic femme fatale with charm and intrigue, Caroline Nin has a captivatingly rich voice and a large musical repertoire from Piaf to Minnelli, Bassey to Brel to her own compositions.

Caroline is currently the lead singer of the famous nightclub on the Champs Elysees, the Paris Lido where her predecessors included the likes of Piaf herself, Judy Garland, Bette Midler, Shirley Maclaine, Josephine Baker and Noel Coward.

A finalist in the 2011 Helpmann Awards for Best Cabaret Performer, Nin’s frank and tender bi-lingual tribute to France’s most famous chanteuse is spine-tingling as she breathes new life into familiar anthems. This Piaf tribute is not an impersonation, but an empathetic homage by a fellow Parisian chanteuse.

‘When Nin sings in her soulful, just husky-enough voice, the room strains to listen and hairs on the backs of necks stand up. An evening rich in poignant poetry.’
Simon Ferguson, Daily Telegraph

‘Nin … a spine tingling, tear-jerking revelation’
TIME OUT, London

Led by founder Jean-Claude Acquaviva, A Filetta’s music encompasses traditional compositions as well as its own interpretation of the island’s contemporary culture, without straying from its roots. To assert its Corsican identity, the group’s name refers to a type of fern that grows on the island of Corsica.

A Filetta will be performing works from the very traditional Corsican chant paghjella (sacred hymns), to contemporary works by Jean-Claude Acquaviva for Medea, Requiem, Pessoassion, theatre and film music.

Jean-Claude Acquaviva — seconda
Paul Giansily — terza
Jean-Luc Geronimi — seconda
Jean Sicurani — bassu
Maxime Vuillamier — bassu
Ceccè Acquaviva — bassu

“I don’t want to say anything, I just want to think back to this most intimate, intense, majestic concert I have ever experienced.”
Suzan Lohez, Paris, 25 April 2011.

Sculthorpe’s music draws upon influences ranging from Australian Aboriginal song, Japanese gagaku, Javanese gamelan and Western liturgical music. His music evokes contemporary Australian life, and both the timeless beauty of the Australian landscape and its destructive power — a kind of Australian gothic. The lasting metaphor for Sculthorpe is the sun, and his Sun Music series draws upon the dual nature of the sun as the giver of life and the bringer of death.

The Sun Songbook is the latest project of multi-award-winning trumpeter and composer Phil Slater. He has performed and recorded with Nigel Kennedy, Lou Reed, Sandy Evans, James Morrison, Mike Nock, Terumasa Hino, DIG, Martha Wainwright, Missy Higgins, Vince Jones, Bernie McGann, Archie Roach, Katie Noonan, Jim Black and the Australian Art Orchestra.

This ensemble performing with Phil Slater features pianist Matt McMahon (both Slater and McMahon are former students of Sculthorpe), guitarist Carl Dewhurst, bassist Brett Hirst, drummer Simon Barker and Erkki Veltheim on viola.

‘Slater’s trumpet playing is clearly out of the Miles Davis school. This is original music of real depth, worth listening to again and again.’
Adrian Jackson, Artistic Director, Wangaratta International Festival of Jazz

The music of Arrebato Ensemble excites audiences and critics alike with their dynamic presence and joyous sound, appealing to audiences from the flamenco aficionado, to jazz and world music fans, to lovers of fine chamber music. The instrumental line-up includes cello, double bass, oud, saxophone, harmonica and percussion, with a result that is arresting and hauntingly beautiful.

Performances at WOMADelaide, Sydney Festival, Sydney Opera House and at the International Australian Festival of Chamber Music, have established Arrebato Ensemble as an important arrival on the Australian music scene. Arrebato Ensemble’s second album Absolución was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 2011 Limelight Awards.

With original compositions and orchestral soundscape, Arrebato Ensemble will take Festival audiences on an unforgettable musical journey.

