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If you wish to attend the ART SONG TO OPERA on March 22nd, please download the application form here

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Happy New Year for 2009 – we are now into our second quarter century having enjoyed a ripper of a 25th anniversary in 2008. What a fabulous year it was due in no small part to our extended Festival , the inaugural Australian Conference of Accompanists and Associate Artists and the magical contribution of pianist and “accompanist to the stars”, Malcolm Martineau. The support the Guild received from members, the general public, sponsors and personal donors during 2008 was magnificent. An extremely high benchmark for future Guild activities has been set. So we must not let the emphasis on the accompanist and all things to do with accompanying flag. A splendid start – our first Annual Brochure It’s hard to believe that this is the first time in our 26 year history that we have produced a professionally designed brochure of our annual events. We hope you all like it.…

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We have added 2 new newsletters – January 2008, and the latest one for April 2008. Click here to access both. Press Release for the Martineau/Lemalu concert on June 1st. Click here to access it. Flyers for the main events at the Festival can be found here. A very sincere “Thank You” to various individuals and organizations who have helped make the 2008 Festival of Accompanists become a reality. You can see who they are by clicking here. The Detailed Program of the 2008 Festival is now available as a web page in addition to the PDF file that you can download. Click here to access both.

Please click here to access the Detailed Program of the 2008 Conference of Accompanists and Associate Artists

Please click here for a detailed Conference program

The pages for the 2008 Festival of Accompanists and Conference of Accompanists and Associate Artists have been reorganized. You can find the main page for the Festival here

Click on one of the links below to download a media kit. Malcolm Martineau Jonathan Lemalu

Please Click Here to download the brochures for 2008.

For the very special one off 25th Anniversary 2008 Festival of Accompanists, the Guild is seeking the support of many generous donors who believe in the significance of the Accompanist and in the presentation of excellence in performance and education for Accompanists, Associate Artists and the Public. The Guild aims to do this in 2008 with the Residency of world renowned Accompanist, Malcolm Martineau, (May 22/June1), the Conference of Accompanists and Associate Artists (May 30/June 1), a significantly enhanced Geoffrey Parsons Award (May 30) worth $5000 to the winner and performances by local and international musicians. The concluding Recital (June 1) by Malcolm Martineau and bass-baritone, Jonathan Lemalu, will present two internationally acclaimed artists of the concert and opera stages in recital. Making a donation We invite you to come on board as a supporter of the 2008 Festival of Accompanists by making a tax deductible donation to the Australia Cultural Fund,…

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