Workshops are being held for public schools to replace the cancelled Riverina Music Camp and Tour. The Bandlink Riverina workshops are bringing experienced musicians and conductors to schools in the area for a series of two-day courses along with shorter tutorials.
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The tutorials are being held next week, over Wednesday June 9 and Thursday June 10 at Griffith East Public School.
The camp was cancelled for 2021 as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, but has assured students that it will return for 2022.
Vince Conlan, the Bandlink Griffith coordinator, says there's been a lot of interest in the program so far.
"We've got kids coming from Coleambally and Hillston, as well as lots from the area ... It's just a fantastic opportunity for our local kids to have really high standard musicians come."
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Rural south and west arts coordination officer Diana Alexander is excited for the potential of the workshops.
"I'm just so, so excited because the Griffith one is just going gangbusters and that's great for the kids. It's great for learning and focus, not just playing music ... we can't run the camp so we're giving the opportunity for students to come together under very skilled staff," she said.
"We've seen it with the drama camp, the kids are just so pleased to be together because they're working with like-minded people."
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Cai Holroyd
Journalist for the Area News in Griffith. RMIT graduate. Full-time writer and part-time nuisance. Been described as 'present.'
Journalist for the Area News in Griffith. RMIT graduate. Full-time writer and part-time nuisance. Been described as 'present.'