‘Certain music – far beyond mere styles – has roots so deep that to tap them is to uncork a pressurized well of truth…the Arrebato Ensemble grows ever closer to this truth’
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Featuring lengthy pieces that slowly unravel in the most mesmerising fashion, frequently underpinned by an insistent deep groove, the 16 albums by The Necks stand up to re-listening time and time again. The deceptive simplicity of their music throws forth new charms on each hearing. Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor jazz, the music of The Necks is unique in the world today.

‘Absolutely riveting … how three musicians can sound like eighteen is a mystery … extraordinary magical sounds emerged from the ensemble … the way The Necks do this with acoustic instruments is nothing short of miraculous’
FINANCIAL TIMES (UK)

‘One of the greatest bands in the world’
NEW YORK TIMES

The Raah Project embraces both traditional and new principles of jazz improvisation and arrangement, 20th century composition, song, verse and flow.

With musical influences as diverse as Kanye West, Charlie Parker, Igor Stravinsky and King Tubby, musical directors Ryan Ritchie and Tamil Rogeon’s compelling new vision will be delivered by a 26-piece ensemble comprising a horn section, jazz rhythm section and string section including players from the Australian National Academy of Music.

Following the release of their debut album Score (2010), The Raah Project sold out a national tour and received sparkling reviews across Europe and the UK (Rolling Stone; #6 Jazz Album of the Year on iTunes). The Raah Project are thrilled to be featuring new musical works for their performance at the 2013 Castlemaine State Festival.

‘I couldn’t believe how good it was — it was definitely up there and beyond. It was a bit of Matthew Herbert, a little bit of Sa-Ra Creative Partners, but with its own melodic Australian vibe going on.’
GILLES PETERSON, THE INDEPENDENT (UK)

‘Ritchie is as persuasive a rapper as he is a singer, equipped with the rhythmic instincts of a jazz vocalist or beat poet. And Rogeon’s solo violin fuels the ensemble’s dynamic fire.’
THE AGE

Performing old blues and Dixieland jazz from the 1920s and 30s, brassy swing and joyful swagger are theirs. The raspy, belted vocals of Erika Lewis have been compared to those of Mae West — so if you remember her distinctive voice, you had better come along. The band has gained a loyal following through their distinctive sound, their commitment to reviving long-lost songs, and their barnstorming live performances.

Todd Burdick — tuba
Ryan Baer — banjo, guitar
Barnabus Jones — trombone
Shaye Cohn — cornet, fiddle
Robin Rapuzzi — washboard, percussion
Erika Lewis — vocals

‘Fact is, I believe Tuba Skinny is actually ‘The Cure for The Common Cold’’
Someone on Facebook

The music of John Dowland (1563–1626) and Henry Purcell (1659–1695), two of the greatest English musicians of all time, will form part of the program for this unmissable concert. Dowland’s and Purcell’s profound insights into the human soul, with Dowland expressing a deeply melancholic view of life and Purcell a rich theatrical extravagance, helped to create songs and music from an astonishing era.

Ludovico’s Band will bring the timeless quality of this extraordinary music to life in this concert. They will also celebrate the marvelous musical awakening of 17th century England through John Dryden’s Fairest Isle, with music of exquisite beauty and refinement.

Marshall McGuire, triple harp
Samantha Cohen, theorbo and guitar
Ruth Wilkinson, viol and recorders
Guy du Blêt, percussion
Rachael Beesley, violin
Violin Julia Fredersdorff
With Timothy Reynolds, tenor

‘…a chain of pleasures performed to a rapt, totally absorbed audience’
THE AGE

Flap! is a blistering yet charming five-piece band of brass, guts, words and skins who crank out up-tempo songs, turning street shoes into dancing shoes. They play original music that is both old and new, inspired by the entire human diaspora. Influences from 1920s jazz, Gypsy Brass, English Folk and Trinidadian Calypso can be heard peeping through their antipodean veneer.

