Hi All,

Choral Festival in Denmark W.A. calling for applicants, bit of a hike but
well worth it.


Ben Swinburne
P.O. Box 343
North Tamborine 4272
Q.L.D.
Ph - (07) 5545 1623
Mob - 0418 451620
Fax - (07) 5545 1211
Email - benjaminswinburne@...



>From: Graham Mason <blue.wren@...>
>To: Graham Mason <blue.wren@...>
>CC: Simon Neville/Ecotones <silou@...>, Susie Strong
<susiestrong@...>, Jeanette Grant
<jeanettegrant@...>
>Subject: Denmark Festival of Voice 2005 - Applications
>Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 11:50:39 +0800
>
>Hi There!
>
>Denmark Festival of Voice 2005 - Invitations to Apply
>
>Our 3rd Festival of Voice will be held on the long Foundation Day
Weekend between 3rd and 5th of June 2005. It will comprise three nights and
two days of concerts and workshops celebrating of that amazing instrument we
call the human voice. The last two years have been a phenomenal success and
the festival is now established as a significant event for anyone who loves
voice in artistic performance.
>
>
>The Denmark Festival of Voice is a great opportunity for the singing
fraternity of Western Australia. Groups of singers can get to perform to
receptive audiences, attend a wide range of workshops and have a great time
over the long weekend. It is an excellent opportunity for your group to
enhance their skills and also to experience what is happening in the greater
world of voice. Lovers of spoken word, of poetry, storytelling, comedy etc
can all come and enjoy themselves.
>
>This letter is and invitation to apply for the 2005 Festival. Enclosed
with this letter is an expression of interest form that you should fill in
and return to us no later than 15th February 2005. There are three levels at
which groups can perform at this event.
>
> a.. Free Performers. Fortunately many groups are happy to perform for
the fun of it. Without this component we would not be able to run the
festival. It's a great way of supporting us in the effort we put into
providing a good weekend.
> b.. Profit Share Performers. We budget the festival to run at a
profit after we have paid all our expenses. Profits are reliant on the
numbers of festival attendees. Any profit that we do make will be shared
amongst these performers. In 2003 we ran at a profit and managed to share it
around. In 2004 there were fewer than anticipated attendees and there was no
profit to share around. We believe that we have learnt from these errors and
will run again at a profit in 2005.
> c.. Fully Paid Acts. This is the top level. You state the fee that
you wish to receive for your performances/workshops and we evaluate whether
we can afford you. The funds that we have are limited and we have an
extremely limited budget for this category. We like to provide some top
headline performers who can also hold some excellent workshops and give the
groups exposure to talented musicians.
>Workshop performers and directors of groups larger than 12 performers
will get free weekend passes as will fully paid acts. All other performers
must purchase a weekend pass for the event at the special performers' rate.
This is how we fund the festival. Partner and family tickets will be at full
price. The weekend pass gives access to all concerts and workshops over the
weekend.
>
>We have sent you this letter as part of a mailing list of groups in WA
who may be interested in attending. Please spread the word around. If you
hear of anyone else who is interested, please let us know.
>
>Don't forget that any member of the public may also attend the festival.
We hold the festival in winter when it's easy to find accommodation,
although you do need to book in advance for the weekend. Contact our Visitor
Center for a list of the options which are available It's a great way to
spend a wintry weekend in Denmark and enjoy our beautiful part of the
country.
>
>Please find a application form attached. Last year we had 350 singers,
12 Concerts and 17 workshops.
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Graham Mason
>
>Festival Coordinator
>
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>Denmark Festival of Voice, 17 Price Street, Denmark WA 6333 .
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>Phone (08) 9848 3300 E-Mail blue.wren@... Web Page
:www.dfov.org.au



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