This year’s Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) will present 36 concerts, events, talks and masterclasses across a range of venues in Townsville-Gurambilbarra and Magnetic Island, over a 10-day period from 26 July to 4 August. The program will include more than 40 musicians and presenters, including 10 international and 20 Australian artists, as well as five ensembles.
‘The location, and the manageable size of the town to host a festival of this nature, is a key attribute to its success,’ he says, adding, ‘From a tourism perspective, attracting audiences from across Australia, who visit Townsville as much for the weather and the social events as for the music, is terrific for the region. And we can capitalise on that.’
