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Easter holidays edition.

Newsletter April 7 2004

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What’s on?

Spoken in Whispers – a solo exhibition by Glennys Briggs. Cumquats, 145 Boundary Street West End. Exhibition runs until April 22 2004.

St Johns Passion JS Bach's St John Passion performed by Canticum, Choral Music for Brisbane, conducted by Emily Cox. April 9 6pm @ St John's Cathedral, Ann St, Brisbane. Further info: (07) 3309 2581

Easter heroes of Dance @ Pillar Valley Saturday 10th April 2004 12 hours of dance music (Psy trance, breaks, tech house) from a huge line up of local and interstate DJs. Indoor and outdoor spaces, we party rain or shine. Massive spectacular installations, lighting and decor by Space Monkeys and Templestate. Sound systems by Hypnosis Sound. A Thumpin Easter party in a beautiful part of Australia, Pillar Valley. For more information visit the Gooble Webpage here.

Australian Gospel Music Festival (AGMF) 2004 Fri 09 Apr - Sun 11 Apr 2004 /, featuring international & local artists 6 Across, @ Queen's Park Toowoomba, more info at BCC here.

The Waiting Room @ Metro Arts Stepping out from a door into a small room, Wilfred finds herself part of a team of divine bureaucratic incompetence, but has no memory of how she got there. Firstly she must solve the meaning of two doors, an adding machine and the mind-numbing stream of the most terrifyingly generic person in existence: Smith. But as mistakes begin to pile up, the grand cosmic question ‘Who’s in charge of the whole thing?’,rears its head. Wilfred must now choose between being God of a small room, or throwing it all away and taking a step into the great unknown. Written by Simon Brook & Directed by Scott WittPreview: 13/4/04 Season: 14/4/04 - 1/5/04 Time: 8pm Wednesday to Saturday & 6.30pm Tuesday
Where: The Theatre Tickets: $35 Dinner & Show/ $20 Adult/ $15 Concession $10 Groups/ $12 Preview
Bookings: 07 3221 1527The Waiting Room is part of the Independents Program

Seas of Sorcery The Queensland Orchestra’s next Maestro Concert, Seas of Sorcery, presents violin genius Chuan Yun Li’s Australian debut in an outstanding program of Classical greats, under the baton of Chief Conductor Michael Christie. Li’s phenomenal skill and instrumental pyrotechnics performing Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto have already thrilled audiences in the United States and Asia. 8pm, Concert Hall Queensland Performing Arts Center $30 - $53 Call Qtix on 136 246 or online at www.thequeenslandorchestra.com.au

Maggie & Katie Noonan with The Queensland Orchestra. Brisbane's own Katie Noonan, ARIA winner and vocalist of George & Elixer, will be joined by her mother, operatic singer Maggie Noonan and Melbourne's Jazz Trio "Redfish Blue" in a one off performance with The Queensland Orchestra. This phenomenal combination will perform a selection of popular jazz standards for this Mother's Day Special. 1 Mary 2004 8pm QPAC Concert Hall Tickets - $39.75 - $55.75

‘Grace & Fire’ – with Dheeraj Shrestha & Andrew Veivers. Dheeraj Shrestha is the Tabla player with Dya Singh’s group and is one of Australia’s foremost Indian percussionists. Flamenco Guitarist Andrew Veivers is a founder member of leading Flamenco ensemble ‘Jaleos Flamenco’ and the Tango/Gypsy Jazz/Flamenco ensemble SARS. Dheeraj and Andrew create a perfect osmosis of the graceful rhythms of Indian music and the passionate melodies of Flamenco. A hands-on journey along two diverse improvisationary paths. Workshop: 4.30pm – 5.30pm Interval – Tea & Coffee: 5.30pm – 6.00pm

Concert: 6.00pm – 7.00pm Tickets: $10 each for Workshop and Concert – with special rates for School groups ($10 combined)

Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Russell Street, South Bank. For more information contact Qld Conservatorium Events Manager Tel: 3875 6241

