The
Pacific Rim Festival Australia
2001
The
Sapphire Coast Russian Music Festival is the first
part of Ensemble XXI Moscow’s Pacific-Rim Music
Festival, which brings music to audiences in
smaller and more remote communities and, in
particular, to encourage children to develop an
interest in classical music.
As
a result, the Festival began with a week of concerts
dedicated exclusively to schools and musical
demonstrations for children. The
festival featured children from the Russian island of Sakhalin,
who performed together with Ensemble XXI Moscow and
Australian musicians.
About 400 children attended the concert, which was
performed for an Aboriginal community for the first
time.
Pacific Rim Music
Festival, Sakhalin 2003
Pacific Rim Music
Festival, Sakhalin 2004 |
 The
Festival’s Patrons Dame
Joan Sutherland and Mr Richard Bonynge, had the
following to say about the festival:
"We
would like to add our warmest and most enthusiastic
support to the ‘Sapphire Coast Russian Music
Festival’, which has been founded to bring music to
remote areas that do not normally have access to world
class, live performances. The
founders of the Festival, Ensemble XXI Moscow, will
concentrate on bringing music into the schools with
workshops aimed at children of all ages. There will
also be exchanges between Sakhalin and
Australian children."Joan
Sutherland OM,
AC, DBE,
Richard Bonynge AO,
CBE
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