Workshops/Rehearsals

Adult Workshops

29^th – 31^st August

All Day Mark Walton Music workshops in the Mungindi district. All welcome.

Wednesday 26^th September

10.00am – 12noon Don Burrows Woodwind Ensemble. All welcome (FREE)

Mungindi Memorial Hall.

1.00 - 5.00pm Mark Walton Bated Breath Rehearsal.

Mungindi Memorial Hall

Thursday 27^th September

9.00am – 12noon Mark Walton Ensemble Workshop. All welcome (FREE)

Mungindi Memorial Hall.

1.00 – 2.00pm Don Burrows Jazz Improvisation Workshop. All welcome (FREE)

Mungindi Memorial Hall.

3.00 – 5.00pm Festival Orchestra pre rehearsal with Mark Walton.

All welcome (FREE)

Mungindi Memorial Hall

5.30 - 6.30pm Mark Walton Bated Breath Rehearsal.

Mungindi Memorial Hall

Friday 28^th September

9.00 – 10.20am Café Latte Rehearsal

Mungindi RSL Club

10.30 – 11.45am Clarinet Calypso Open Rehearsal

Mungindi RSL Club

12noon – 1.15pm Sax from the City Open Rehearsal

Under the shade in Barwon River Park

1.15 - 2.30pm Don Burrows Jazz Improvisation workshop. All welcome (FREE)

Under the shade in Barwon River Park

1.30 – 2.30pm Mungindi Mosaic singing workshop with Brian Buggy & David Miller

Mungindi RSL Club

3.00 – 4.15pm Café Latte Open Rehearsal

Mungindi RSL Club

3.00 – 4.15pm Festival Choir Rehearsal with Brian Buggy (FREE)

Under the shade in Barwon River Park

Saturday 29^th September

9.00 – 10.15am Festival Orchestra with Mark Walton playing the 1812 Overture.

All Welcome (FREE)

Parts for all players of all standards.

Pavillion Marquee, Mungindi Showground

Saturday 29^th September

9.00 – 10.15am Festival Choir with Brian Buggy singing Mungindi Mosiaic.

All Welcome (FREE)

Sheep Shed Pavillion, Mungindi Showground

Children's Workshops

Tuesday 25^th September

10.00 - 11.30am Don Burrows – Thallon School Band Rehearsal

Mungindi Memorial Hall

1.00 - 2.30pm Don Burrows Open to all children in the district who play a

wind/brass instrument.

Fabulous opportunity for your child to have a workshop with one of

Australia’s top musicians.

Primary and secondary age children welcome.

Wednesday 26^th September

10.00 – 11.00am Mark Walton School Band Workshop (FREE).

Mungindi RSL

Mark Walton is currently the Director of the Christchurch School of

Music and was formerly the Chair of woodwind at the Sydney

Conservatorium and is one of Australia’s leading woodwind teachers.

Mark teaches master classes all over the world but is going to be in

Mungindi.

Don’t miss this opportunity!

Friday 28^th September

12noon – 1.00pm Kevin Hunt “Keyboard for Kids” (FREE)

Mungindi RSL Club

Kevin Hunt is a regular accompanist for Don Burrows and is a

celebrated Jazz pianist in his own right.

1.30 – 2.30pm Mungindi Mosaic

Mungindi RSL Club

Singing workshop with Brian Buggy & David Miller

Brian Buggy is currently the guest conductor of the Sydney Youth

Orchestra and David Miller is a celebrated accompanist and Chair

of Ensemble Studies at The Sydney Conservatorium.

Saturday 29^th September

9.00 – 10.15am Festival Orchestra with Mark Walton playing the 1812 Overture.

All Welcome (FREE)

Parts for all players of all standard,

Pavilion Marquee Showground

Saturday 29^th September

9.00 – 10.15am Festival Choir with Brian Buggy singing Mungindi Mosaic.

All Welcome (FREE)

Sheep Shed, Mungindi Showground

Toddler Proms

Saturday Afternoon September 29th

There will be Toddlers Proms on Saturday afternoon conducted by the Sydney Youth Orchestra. Toddlers Proms introduces young people aged 2-7 to the instruments, sounds and sections of a full symphony orchestra. Audience members are encouraged to clap, march, sing, and dance along to the music, to play the big bass drum, and some lucky youngsters even get the chance to conduct the whole orchestra! Children will be free to this event, however accompanying adults will be the price of a Saturday Day Ticket.