Position:
Producer – 2011
Songs From Big Sky Country has set a new standard for contemporary Indigenous music in the NT through an innovative collaboration between prominent Indigenous musicians from Central Australia and Darwin Symphony Orchestra.
Produced for Alice Desert Festival, the project partnered desert darlings Warren H. Williams, Catherine Satour & Jacinta Price with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra creative team. Original compositions from each artist were transformed into contemporary orchestral arrangements. The resulting pieces have a classic big band feel combining the sound of the desert with the power of strings, brass and percussion.
This is music from the heart…
This is Songs From Big Sky Country.
The premiere performance at Alice Desert Festival 2011 attracted over 1500 attendees and was one of the major highlights of the 2011 program. It was filmed (7 camera shoot) and broadcast on NITV nationally on New Years Eve 2011.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Develop the concept with all artists and stakeholders
- Source funding, broker partnerships and manage budget
- Engage NITV and other media to cover the event
- Arrange travel, rehearsals and scheduling
- Oversee all event related operations