Sydneysiders just keep coming back to Townsville for their chamber music fix, says the festival director.Following his intimate solo Chopin recital at Sydney's City Recital Hall, Australian pianist Piers Lane donned his chamber music hat, inviting the audience to stay for the launch of his 2011 ...

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music has taken out the award for best event at the prestigious Limelight Awards, for the second time.The local festival took out the top prize over five world-class events, including the Melbourne International Arts Festival and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Sc...

FOOD and wine lovers were in heaven yesterday as they sampled gourmet delights at Townsville's first Food and Wine Festival. The event showcased 18 winemakers from Australia and New Zealand, 12 local restaurateurs and popular musical acts.Townsville chef Grant Philips from Watermark took home ...

The search for Australia's Favourite Event is on...... and voting closes on 12th September! The Australian Festival of Chamber Music has been nominated as Australia's favourite event and it would be great if you could click on the link below to vote for us as Australia's Favourite Event....

On the afternoon of Sunday 12th September, Taste of Townsville, the first event of its kind in the region, will showcase the best ingredients available in North Queensland as well as wine tastings offered by visiting wine makers from across the country accompanied by a variety of entertainment, in t...

CHAMBER music tourism is sweeping the globe. Here, the Bangalow Music Festival, the Canberra Chamber Music Festival and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music are but a few of the nation's classical festivals. In Townsville, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music is in its 20th year. And if ...

It's the tour of the bush with a touch of class as the Australian Festival of Chamber Music prepares to take its world-class wound west.As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations the festival has extended its geographic reach to include  various events held across the region including Ayr...

PIMLICO State High School music teacher Richard Newell has already described his chamber strings orchestra as the most talented group he has ever taught, but they are now set to get even better. The orchestra has been selected to take part in the Townsville Bulletin Winterschool program, which will ...

WHEN Aleisha Strom first auditioned to play violin as a primary school student she couldn't help but be curious of the instrument which appeared to be a grown-up version of her own. Not surprisingly as soon as the young student picked up the cello her musical path clicked in to place.Nine years ...

THE organisers of Townsville's Australian Festival of Chamber Music believe they have struck a chord but it has more to do with food than music. The not-for-profit organisation has announced it will stage a food and wine festival in Townsville on September 12.To be called Taste of Townsville, or...

Jack Liebeck might have won a Classical Brit award a month ago, making him hot property on the UK classical music scene, but he is far from simply a violinist. He is also fascinated by photography and physics."I would hate to just be one-track," he says by phone from a London café. ...

Local students are answering the call for the chance to be coached by international musicians. Pianist Sam Row is among the hundreds of applicants vying for a position at the Townsville Bulletin. It is the third year of the youth scheme, supported by the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, where 1...

Announcing the Chef's for the 2010 Chefs in the North Dinner on Thursday 29th July. Five Townsville based chefs will be working alongside six of Australia's most distinguished chefs to prepare the Chefs in the North Dinner. Held annually in July, the night before the opening of the Australia...

Synergy Percussion are an exciting, vibrant group, originally formed in 1974.The group, now lead by Artistic Director, Timothy Constable, have brought innovative sounds to the main stage from the scrunching of paper through to the engulfing sounds of large drums, cymbals and gongs, to entertain glob...

North Queenslanders will continue to celebrate everything from chamber music and yachting regattas to the richness of Italian culture after the State Government yesterday pledged $142,000 to six local events.The latest to receive funding from the Queensland Events Regional Development Program were t...

Pianist Piers Lane refuses to sit still for long. The Australian Festival of Chamber Music's artistic director talks to Sharon Verghis.At a luxurious private residence in Mosman, on Sydney's north shore, Piers Lane sits, swaying and dreamily lost, at a piano on a small makeshift stage. Spotl...

MUSIC lovers were given a sneak preview to the sounds of this year's Australian Festival of Chamber Music during a Cairns launch yesterday.Renowned Australian pianist Piers Lane gave an audience of about 50 people a much-anticipated performance at the Whitfield House. The launch is designed to g...

Judy Hunter says sometimes the volunteers make the sweetest music. And the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville wouldn't be the same without them. Forty people have signed up to work as volunteers for the 20th annual festival in July.Mrs Hunter has been a festival patron for all th...

          It was an emotional homecoming for accomplished violinist, Brendan Joyce on Monday evening when he performed at a special cocktail party concert to launch the Australian Festival of Chamber Music's, "A Breath of Fresh Ayr".&nb...

The team over at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) has just received some fantastic news; our Festival has won the ABC Limelight Magazine Award for Best Event/Festival for 2009!Amongst six world-class shortlisted events, the AFCM received an unbeatable amount of votes by the public thi...