Formed during an informal jam at the 2007 Port Fairy Folk Festival and playing their first gig at the Woodstock Cafe at Christiania, Copenhagen, that same year, Flap! have since become Festival favourites across Australia. Flap! are definitely an ‘up’ band, now veterans of the best of Australia’s music Festival circuit.

Fresh from their A Great Day For The Race two-month European tour in late 2012, Flap! are in Castlemaine pumped and hot-to-trot.

The Mae Trio create driving rhythms on banjo, ukulele, cello and bass, interspersed with evocative violin/cello duet arrangements and the haunting sound of concert marimba. Their songs are poetic and melodic, from the lament for a lost banjo to a lyrical tribute to William Morris, and much in between.

Maggie and Elsie won the prestigious Lis Johnston Memorial Award for Vocal Excellence at the National Folk Festival 2011. Anita has performed with the successful folk band Evelyn’s Secret, and with the Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club.

With disarming charm in their song delivery, and the spoken introductions in between, this trio is fresh off the blocks and utterly lovely.

Currently based in Berlin, this exciting young trio has studied intensively with some of the world’s leading chamber musicians and is in demand, engaged to perform extensively across Europe, the UK, Scandinavia, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

Named after the Australian Impressionist painter, Sir Arthur Streeton, the trio has received great acclaim for its performances in important venues around the world, including Wigmore Hall (London), Het Loo Royal Palace (Holland) and the Melbourne Recital Centre.

The Castlemaine State Festival is privileged to have secured this extraordinary international classical trio and invite you to join us in welcoming them to Castlemaine.

Martin Smith, cello
Emma Jardine, violin
Benjamin Kopp, piano

Repertoire:
Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio in E major Hob XV/28
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio in C minor Op. 66
Elena Kats-Chernin – The Spirit and the Maiden

‘…their unerring exactitude of tempo and mood is almost psychic…’
Dr. Chris Dench, Thomas’ Music, Melbourne

Individual band members are in demand across the musical spectrum, having recorded and toured with the likes of Jackson Brown, Bonnie Raitt, the Indigo Girls, Sinead O’Connor, Natacha Atlas, She’Koyokh and Vardos.

‘Dynamic and authentic’
TIME OUT, London

‘Four of Europe’s most talented klezmer musicians. They bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and excitement to their performances.’
Frank London, The Klezmatics

Inspired by the music of Astor Piazzolla, the vocal ensemble 37° South shares a line of latitude with his birthplace in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

37° South will perform a colourful program of music composed in the European classical tradition, then taken from its birthplace and integrated into the local and indigenous culture and landscapes of European colonial settlements in the Americas and Australia.

The program highlights will include lesser-known works by familiar contemporary composers across a broad range, including Philip Glass, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Astor Piazzolla, Peter Sculthorpe and Ross Edwards.

Sopranos
Elisabeth Anderson
Andrée Cozens

Mezzo-sopranos
Kirsten Boerema
Trish Timmins

Tenors
Peter Butler
Scott Sanders

Bass / baritones
Pip Avent
Peter Hunt

Acclaimed as one of the world’s leading harpists in contemporary and baroque repertoire, Marshall McGuire studied at the Victorian College of the Arts, the Paris Conservatoire and the Royal College of Music, London and has commissioned and premiered more than 100 new works for harp.

Marshall will perform a program featuring Vers la Source dans le Bois by Marcel Tournier, In a Landscape by John Cage, La Source by Alphonse Hasselmans, 9 Candles for Dark Nights by Stuart Greenbaum, The Harp and the Moon by Ross Edwards and Suite for Harp by Benjamin Britten.

‘The Australian harpist Marshall McGuire is plainly a musician of exceptional imagination and flair, reflected in his choice of music as well as in his superbly assured playing’
THE TIMES London

These exuberant young wind musicians, all of whom are already very highly accomplished, have robust future careers as leaders in the Australian music industry. The Wind Quintet is part of the 2013 national touring AYO Regional Residencies program, which encourages the development of chamber music performance for selected musicians.

