Music

What’s Happening? With two world premieres, the return of Stephen Johnson, Piers Lane, Roderick Williams, Lotte Betts-Dean and Brett Dean, the official farewell of the Goldner String Quartet, the debut of cellist and conductor, Umberto Clerici and 13 other artists, and more Guilty Pleasures, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville-Gurambilbarra is a musical degustation full of flavour. Also, keep scrolling to the bottom to see some epic local spots to dine, sip and eat while the festival is in town. When? The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) returns from July 26 to August 4 in Townsville-Gurambilbarra with a sensory feast for the ears, offering a musical degustation that promises to delight connoisseurs of chamber music from across the world. AFCM Artistic Director Jack Liebeck has curated an auditory banquet