Tura - Violins in the outback

Violins in the Outback is proudly sponsored by Healthway to promote Smoke Free WA and the Western Australian Tourism Commission.

Totally Huge has been assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The State of Western Australia has made an investment in this project through ArtsWA in association with the Lotteries Commission.

Festival Artists stay at Riverview on Mount Street.

Wogarno photographs: Beck@X-Events

Saturday 14th April
12 pm	Gates open
6 pm	The Schvendes String Quartet
7 pm	Hollis Taylor - US Fiddle Champion
8 pm	Violin Factory 2 20 Piece String Orchestra - Multi Media erformance
Sunday 15th April
10 am	Brunch Performance at Wogarno Rock
11 am	Fence Music with Jon Rose
Restricted Access Events
4 pm	Wire Music with Alan Lamb
5.30pm	Sundowner on the Rock
Entry for the whole weekend is: $20/$15 Family$35 Tickets through TURA 9380 6996 & Wogarno 9963 5846 All performances are outdoor smoke free events with smoke free areas. Ample parking no day passes no pets
Travel, accommodation and food packages available

DIRECTIONS ? WOGARNO STATION
Situated on the Northwest Highway 40 km short of Mt Magnet, Wogarno Station features some awesome rock formations as well as the incredibly rich colours of the outback midwest region.Owners David and LJ Cambell are famous for their hospitality and great food.

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THE BIG WEEKEND
A weekend in the outback with some of the most exciting musical events you’ll see in Australia. A sunset concert drifting into a performance under the stars with a theatricallylit shearing shed as the backdrop; a brunch performance in rock country;

the enchanting sounds of wire music all in this most spectacular environment with great food and great company.

The weekend kicks off with a night under the sunset and stars at 6 pm Sat with The Schvendes String Quartet moving through to Hollis Taylor's (New York) virtuosic American fiddle music and culminating in Jon Rose's (Amsterdam) Violin Factory 2 ? all using the theatrically lit shearing shed as the set.
This will be an event that will have the world talking.

But it doesn't stop there

? 10 am Sun morning for those that stay or come back will see a Brunch Performance at Wogarno Rock featuring Hollis Taylor and the The Schvendes String Quartet as well as Jon Rose performing his famous Fence Music. Then a lunch break and siesta before heading back out to the rock at 4pm to see Alan Lamb's Wire Music installation with the man himself.

After all these cultural extravaganzas there'll be celebrations with a sundowner at the rock from 5.30 pm

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THE ARTISTS

The Schvendes String Quartet
Under the direction of Rachael Dease this vibrant Perth string group will ease all into the weekend with some string renditions of music from old and not so old movies.

Hollis Taylor
US fiddle champion extraordinaire “an intriguing hybrid of jazz, western swing, and bluegrass, spiked with good musicianship and a sense of humor. Taylor has splendid chops, a beguiling sense of humor, and she’s absolutely heart-stopping at slow tempos.”
? Mike Parrish, The Oregonian.

Violin Factory 2
Amsterdam based violinist/composer Jon Rose has created this unique Multi Media event featuring 20 piece string Orchestra, Industrial Percussion and Samplers, Interactive Video projections and voice. The Wogarno presentation features vision and sounds recorded on a trip to the station in late Jan 2001.

Wire Music
In 1999 Perth sound artist Alan Lamb travelled to wogarno station with UK composer Kaffe Mathews to set up a wire installation ? long lengths of heavy duty wire stretched over large boulders. The sounds produced from the wind in the wires were recorded, mixed together and are now on CD?s sold around the world.

Fence music
A virtuosic violinist himself, Jon Rose applies his bow to amplified fence wires with astonishing effect!

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