Folllowing this performance, a scrumptious lunch with fine local wines will be shared with the performers and fellow audience members in the historic Church hall and surrounding bush landscape. Come and ‘graze’ on some of the best food available in the region.

The concert commences with a short performance by the Goldfields Woodwind Ensemble.

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Blak Cabaret will take you on a heart-warming journey into our nation’s soul with its unique brand of blak brilliance. Featuring the deadliest mob of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers, Blak Cabaret is a delicious cocktail of comedy, music, poetry and dance. After being a massive hit in 2012 at the inaugural Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival, it’s now Castlemaine’s turn to experience the hilarity, the exuberance and the good times that Blak Cabaret brings to town. Many of the performers are Traditional Owners of Victoria with the rest of the mob residing in our fine state, so make sure to get your tickets early because this show will sell out the theatre but not its people.

The Blak Cabaret singers, poets, comedians, dancers and musicians include:

MC Uncle Jack Charles, Dave Arden, Illana Atkinson, Liz Cavanagh, Kutcha Edwards, Jida Gulpilil, Johnny Harding, Shiralee Hood, Kevin Kropinyeri, Uncle Herb Patten and Lowana Wickham.

Produced by Jason Tamiru.

Both possess a passion for songs with heart, mind and soul; for lyrics that tell the story of life as it is; songs that are poignant, funny, wise, ironic and moving. They accompany their songs with a captivating combination of guitar, accordion, flute, tin whistle, ukulele and percussion, and yarn-spinning.

Fay and Jane bring a subtlety of interpretation to their songs, a singularly ‘womanly’ perspective and the kind of depth and heart that only comes with maturity. As such they are a rare and precious addition to the community of Australian musicians.

‘When Jane Thompson and Fay White blend their voices together in glorious harmony the experience is exhilarating! They stand tall in any musical company and I cannot recommend them too highly.’
Keith Mckenry, former President of the National Folk Festival, Australia

Following a brief residency at the Old Fryerstown School, these artists have prepared a special performance responding to the distinctive characteristics of this historic gold rush town and its recently restored School.

Joined by her two-man band The System (named after the system which transported convicts to Australian penal colonies), exemplary musicians Dan Witton (double bass and vocals) and Chris Lewis (drums and vocals), Jenny M. will change everything you thought you knew about Australian bush music.

‘Bold, inspired and beautiful in its intensity, Bush Gothic takes your breath away’
NATIONAL TIMES

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BANDMOUTH: A lip-to-lung global vocal adventure with Mal Webb
Around the world and into your gob, vocal explorer and songwriter Mal Webb takes you on a lip-to-lung journey through the physics, physiology and phrivolity of all the sounds a face can make. Sideways yodeling, beat box/mouth drums/vocal percussion, harmonics/throat singing, mic technique, uvular fluttering, advanced clapping, vocal distortion (without hurting) and Inuit panting (way beyond Rolf Harris) are all explored on the way to being a band with your voice and the lead singer too.
Saturday 16 March, 11am
Castlemaine Primary School

THE WRITE STUFF with Casey Bennetto
In this workshop, Casey Bennetto leads participants through the funhouse that is modern songwriting in action. Where do we begin? How do we proceed? What lies at the heart of every great song? The group will attempt to fashion a new song collaboratively during the session, disturbed at random (and hopefully brief) intervals by the host spouting off about technique and intent and the impossibility of collaboration in songwriting.
Saturday 16 March, 2pm
Castlemaine Primary School

ALL OF WHAT WE ARE with Penny Larkins and Carl Pannuzzo
Working with our voices with respect to the physical space in which we sing and how we are feeling in a particular moment, participants will create a ‘Song of Now’. Three different sonic spaces will be our inspiration and all the sounds we can make will be our palette. All experience levels are necessary so that we can showcase a vibrant tapestry of sound representative of a slice of festival going public.
Sunday 17 March, 11am
Phee Broadway Theatre Foyer

