2024 FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Double bass
Kees Boersma's Performances
Friday 26 July 2024
AFCM 2024 Opening Night Concert - Festival Feelings
Saturday 27 July 2024
AFCM Governor's Gala - Angels, Demons and other Nasties...
Monday 29 July 2024
Ray Golding Sunset Series 2 - Roll Over Beethoven
Monday 29 July 2024
AFCM Evening Concert 1 - Melodious Monday
Thursday 1 August 2024
Concert Conversations 4 with Piers Lane, Julian Bliss, Benjamin Roskams, Timothy Constable and David Berlin
Thursday 1 August 2024
AFCM Evening Concert 3 - Baroque Temptations
Friday 2 August 2024
Concert Conversations 5 with Anna Rabinowicz, Adam Barnett-Hart, Julian Smiles, Dimity Hall, Kees Boersma
Friday 2 August 2024
AFCM Evening Concert 4 - Musical Transfigurations
Saturday 3 August 2024
AFCM Families' Concert presented by Townsville Bulletin
Saturday 3 August 2024
AFCM 2024 Closing Concert - Festival Farewell
Kees Boersma
Kees Boersma is supported by Artist Angel Mrs W. G. Keighley
Kees Boersma enjoys a multifaceted career as principal double bassist of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, lecturer in bass at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, recitalist and avid chamber musician. Following several seasons of performing with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, he has been active since joining the SSO in premiering new works for his instrument, including concertos by Colin Bright (‘Young Tree Green - A song of the Republic’) and Mary Finsterer (Ice Tales No.1) - the latter earning an APRA nomination for Best Australian Performance of a New Work. He was also a featured soloist and presenter in the SSO ‘Playlist’ series of concerts.
Kees is a regular performer at Australian music festivals, has been member of the Australian World Orchestra since its inception and has been a guest principal of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. His interest in Historically Informed Performance has included performing with Pinchgut Opera and tours through Europe with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (London). Kees plays on a fine instrument by John Lott senior, circa 1820, one of the greatest makers of basses.