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About Four Winds

four winds amphitheatre
four winds festival natural amphitheatre

The Four Winds 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.

In the sixteen 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.

Four Winds in a not for profit, incorporated association and is a tax exempt charitable entity.

Four Winds is best known for it's biennial Festival AND our work with our community throughout the year to encourage participation in the development and production of creative and musical practice.

This includes our Inspiring Program, which has developed and encouraged a network of existing musical educators in the region.

Four Winds is managed by a board with a General Manager and Business Manager. The Management team representing the board of the Chair and Deputy Chair meets with the General Manager and Business Manager on a regular basis.

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four winds 2012 – an intimate setting
four winds 2012, an intimate setting — image: Robert Tacheci


Four Winds Board

Sheena Boughen Chair
Michael Darling Board Member
Neilma Gantner Board Member
Paul Kildea Artistic Director
Don Moffatt Treasurer, Site Manager
Sian Morgan-Hall Director, Fundraising & Development
Moira Scollay Deputy Chair
Robert Tacheci Secretary, Director of Website and Visuals

2012—2016 Artistic Director

Paul Kildea

Festival Patrons

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

genevieve lacey and james crabb perform
genevieve lacey & james crabb
2012 festival grand finale - trajectories
2012 festival grand finale: 'trajectories'
images: robert tacheci