Arcadia Winds Pictures in Arcadia

Following a successful 2022 tour with The Muffat Collective, Music in the Regions will return to NSW’s South Coast, featuring the energetic Arcadia Winds. A wind quintet, made up of bassoon, horn, clarinet, oboe, and flute, Arcadia Winds’ arrangements give new life to familiar works, while also incorporating the work of contemporary Australian composer Harry Sdraulig. Pictures in Arcadia will take audiences on a sensory journey across the globe, showcasing the ensemble’s craft as storytellers, vibrant musicians, and strong advocates for new Australian music. 

With a program that will inspire striking imagery, display innovative arrangements, and capture Arcadia Winds’ high octane performance ability, this tour will make its way through Moruya, as part of the River of Art festival, Wolumla, Tanja, Braidwood, and Nowra.

Forming in 2013, Arcadia Winds received a fellowship through the National Academy of Music, before going on to be Musica Viva Australia’s inaugural FutureMakers from 2015-17. Now in their tenth year, Arcadia Winds is passionate about commissioning new Australian works for wind instruments, founding the Arcadia Winds Composition Prize in 2018, and are seen as ambassadors for new Australian music worldwide. Arcadia Winds brand of energetic, joyful, and spontaneous performance has seen them tour Nationally and through mainland China; while their broadcast on BBC Proms Australia chamber music series has put Arcadia Winds on the global stage. 

Arcadia Winds perform Pictures in Arcadia at:

MORUYA, as part of the River of Art festival: Saturday, 23 September, 1pm at St John’s Anglican Church, in partnership with River of Art and Music in the Church.

WOLUMLA: Sunday, 24 September, 2:30pm at Wolumla Memorial Hall, in partnership with Sapphire Coast Music Society.

TANJA: Wednesday, 27 September, 6pm at the Old Tanja Church, in partnership with Navigate Arts.

BRAIDWOOD: Saturday, 30 September, 2pm at Braidwood Uniting Church, in partnership with Braidwood Concert Series.

NOWRA: Sunday, 1 October, 2pm at Nowra School of the Arts, in partnership with Music Shoalhaven.