Stiff Gins
are Kaleena Briggs & Nardi Simpson. In the four years since their
first meeting at the Eora Centre in Redfern, Stiff Gins have performed
at the Amsterdam Roots Festival, represented Australia at cultural
institutes in Noumea, New Caledonia, Hanoi, Vietnam and Xijon Spain,
played shows and festivals throughout Canada, the US, Ireland and
performed extensively throughout Australia. Stiff Gins are, through
harmony & song, reclaiming a derogatory term for Aboriginal woman,
whilst declaring they are talented, passionate and proud to be Aboriginal.
Click here for more information.
Timothy
Young
After
receiving his Diploma with a rare distinction from the Ministry
of Education and as dux of his year at the Nicolo' Paganini Conservatorium
in Genova, Italy (1995), Victorian born Timothy Young appears
frequently in Italy and other European centres, performing as both
soloist and chamber music player in contemporary as well as mainstream
repertoire. In 1991 he completed a Bachelor of Music (Hons. Perf.)
at the University of Melbourne with first class honours and as top
performance student in each year of the course. His teachers in
Australia have included Professor Ronald Farren-Price and Mack Jost
and in Italy Professor Lidia Baldecchi Arcuri (piano) and Massimilliano
Damerini (chamber music). For a full biography, click
here.
