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with JONATHON WELCH

29 April - 8 May - 2016

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about the OUTBACK CHOIR !For so many reasons The Outback Choir with Jonathon Welch will lift your soul. It won’t just be because the choir is conducted by one of Australia’s leading choirmasters or because of the grandeur of the setting sun over Lake Mungo as we sing. It won’t just be because of the feeling of ‘coming home’ that you get from your days in the heritage towns of Burra and Broken Hill and the Hahndorf. It won’t even be the smell of lanolin in Kinchega Woolshed that takes you back to another time or the wonderment on the faces of people to whom we sing; little children at Menindee or farmers who gather by the banks of the Darling River. It won’t even be because of the exquisite food and superb accomodation. !It will be that all those elements work together in harmony to elevate the experience of nature, landscape and song, shared selflessly with outback people. !All this together will make The Outback Choir something you will never ever forget. !Just imagine, ten days living inside a song.

Itinerary !The tour departs and returns ex Adelaide. The first section is based in the South Australian heritage town of Burra. While the primary focus is on building a working repertoire for the performances ahead, there will be plenty of time to enjoy one of Australia’s most interesting and picturesque towns. Workshops will be held in local landmarks such as old breweries, wool-sheds & the Town Hall. ** Cisco is a naturopath and yoga/meditation teacher who will accompany us for the entire trip. !Friday: 9am > Bus leaves Adelaide. Pick-up points TBA. Travel to heritage town of Burra via Clare and Mintaro. 12pm > Lunch at Mintaro. 2pm > Check-in to Paxtons Cottages followed by trip briefing. 3 - 5pm > Workshop. 6pm > Evening meal at The Black Sheep Restaurant. 7.30pm > Workshop by the lake. !Saturday: 7am > optional walk/yoga/meditation with Cisco. 8.30 am > Breakfast in quadrangle 9.30 - 11.30 am > Workshop. 1pm > Lunch. 2.30 - 4.30pm > Workshop. 6pm > Evening meal at local restaurant. 8 to 9pm > Presentation from Raymond - ‘Travels of an Electronic Swagman’. !Sunday: 7am > optional walk/yoga/meditation with Cisco. 8.30 am > Breakfast. 9.30am > Bus Pick-up for Seven Hills Jesuit Winery. Lunch & workshops on the trail. 4.30pm > Return. 5.30pm > Bus leaves for Duttons Trough for dinner. Sing the sun down over the Goyder Valley. 9pm > Return to Paxtons Cottages. !Let’s hit the road in our luxury coach driven by Mr Wilson. !Monday: 7am > optional walk/yoga/meditation with Cisco. 8.30 am > Breakfast. 9 am > Morning Workshop. 10.30 am > Depart for Broken Hill. 1pm. Lunch on the road. 3pm > Arrive Broken Hill and check-in to Royal Exchange Hotel. 3.30 - 5pm > Workshop. 5.30 pm > Visit the Living Sculptures for evening song and impromptu outdoor concert. 7.30pm > Evening meal at local restaurant.

Tuesday: 7am > optional walk/yoga/meditation with Cisco. 8.30 am > Breakfast at hotel. 9.30 am > Morning Workshop. 11 am > Depart for Silverton. 1pm > Lunch and impromptu concert. 3pm > Optional walk with local historian around Broken Hill 6pm > Dinner at local restaurant. 7 pm > Concert at local venue TBA. !Wednesday: 7am > optional walk/yoga/meditation with Cisco. 8.30 am > Breakfast at hotel. 9.30 am > Depart for Bindara Station on the Darling River via concert at Menindee School. 12 pm > Sing and luncheon at Kinchega Woolshed 2pm > Check-in at Bindara Station. 3pm > easy walk with hosts around Station. 4 - 5.30 pm > rehearsal for evening concert. 6pm > Dinner and concert for local farmers. !Thursday: 7am > optional walk/yoga/meditation with Cisco. 8am > Breakfast. 9 am > Depart for for Mungo Lodge 2-3 pm > arrive at Mungo and join local Aboriginal guide. Sing the sun down over the ancient dunes. 6pm > Dinner at Mungo Lodge followed by optional TALENT QUEST - Mungo’s got Talent!

!Friday: 7am > optional walk/yoga/meditation with Cisco. 8am > Breakfast. 9 am > Depart for Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills. Big day of travel through the River Country. Frequent stops and impromptu singing. 5pm > Check-in to Hahndorf Resort.7pm > Dinner at local restaurant. !Saturday: 7am > optional walk/yoga/meditation with Cisco. 8am > Breakfast. 9am - 1pm > Visit Hans Heyson Gallery … stroll through Hahndorf … impromptu concert in Rotunda … return to Resort. 5pm > Depart for Macclesfield. Technical rehearsal at Macclesfield Institute. 7 pm > Final Concert. 8 pm > Celebratory Dinner at local hotel.

