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The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) is a ten-day international festival focused on chamber music but also featuring tours of regional and remote Australia, fine food, master classes for musicians and lecture series by international scientists themed on the Great Barrier Reef. 20 to 30 chamber musicians from around the world converge on Townsville, Queensland, each year to perform and teach emerging artists. The festival was founded in July 1991 and has been held annually ever since.〔 It is the largest festival dedicated to chamber music in the southern hemisphere.〔"Dynamic team gears up". ''Townsville Bulletin'' "The Guide". Published 20 November 2006, p. 24〕 Concerts recorded at the Festival are broadcast nationally on ABC Classic FM regularly throughout the following year. The festival focuses on involving Australian composers and musicians going against contemporary trends in symphony orchestra programming.〔Matthew Westwood: "MATP Festival to tackle new directions". ''The Australian'' Features, Published 4 July 2006, p. 14〕 The AFCM is presented in partnership with all three levels of government as well as several commercial, tourism, regional development, educational, scientific and media organisations. The festival's patron is Quentin Bryce, Governor of Queensland.〔''The Courier-Mail'', The Vice-Regal. Published 6 July 2006, p. 84〕 ==History== The festival was founded in 1990 for a 1991 premiere by Theodore Kuchar who continued as the artistic director for the next 16 years until 2006. The festival began conservatively focusing on the more contemporary music of the classical and romantic periods, over the first five years Kuchar started inserting works of Bartok, Bloch, Martinu, Shostakovich, expanding the musical depth for enthusiasts while maintaining the popular appeal.〔 The festival has tried to avoid a perception that it is only there for cultivated southerners, for example in 2005 for the first time the AFCM had a presence at a Cowboys football match and in 2006 increased publicity focusing locally.〔 In 2007 the AFCM gained a new management and artistic team, with Piers Lane as the new artistic director, Yvette Braithwaite-Bragg as general manager and Chris Smeed as artistic administrator.〔 Lane is a leading international pianist who is based in London;〔Isis Stuckenschmidt 'New AFCM director cases the joint. Townsville Bulletin, Published 28 October 2006 p. 5〕 Braithwaite-Bragg brings qualities and expertise from various roles including State Manager, Sales & Marketing Professional, Special Events Manager and Protocol Officer to her role.〔 The 2007 programme involved vocalists and more variety than previous years to appeal to a broader audience, taking a "lifestyle approach" and focussing on music, wine and food. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian Festival of Chamber Music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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