Welcome to Four Winds’25!
I am pleased to introduce the Four Winds Program for 2025. It’s an extensive and varied series of events which will inspire and delight many of you. Those who regularly visit our beautiful site will know how much has been done to enhance the experience there. A lot of work has been done on new lighting, new pathways, and the less visible but important fire protection and drainage. An afternoon concert at the Windsong when the weather is kind, food and wine on offer, seeing people you know and soaking up the beauty of the setting and then enjoying exceptional music – these are some of the really good things in life. The 2025 Program has many opportunities for these sorts of experiences offering both familiar and unexpected delights. I look forward to seeing you there.
The Four Winds team invite you to join us for a full year of music in nature. Four Winds 2025 Program is designed to give everyone a reason to visit often: from Windsong Pavilion Sunday concerts featuring popular returns from Lior, Affinity Quartet, Luminescence Chamber Singers, guitarist Karin Schaupp and pianist Simon Tedeschi accompanied by violinist George Washingmachine, to first-time presentations from nationally acclaimed artists Stiff Gins and Van Diemen’s Fiddles. Renowned music trailblazers The Necks will be joining us in early Feb for an exploration of sound. Four Winds First Nation’s Creative Director, Cheryl Davison’s installation from Bundanon will be exhibited alongside storytelling as part of Sculpture Bermagui. Four Winds is thrilled to premiere Djinama Yilaga’s new compositions as part of Barragga Yangga, performing with Butchulla songman Fred Leone and Affinity Quartet. Four Winds popular Easter Concerts return featuring pianist Andrea Lam & Friends from Friday night to Sunday afternoon; and the year ends with the ever-expanding Youth Music Festival featuring the Four Winds 60 piece Community Orchestra. Throughout the year, Four Winds is commissioning and hosting artists in residency who will hold open work in development showings. The gate is open! Come!
‘25 artistic curatorial team
Tim Walker CBE AM
Classical Concerts Curator
Tim was formerly the Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, having previously led World Orchestras and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. He has chaired the Association of British Orchestras and served as Secretary and then Treasurer of the International Society of the Performing Arts. He has an extensive background in music, education, and leadership across global arts institutions.
Sophia Brous
Advisor, Contemporary Music & Residencies
Sophia Brous is an interdisciplinary artist, vocalist, composer, and curator, creating contemporary performance across music, theatre, and dance with international artists and festivals. Based in New York and Melbourne, she is a resident artist at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), founder/artistic director of Supersense Festival at the Arts Centre Melbourne and former Program Director of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and Curator of Music at Adelaide Festival of the Arts.
Andrea Lam
Easter Concerts Curator
Australian pianist Andrea Lam has performed with major orchestras and conductors across Australasia, Japan, China, and the US, including at Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House. A former member of the Claremont Trio, she is a 2024 soloist with several Australian and New Zealand orchestras, she is a Lecturer in Piano at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Co-Host of ABC’s 2025 In the Piano.
David Hewitt
Youth & Community Engagement Curator
David Hewitt is an internationally renowned percussionist, composer, educator, and multidisciplinary performer, known for his work with the Spaghetti Western Orchestra and collaborations with top Australian arts companies. He is also the Director of the Create and Inspire program at Four Winds and Artistic Director of Stonewave Taiko.
Cheryl Davison
First Nations Creative Curator
Cheryl Davison, Walbunja/Monaro woman, is a visual artist, singer, and storyteller who founded the Dhurga language choir Djinama Yilaga in 2018. She teaches visual arts, works as First Nations Creative Director for Four Winds and served on the Biamanga – Gulaga Board of Directors.
Dr Louise Morris
Programming & Creative Curator
Dr Louise Morris is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tanja, known for creating multi-sensory experiences that explore local stories, place-making, and community connections. Formerly a Lecturer at Deakin University, she co-founded key arts collectives and established Navigate Arts in 2019 to foster innovative, inter-disciplinary creative practices in Yuin Country. Alongside her work at Navigate Arts, she works as the Four Winds Events Producer.
