Over 17 days from Friday 13 of July, the Queensland Music Festival under the Artistic Direction of celebrated musician Paul Grabowsky will bring together several thousand Australian and international musicians to present a diverse program of jazz, pop, rock, opera, world music, musical theatre, classical and contemporary performances to more than 100,000 people throughout greater Brisbane and Queensland’s regional communities, spanning the length and breadth of the State’s 1.7 million square kilometres.

Through the universal language of music, Queensland Music Festival will unite the disparate communities of Queensland in a celebration of the shared stories, cultures and experiences that epitomise the richness and diversity of Queensland’s musical and geographical landscapes.

In Brisbane, Queensland Music Festival will showcase the best of local, national and international musical talents in a program of musical excellence including old and new opera, classical recitals, jazz, chamber music, pop, rock and cross-cultural musical exchanges featuring indigenous musicians from Australia as well as our Pacific and Asian neighbours.

In the regional and remote communities of Queensland, community engagement is fundamental to the philosophy and success of the Festival. Through collaborations with local shire councils and the community at large the Festival ensures local participation in the process of creating and performing music that reflects the culture of individual centres, tells their stories, and celebrates their identities.

The original inhabitants of the wildly beautiful Johnstone Shire told their particular musical stories with the aid of clap sticks. Eons later the sound of castanets and Spanish hand clapping would ring through the rainforests and cane fields to tell another fascinating story.

In 2007 the journey between the two tales will be captured in this original, outdoor, music theatre piece by internationally-renowned musician and composer John Rodgers with song and dance from indigenous and Spanish performers and a visual journey through times of dynamic cultural and ecological change.

Featuring: 
John Rodgers (Music Director, Composer, Violin, Guitar)
Megan Sarmardin (Lead Vocals)
Manuel Varela (Flamenco Vocals)
William Barton (Didgeridoo)
Genevieve Lacey (Recorder)
Stephen Grant (Trumpet, Accordion, Acoustic Bass)
John Parker (Percussion)
Cameron Ford (Guitar)
Pearly Black (Lead Vocals)

Where:
Warrina Lakes (corner Charles and Emily Streets), Innisfail

When:
Fri 20 July 5:45pm
Sat 21 July 2:00pm and 5:45pm

Tickets:
FREE