CON ON TOUR

The Camden Haven Music Festival Inc proudly presents

CON ON TOUR

Star-on-the-Rise baritone Rob McDougall of Schools Spectacular fame brings with him an exciting mix of musicians from Sydney Conservatorium including GUITAR , HORN, CLARINET, PIANO, CELLO and VIOLIN with a variety program of musical theatre, songs, classical solos and ensemble pieces to provide you with a wonderful afternoon’s entertainment, followed by a delicious afternoon tea.

When: Sunday 15 August 2.30pm
Where: Kendall School of Arts Hall Comboyne Street
Tickets at Door from 2pm Adults $20 School Children $5 Includes afternoon tea following the concert

Enquiries Alvena Ferguson 6559 6874 or Adam Bishop 0418152127

The 2011 Festival

In 2011 Camden Haven Music Festival put into your calendar – Friday 6 to Sunday 15 May

Message from the Patron Ensi Payne

Dear Festival Friends and newcomers to the Festival

This year I am writing a personal and direct message to you all. It’s Sunday morning and cooling rain is falling. I’m listening to that hauntingly beautiful Schubert string quintet in C Major. Thoughts slip away from the music to friends. Friends I’ve met through music; some close friendships over years, some brief but intense encounters with music and people, which makes me realise how important and enriching music and friends can be in our lives.

I’ve made a resolution this year and I’m inviting you to share it with me. “Let 2010 be a year to listen to beautiful music”. Not just beautiful music but music that is new, music that will expand our horizons.

The Festival program provides many opportunities to do this, with its range and exceptional performances. The first weekend offers classical music with a difference: I wonder what an ensemble of seven harps will sound like and I look forward to the unique and moving music of William Barton. What an occasion when the winner of the 2008 Sydney International Piano Competition gives a concert in Kendall. Kendall Hall, being a timber building, has excellent acoustics and is an ideal venue for chamber music.

Added colour and a touch of magic are promised with the Laurieton Lantern Parade. What a lovely way to involve people of all ages in the community, who have been busy making lanterns since early in January, and the designs and shapes are truly spectacular.

A Festival such as this cannot take place without people who have imagination and considerable organisational ability, who are prepared to take financial risks and put in many hours of hard work. So, thank you to the Festival Director, the Management Committee, sponsors, the volunteer workers and especially the performers, who devote their lives to bringing us music of high quality.

Please take the opportunity to enjoy the music, the talks, the visual and social aspects of this 15th Camden Haven Music Festival. Let’s make it a great success.

How to Join as a “Friend of the Festival"

If you would like to support the 2010 Camden Haven Music Festival and receive periodic newsletters as the program unfolds, ticket discounts where applicable and provide support to the organisation, you can download a Friends Application Form here.

The membership register will close on 15 March. To be eligible for advertised ticket discounts and other “Friend of the Festival” benefits, you must have paid your 2010 subscription by this date.

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OUR VISION STATEMENT

The Camden Haven Music Festival (CHMF) strives to deliver a festival of national significance that provides a unique celebration of fine and diverse musical experiences

The Camden Haven area occupies the southern part of the Greater Port Macquarie region, and is approximately half way between Taree and Port Macquarie on the mid north coast of NSW. It is a region graced with some of the best weather and scenery in Australia.

For 14 years the Camden Haven Music Festival (CHMF) has welcomed visitors and locals to participate in one of the country’s most enjoyable regional festivals.

Festival performances are presented in venues in Laurieton, North Haven, Kendall Wauchope and Port Macquarie. We offer music in a variety of styles, dance and theatre, in a friendly atmosphere served with typical country hospitality.

THE THREE BROTHERS STORY

William Barton

A capacity audience in the shadow of “Big Brother” Mountain at Laurieton was privileged to hear the world premiere of William Barton and Sean O’Boyle’s specially commissioned musical work “Ancient Souls, Ancient Land’ commissioned to mark the 10th Camden Haven Music Festival (CHMF) in March 2005.

>> READ MORE about the Three Brothers Project and to order your copy of the CD “Ancient Souls Ancient Land”