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The Queensland Music Festival (QMF) is a series of musical events staged in a number of locations in
Queensland
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, Australia, usually around late July, every second year. It is financially supported by the
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended fr ...
through Arts Queensland, the
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council (BCC) is the democratic executive local government authority for the City of Brisbane, the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. The largest City Council in Australia by population and area, BCC's jurisd ...
, the
Australia Council
The Australia Council for the Arts, commonly known as the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. The council was announced in 1967 as the Austra ...
, and a wide range of other partners. It brings new innovative musical experiences to the far flung communities as well as major cities of Queensland.
Since its inception, Queensland Music Festival has grown from a biennial state-wide festival of music, to a creator of annual festivals and events, producing over 800 live music experiences for the 2019 Festival. By its geography, length, participation and attendance, Queensland Music Festival is the largest live music festival in the world.
History
The festival began as the Brisbane Biennial Festival of Music in 1991 with
Anthony Steel as founding artistic director who also directed the 1993 festival. Nicholas Heyward served as CEO in 1995 and 1997 with
Jonathan Mills
Jonathan Mills (born 12 February 1984) is a Wales, Welsh rugby union player. A lock forward, he previously played for Llandovery RFC Bath Rugby, Bath, Llanelli RFC and the Scarlets before joining London Welsh where he captained the side winning ...
and
Richard Mills as artistic advisors. In 1999, Claire Booth was appointed the Executive Director, the festival was renamed the Queensland Biennial Festival of Music and the program was extended to include regional Queensland. The artistic director was Simone de Haan in 1999, and
Lyndon Terracini
Lyndon William Terracini, OSI (born 1949), is an Australian operatic baritone and from 2009 to October 2022 artistic director of Opera Australia.
Early life
Terracini was born in 1949, the oldest of four children born to Shirley and Vita Ter ...
from 2001 to 2005. He was succeeded in 2007 by
Paul Grabowsky
Paul Atherstone Grabowsky (born 27 September 1958) is an Australian pianist and composer.
Biography
Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and opera. His father Alistair had lived in Papu ...
– when the festival was renamed to Queensland Music Festival – and
Deborah Conway
Deborah Ann Conway (born 8 August 1959) is an Australian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, and had a career as a model and actress. She was a founding member of the 1980s rock band Do-Ré-Mi with their top 5 hit "Man Overboard".
Conw ...
in 2009 and 2011.
James Morrison was artistic director for 2013 and 2015.
History
Queensland Music Festival Katie Noonan
Katie Anne Noonan (born 2 May 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter. In addition to a successful solo career encompassing opera, jazz, pop, rock and dance, she was the singer in the band George and remains the singer in the band Elixir; perf ...
was appointed in 2016 and was Artistic Director for 2017 and 2019.
In 2019, a piece commemorating the re-discovery of a once thought extinct Night Parrot
The night parrot (''Pezoporus occidentalis'') is a small parrot endemic to the continent of Australia. It has also been known as porcupine parrot, nocturnal ground parakeet, midnight cockatoo, solitaire, spinifex parrot and night parakeet. It i ...
was commissioned for the festival.
See also
* List of Australian music festivals
This is a list of music festivals in Australia, including festivals that have stopped running.
A-E
*Adelaide Guitar Festival
* Alternative Nation Festival
* Australian Festival of Chamber Music
* Australian Gospel Music Festival
* Bassinth ...
References
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External links
Queensland Music Festival
Music festivals in Australia
Festivals in Queensland
1991 establishments in Australia
Music festivals established in 1991