The second Queensland Band Association (QBA) Youth Music Camp will be held over the second week of the June/July school holidays, 8-15 July, 2009.
The camp is to be held in Maryborough in conjunction with the Education Qld Music Conference.
Get in early
Education Queensland will be distributing the promo material around all schools in Qld, and organisers recommend applications be submitted early as there is only a finite number of places available.
Where
The camp will be held at Susan River Homestead which is situated only 10 minutes out of Maryborough on the road to Hervey Bay.
http://www.susanriver.com/FAMILY/Home.html
Musical Director
Peter Adams, Senior Lecturer from Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand will be the Musical Director and has many years experience working with young students.
Tutors
Tutors, headed by Edward Kennedy, include Dani Rich, Megan Harmston, Adrian Head, Josh McKechie, Thomas Allely, and Kerri-Anne Looi.
The week long camp will include several concerts at the Education Qld Music Conference.
James Morrison
James Morrison will conduct a 'closed' workshop with the Youth Band and will also perform with them at the Music Conference Twilight Concert — an opportunity that doesn't come around every day.
Cost
The cost of the camp is $600 which includes all tuition, accommodation, meals, transport from Brisbane to Maryborough, uniform shirt and music.
Contact
For more information and bookings, go to www.qba.org.au, or contact QBA Secretary, Annette Ries on annetteries@aapt.net.au
Applications close 10 June 2009
