THIS YEAR’S Maleny Autumn Musical Festival offers audiences the opportunity to witness music, art and nature combined in an event not to be missed. On Sunday 18 April 2010 at 10am world renowned didgeridoo master William Barton (top left) and acclaimed
guitarist/composer Anthony Garcia (top right) join forces to present a unique program of music to be held in the Artspark Australia, 407 Mt Mellum Road Maleny, home of the Ken Hinds Cultural Heritage collection.
The performance will see the world premier of White Notes Between Heaven and Earth, a new work for guitar and didgeridoo by Garcia and Barton inspired by the evocative artwork on display at Artspark and the immense beauty of it’s natural surroundings.
The Hinds gallery, with stunning views of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and cradled by the D’Aguilar mountain range, is home to the work of some of Australia’s finest indigenous and non-indigenous painters.
William, one of Australias most celebrated didgeridoo players was a star of the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony. He has performed with orchestras around the world.
Australian guitarist and composer Anthony Garcia blends colourful, improvised flair with a masterful classical technique. This passionate improviser can cross from the experimental music scene in New York to early music with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. He fuses together a wide range of styles from ancient to contemporary from Latin folk to jazz, world rhythms and experimental.
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