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 fourteen 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 artist smiling

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 and Louise Cox

Board of Directors

Sheena Boughen - Chairperson
John Ellingworth - ex-Officio, past chairman
Marilyn Chalkley - Director- Marketing & Audience Needs
Carol Cockburn - Director- Community outreach & Volunteers
Neilma Gantner - Board Member
Sian Hall - Director- Development and Fundraising
Terry Irwin - Deputy Chair and Director of Amphitheatre Site
Alan Stretton - Director of Grants
Anh-Thu Stuart - Treasurer and Director of Business Systems
Robert Tacheci - Secretary and Director of Visuals and Website
Sam Weiss - Finance Committee

Artistic Advisors

Carrillo Gantner - and Master of Ceremonies
Rodney Hall

Administrator

Suzie Lane

Production Team

Genevieve Lacey - Artistic Director
Annie Reid - Production Manager

Honorary Roles

Howard Haynes - Honorary Auditor
Philip Cox and Clinton Murray - Honorary Architects