‘El Calor Español’ with Rafael Soler & ‘Para Siempre’. Renowned Spanish Tenor Rafael Soler is an international performer who commands much respect for his versatility and range across the whole spectrum of Classical, Opera, Operatta, Spanish and Latin American traditional and contemporary music. He is joined by outstanding Piano accompanist John Woods, another versatile artist who encompasses Classical music, Tango, American popular song, and the Spanish Operatta repertoire. The duo perform Spanish Operatta comedia style ‘Zarzuela’ such as ‘Luisa Fernanda’ and ‘Alma de Dios’, Spanish popular songs and Manuel de Falla compositions from the Asturias region close to Galicia in Northern Spain. Closely related to the Asturias tradition is the Galician Celtic style folkloric dance of the Spanish Folkloric group ‘Para Siempre’. This Brisbane based group, led by outstanding Flamenco and Spanish Folkloric dancer Yolanda Fernandez is a very experienced performing group presenting a blend of very colourful Galician Celtic dances and classical pieces including excerpts from de Falla’s Opera ‘The Three Cornered Hat’. Tuesday 27 April 12.30pm – 1.30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM, BRISBANE CITY HALL - Free Concert

Transit Lounge workshops. Apr 14, 5-8pm Conversations - The Visual Arts Workers Forum; Apr 15, 4-7pm How to Put on a Festival Forum @ Transit Lounge: Space for Young Artists, Judith Wright Centre, 420 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley. Cost free, bookings required. Further info: Youth Arts Qld (07) 3252 1030 or via email.

Reverse Garbage 5^th Birthday. April 16, 6-8pm @ Reverse Garbage, 296 Montague Rd (cnr Ashington St), West End. Featuring industrial fashion display created from salvaged materials by Karin Mayer Tiffany Beckwith-Skinner; DJ; stilt walker; prizes; organic beer wine; and useful and beautiful objects produced by local artists for sale. Further info: Reverse Garbage (07) 3844 9744 or via email.

Visible Ink Festival. Apr 17, 2pm @ King George Square, Brisbane. Poetry and music featuring speed poets Mandy Beaumont, Stefanie Petrik, Rowan Donavon and Graham Nunn along with Crystal Flepper from local band Hot Rubber Glove. Further info: Brisbane City Council (07) 3403 8888

Australian Festivals poster 2004 edition has all the information you need on what, where, when and who to contact. This full colour poster is easy to read, will look great on any wall, and provides you with all the info you need about festivals around the country. $13.50 (includes GST, postage & handling). Further info: 7th Dimension, PO Box 6187, Fairfield 4103 (07) 3342 7507.

Confluence. Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and BEMAC's Workshop/Concert Series. The next event 'Grace & Fire',on Thursday 22 April, features the passionate and exciting blend of Andrew Veivers' Flamenco Guitar and Dheeraj Shrestha's

Indian Tabla. Andrew Veivers, who has run the Spanish Guitar Centre in the City for many years, recently won the Queensland Sunni Recording Industry Award (for the Best World Music CD) for his album 'Jaleos'. Dheeraj tours internationally with the well known Dya Singh World Music group. In 2004 the series will be presented in the Ian Hanger Recital Hall on Thursdays Workshops: 4.30pm – 5.30pm Concert: 6.00pm – 7.00pm Admission: $10 for each session  (Workshop & Concert)  Special School Discounts available on application Tel: 3875 6241 or via email.

QCAN'S NEW SITE - NOW ONLINE. QCAN are pleased to announce that their new website is now online. The new site represents the culmination of several years’ work and we hope that site visitors and QCAN members alike will find it a relevant and interesting tool. Visit the new website here.

Oral History Training Workshops. Apr 17, 10am-4pm @ Bulimba Library, cnr Riding Rd Oxford St, Bulimba. Covers introduction to oral history (what it is, how it can be used); memory; the interview and interviewing techniques; tapes, equipment, copyright and ethics; and making the tapes accessible (indexing, transcribing, logging). $66/$60. Bookings essential. Further info: Lesley Jenkins (07) 3393 3804 or via email.

Vulcana Circus Workshop. Starts Apr 19 @ Stores Bldg, Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington St, New Farm. 8-week term includes workshops in aerial skills, general training, wall and dance harness, performance, clowning, and stilt-walking that will include access to devising workshops to create a performance piece for the Viva Frida Festival at the Brisbane Powerhouse Jul 6-13. Visit the website Vulcana Women's Circus or phone (07) 3358 1888.

Information in this newsletter has been contributed by Gooble Warming, Queensland Community Arts Network, BEMAC, QPAC, BCC and Griffith University.

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