SONGS OF SUDAN with Ajak Kwai
Ajak Kwai is the rare voice of a Sudanese woman in Australia. She has a haunting melodic voice that is distinctly African and to listen to her is to experience the continent in all its colors, rhythms and mystery. In her workshop, Ajak will take participants on a journey of beautiful traditional Sudanese women’s songs that can be sung by everyone. She will also share some of her own songs that fuse her African roots with grassroots Australian music.
Sunday 17 March, 2pm
Castlemaine Market Building

STORY AND SONG with Anne Conway
Bendigo-based Indigenous vocalist and guitarist Anne Conway was inducted into the Tamworth Hall of Fame in 1997. Her music has a strong Aboriginal heritage component and encompasses many genres. She is particularly adept at storytelling through her music and she loves singing about Australia and its people. In this intimate workshop, Anne will share stories and songs including those from her work with Aboriginal elders.
Monday 18 March, 7pm
Castlemaine Primary School

FOUNDATIONS with Scott Sanders
Local musician, choir director and composer, Scott Sanders will lead participants through a workshop introducing, and developing vocal techniques, abilities and sounds that form the foundation of speech and singing. By focusing on the fundamental elements of phonetics and exploring specific regions of the voice system, new meaning and music is created by the group by identifying, isolating and redefining the basic palette of human vocal communication.
No music reading or previous vocal experience required.
Tuesday 19 March, 7pm
Castlemaine Primary School

ONE VOICE with Stephen Taberner
Melbourne-based choir-leading guru and spookmeister Stephen Taberner comes to Castlemaine for a one-off journey into the latest things that are turning him on… body and vocal percussion tidbits, secret ditties from the Spooky Men’s Chorale and infernally funky songs. Stephen has an absurdly eclectic musical pedigree, and promises to ransack every musical area to give you a zingling tingling feeling that will linger long after the workshop has finished.
Saturday 23 March, 10am
Castlemaine Market Building

TALKIN’ HIP HOP with Jesse Lavery and Wade Kongas
Hip-hop is a grassroots movement that originated in New York in 1973. Now, 40 years later, two central Victorian hip-hop practitioners are presenting a chance to learn how to write a hip-hop/rap song. Jesse Lavery and Wade Kongas will take you on an illuminating introduction covering techniques of storytelling and writing, including some of the history of rap and hip-hop. Come along and learn how to harness your individual self-expression through this vibrant, all-embracing and passionate musical art form. This workshop will take place as part of the Generating Y youth day.
Saturday 23 March, 11am
Ray Bradfield Room

FUNKY HARMONIES with Maggie & Elsie Rigby
A workshop of songs written by Maggie & Elsie Rigby designed to give participants a chance to sing their hearts out. Songs reflect Maggie and Elsie’s infectious love of harmonies, and are in four or five parts, full of energy and beautiful melody, a bit wacky, sometimes spine tingling, and lots of fun! This workshop will take place as part of the Generating Y youth day.
Saturday 23 March, 1pm
Castlemaine Market Building

Participants will be invited to perform with workshop groups and leaders at the Festival Finale on Sunday 23 March

All ages welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult.
 

Artists include The Ulumbara Singers, Mal Webb, Ajak Kwai, Bigmouth choir and the Monster Meeting Band.

The day will also include an abundance of regional and exotic foods, and the famous Castlemaine Artists’ Market.

At the culmination of the workshops, the AYO Woodwind Ensemble and Castlemaine Secondary College students will merge to form the Goldfields Secondary Woodwind Ensemble, with a performance on Saturday 16 March.

Tamil will focus on improvisational string techniques from some of his own compositions, while Australian National Academy of Music players will work with the students on traditional classical pieces that require concentrated manuscript reading. Altogether they will prepare a special Castlemaine Town Hall concert to be presented on the afternoon of our Generating Y youth day.