Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Desert Harmony Part 1

Monday 9/8/13 Production meeting Desert Harmony Festival.

Griffith university's Dr Brydie-Leigh Bartleet.
Here with her crew to write, sing and work with WMC.

Rohin (QUT-Queensland University Technology) and Reggie.

Josh and Joel (CON-Conservatory of music)

Abby and Euan

Gavin and the numpins

Rohin, Brian and Josh.

Sound training with Matty Burns.

Prepping the festival.

Song writing workshop for Circle Stories.
A CON and WMC initiative. 

Dirk repairing leads.

Sound check.

Nearly there!

OZ Opera 13/08/13

OZ Opera orchestra ready to work on the songs with the WMC musicians. 

OZ Opera orchestra and Brian Morton.

OZ Opera orchestra and Brenden Hines.

OZ Opera orchestra and Leslie Thomson.

OZ Opera orchestra and Marcus Finlay.

While the WMC artist perform the other staff members set up the sound at the civic hall.

OZ Opera and WMC.

OZ Opera orchestra and Brian Morton.

OZ Opera orchestra and Marcus Finlay.

Brenden Hines.


Tuesday, August 13, 2013

NIMA 2013

The National Indigenous Music Awards Darwin 2013


And the winner is...
Winanjjikari Music Centre and Barkly Regional Arts for the Songpeople sessions.
Shellie Morris and the Borroloola Songwomen.

G.R. Burarrawanga Memorial Award for NT Artist's.

An song of the year for Waliwaliyangu Li-Anthawirriyarra a-Kurija (Saltwater People Song)

Shellie up performing with at Yothu Yindi tribute concert.

Everybody dancing to Yothu Yindi's "Treaty"

Peter Garret and WMC CDU trainer Cain Gilmore.
Both presented events on the night.