MUSIC, COMMUNITY, JUSTICE A one-day conference hosted by La Trobe University in association with the Gorgeous Voices Festival

Convenor: Dr. Sue Gillett
Visual Arts Building, View Street, Bendigo

• 9.00am - Keynote Address:

  "Taking it to the streets"

• 9.30am - Panel 1

  
  Social Welfare, Health and Harmony
  Speakers include: Faye White (Community Music Victoria) and Dave Pugh (St. Lukeís)

• 11.30am - Panel 2

  
  Advocating refugee rhythms
  Speakers include: Dr. Sue Gillett (LaTrobe University)

• 2.00pm - Panel 3

  
  Womenís community and music
  Speakers include: Christine Sass (Gorgeous Voices Festival)

• 4.00pm - Panel 4

  
  Cross-cultural music encounters
  Speakers include: Gerry Gill (LaTrobe University) and Kavisha Mazzella (Gorgeous Voices Festival)

• 6.30pm - Dinner at the Capital;

  Theatrical Performance of "Difficult Women"

DIFFICULT WOMEN is a unique literary-folk concert that combines the spoken word, theatrical vignettes of women artists such as VIRGINIA WOOLF, FRIDA KAHLO, VIV ELLIOT, CAMILLE CLAUDEL, MEMPHIS MINNIE, SYLVIA PLATH, and many others, with folk songs, blues and humour, and close two-part harmony singing.

Performed by Lin Van Hek, with guest artists Penelope Swales, we are very excited to be opening our weekend Gorgeous Voices Festival program at The Capital with this moving and entertaining show.

Tickets for this will be on sale in August. Dinner and show costs $55.

SATURDAY MORNING

• WORKSHOP #4 Saturday 9th September 10am ñ 12noon
  FAY WHITE ñ NEW SONGS FROM CENTRAL VICTORIA Men, women & children welcome
  New songs written for mixed voices by Central Victoria women Josephine Bodno and Anelie Joy. Both have been writing songs for some time and although neither has been published widely, their songs are being sung and enjoyed by local groups. Both writers deserve a wider audience and both are chuffed to be involved in this project.

• WORKSHOP #7 Saturday 9th September 10am ñ 12noon
  POLLY CHRISTIE - MUSICIANSHIP FOR SINGERS
  De-mystifying the dots, understanding rhythm, intervals and other such musical skills that will assist you in your singing and listening. Polly Christie will run a workshop that even the novice singer can understand but where the experienced choral singer will also pick up a hint or two.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

• WORKSHOP #4 Saturday 9th September 3pm ñ 5pm
  FREYDI MROCKI - THE ROLE OF MUSIC AND SONG FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE IN THE LIVES OF ASHKANEZI JEWS
  Freydi Mrocki is a highly regarded Yiddish perfomer and member of well known group Klezmania.

• WORKSHOP #7 Saturday 9th September 3pm ñ 5pm
  POLLY CHRISTIE - LEARNING TO SING IN HARMONY
  If you are unsure about holding your own part when harmonising with other singers, this workshop is for you. Skilled conductor Polly Christie will guide you in improving this skill by using various techniques to help build vocal confidence and knowledge about harmony.

GORGEOUS VOICES CONCERT

Saturday 9th September 5.30pm ñ 7pm The Capital Theatre, View St, Bendigo

Many of our guest artists & choirs will be performing a couple of songs for festival participants, on stage, at The Capital. They include Cocosí Lunch, Kavisha Mazzella and Kelly Auty.

SUNDAY

• WORKSHOP #3 Sunday10th September 9.30am ñ 12noon
  ANNI M. COYNE - SINGING IN QUIRKY SPACES ñ CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLDMINE Underground Function RoomMining for songs... an exploration of songs about excavation, digging deep for treasures of all kinds
  A workshop looking at songs around the kind of mining common to Bendigo historically & many other places world-wide, & also exploring the metaphorical digging & extraction of what makes us what we are & what we could be, a journey which takes a great deal of courage, effort, patience, time & commitment parallel to that of physical mining. This workshop will include some elements of song creation & group co-operative song development, harmony, layering & playing with timing & feel... Who knows what we we might dig up!

SUNDAY