Four Winds Festival Overview

The Four Winds Festival is held every second Easter in the very beautiful Four Winds outdoor amphitheatre, nine kilometres south of the small township of Bermagui, on the far south coast of New South Wales.

four winds audience in amphitheatre

In the fifteen festivals held since 1991, Four Winds has offered its audiences the opportunity to hear some of the best Australian and international musicians playing fine classical and contemporary works, in programs drawn from a wide diversity of musical and cultural traditions.

The festivals have established a reputation for excellence in music that is enhanced by being performed in a magical site, where artists, winds, birds, even on occasion a Four Winds frog, all contribute to the proceedings.

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Four Winds in a not for profit, incorporated association and is a tax exempt charitable entity. Four Winds is managed by a volunteer Committee of management. Various members of the Committee take on specific responsibility to ensure a high quality and smooth functioning Festival event. The Committee is assisted by many other volunteers on the days of the festival.

Festival Patrons

Sir William Deane - Patron-in-Chief
Gough and Margaret Whitlam
Carl Vine
Mirka Mora
Daryl and Kaye Jackson
Lady Grounds
Jonathan Mills
Philip Cox
Louise Cox

Board of Directors

Neilma Gantner Board Member
Sheena Boughen Chair
Carol Cockburn Deputy Chair, Community Engagement & Volunteers
Marilyn Chalkley Marketing & Media
Robert Tacheci Website and Visuals, Secretary
Lindsay Parsons Festival Artists' Care and Sponsorship, Treasurer
Sian Morgan Hall Fundraising and Development
Sam Weiss Grants and Partnerships
Ashley Fuller  
Don Moffat  

Artistic Director

Genevieve Lacey

Administration

Natalya Tacheci — General Manager
Suzie Lane — Business Administrator

Honorary Roles

Howard Haynes — Honorary Auditor

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Carrillo Gantner AO — Chair Fundraising Committee
Cox Richardson — Architects
David Claringbold
Sydney Opera House
Frankie Airey — Consultant
Philanthropy Squared
Caroline Baum — Communications
Jim Atkins
Sound Solo