Submission by Dr Jocelyn Wolfe to the Parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s Creative and Cultural Industries and Institutions, 2020

In October 2020, in response to the call by the Minister for Communication, Hon Paul Fletcher MP, for an inquiry into and report on Australia’s creative and cultural industries and institutions, Dr Jocelyn Wolfe, President of Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival Inc., made a submission responding to the following term of reference:

• The non-economic benefits that enhance community, social wellbeing and promoting Australia’s national identity, and how to recognise, measure and grow them.

The submission draws on a broader study of musicians’ livelihoods conducted by the author and a research team from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University in March 2020. To read the submission, go to ABOUT US – SUBMISSIONS.

 

 

Back to Straddie 2020

Chamber music returns to the island on 20 September in two Covid-safe concerts that will keep the festival flame alight and support Queensland musicians

The Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival’s “Back to Straddie” concerts on Sunday 20 September 2020 at Dunwich Public Hall are a way of keeping the music alive on Minjerribah and at the same time providing financial support for musicians in these difficult times for professional performers.

All box-office proceeds (net of ticketing commission) will go to the musicians involved in the two concerts.

To meet social distancing requirements, only 55 tickets will be sold for each of the two concerts. In the event that new restrictions force the cancellation of the concerts, all ticket purchasers will be entitled to a full refund.

The concert programs have been devised by Rachel Smith, Artistic Director of the Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival, and curated from her home in Edinburgh.

 

Concert 1: Così-Così
Sunday 20 September, 10.45 am
Dunwich Public Hall, cnr Junner Street and Ballow Road, Dunwich

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in A major, KV 298 (1787)

Max Reger: Serenade for flute, violin and viola in G major, opus 141a (1915)

Ernö Dohnányi: Serenade for string trio in C major, opus 10 (1902)

Approx. duration 1 hr 5 min

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Concert 2: Nordic Serenade
Sunday 20 September, 2 pm
Dunwich Public Hall, cnr Junner Street and Ballow Road, Dunwich

Jean Sibelius: String Trio (Lento) in G minor, JS 210 (1894)

Arvo Pärt: Estländler for flute (2006)

Pēteris Vasks: Castillo Interior for violin and cello (2013)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade for flute, violin and viola in D major, opus 25 (1801)

Approx. duration 1 hr 10 min

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About the performers:

 

Alison Mitchell, flute

Hailing from Melbourne, Alison Mitchell is delighted to have returned to Australia as the recently appointed Section Principal Flute with Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Alison leads a vibrant career throughout Australia and Europe as orchestral musician, chamber player, soloist and teacher.

 Brendan Joyce, violin

Brendan Joyce is Violinist and Artistic Director with Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra. He has performed as soloist and led the orchestra for numerous milestones including tours, recordings collaborations and major festival appearances, as well as for two Helpmann-nominated performances for Best Chamber/Orchestral performance.

Gregory Daniel, viola

Gregory Daniel is a freelance violist performing regularly with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, and five-piece ensemble Topology. He also holds a casual position with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and regularly performs, tours and teaches music education across Australia.

Louise King, cello

Louise King is a portfolio musician, recording and concert artist, Teaching Artist, active chamber musician, examiner, conductor, music director, events producer and adjudicator. Louise has been part of the Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival since the very beginning and loves bringing her family to the island to enjoy surfing, sandhill racing, walks on the beach, and ice-creams while spotting whales.

Ticket prices for each concert:

$55 Adult/Seniors Card

$50 Concession Card/4MBS Subscriber

$20 Full-time Student/Child

Book through 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 to 5, seven days a week, or online at 4mbs.com.au

 

Covid-19 precautions

We value your support for our benefit concert series, but we also value everybody’s health. With this in mind we are taking our Covid Safety seriously. If you are intending to purchase tickets and join us for one or both concerts, please be aware of the following Covid Safety Instructions:

• All ticket sales will be through the 4MBS Ticketing Service. You will need to print your tickets at home or, if that is not possible, collect them at the door.
• There will be no cash sales or money handling at the Dunwich Public Hall.
• While waiting outside the hall, please practise social distancing and use the hand sanitiser available as you enter the hall.
• Please observe personal hygiene at all times.
• Please follow the one-way system in and out of the hall and use the chairs that will have been appropriately placed. The chairs and surfaces will be cleaned between concerts.
• Most importantly, please don’t come if you wake up feeling unwell on the day, if you have tested positive for Covid-19, or if you have been in a Covid-19 hotspot in the two weeks before 20 September. You will receive the opportunity of a refund if you purchase and then need to cancel.
• We also encourage you to wear a mask and download the Covid Safety App.

Once you have purchased your tickets through the 4MBS Ticketing Service, you will be contacted personally in the lead-up to the event with any updated or more detailed information regarding visiting the island and Covid Safety for the event.

We very much look forward to welcoming you and celebrating live music on 20 September!

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The concert performers are being transported to Minjerribah free of charge by SeaLink Stradbroke Ferries. The event organisers are grateful for this vital assistance.

Thanks are also due to John Carrier and 4MBS Ticketing for their invaluable help in bringing you this special Stradbroke chamber music event.