!Sunday: 7am > optional walk/yoga/meditation with Cisco. 8am > Breakfast. 9 am > Farewell sing and then check out. 10 am > return to Adelaide accomodation or airport before 1 pm. **The itinerary is subject to change to reflect weather conditions, road access and other factors.

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what do I get? !The workshop INCLUDES: • daily workshops with Jonathon Welch • 10 days/ 9 nights twin share accommodation [see

below for ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS] • all transport in Luxury Coach. • all breakfasts, lunches plus dinner at Duttons Trough

and Bindara Station. **Lunch not included on final Sunday.

• optional morning walks/yoga with Cisco & Raymond. • tour to Seven Hill Jesuit Winery, Clare. • tour with Aboriginal guides at Mungo Lakes • all National Park and Living Sculptures entrance fees. • organised performances and concerts. • surprises you will just have to take my word for. !It EXCLUDES: • airfares to and from Adelaide. • evening meals except as indicated above. • alcohol.

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About Jonathon Welch AM Composer - Vocal Arranger - Singer - Author - Choir Director - Workshop Leader - Speaker !There simply isn’t room in this brochure to list the talents and awards of Jonathon Welch. Suffice to say he is one of Australia’s leading choirmasters, singers and composers. He has appeared on stages all around the world and in numerous documentaries. !All this can easily be accessed from JONATHON’S WEBSITE and it makes for fascinating reading. !What might not be apparent from reading the biography are the other set of skills and talents that make Jonathon so ideal for The Outback Choir. Jonathon Welch was inspired to work with people from the streets. In community theatre and in The Choir of Hard Knocks, Jonathon brought music and opportunity to people who struggled with life. He sees music as part of what knits us together as a society. This makes him a great guy as well as a great talent. !It is this deeply human trait that will lend power and empathy to The Outback Choir as Jonathon directs our singing to outback farmers; to Aboriginal children; across glorious landscapes and to whomever is within hearing at both our formal and impromptu concerts.

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The TEAM Raymond Hawkins - Tour leader - Writer - Photographer - aka The Electronic Swagman !After decades leading walks and workshops all over Australia Raymond took up a life of modern travelling troubadour, an electronic swagman, blogging and writing to an international following. He is currently on a major trek - The Big Walk - from Sydney to Alice Springs, crossing much of the country we will travel on The Outback Choir, collecting and telling stories and shooting a documentary. !Those stories, and contacts made on the walk, will deepen the experience of our journey as we travel through country that Raymond has experienced from the road. !Trevor ‘Cisco’ Kennedy is a registered yoga and meditation teacher as well as being a practising naturopath. He brings a peaceful humour to the journey with his morning yoga/meditations/walks. Just don’t tell him I mentioned that he is also a massage therapist. !!Mr Wilson owns Clare Valley Tours and goes simply, like a Dickensian character, by the name of Mr Wilson. I know his first name but I’m not telling you. As well as all the professional driving skills and his luxury coach, Mr Wilson was a wool classer for a couple of decades and brings that knowledge of rural Australia to the Outback Choir.

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FOOD NOTES Each breakfast is either catered or provided by the hotel/motel. Lunches are prepared and presented smorgasbord style each day. !Two evening meals, one at the outback station of Duttons Trough and the other at Bindara Station, are provided. The remainder are at recommended local restaurants. We will assist in transport to and from restaurants although most are within easy walking distance of the accomodation. !All dietary requests such as gluten free, lactose free etc. are catered for.

COACH NOTES !The coach is very comfortable, has great open windows and has an onboard toilet. We ask that you restrict your luggage to one small back pack. Only kidding, but we do ask that you try and keep luggage to a minimum and have day to day gear like jacket and camera in a day pack. !Do remember it will be chilly at this time of year. Prizes will be given for the most minimal luggage while the largest might also draw a prize.

ACCOMMODATION NOTES Despite entering small communities in outback settings we have arranged wonderful accomodation. The accomodation will be twin share, sometimes in two bedroom cottages: • Paxtons Cottages: stone cottages surrounding a

quadrangle in the centre of town - single supplement available.

• The Royal Exchange Hotel: art deco in the outback - right on Argent Street - fantastic accomodation. Single supplement available.

• Bindara Station on the Darling River: now this gets tricky but will be a highlight of the week. The accomodation is described as clean, authentic, with fresh paint and great beds. We will be spread throughout the Homestead and renovated Shearers Quarters but we strongly suggest that you experience a swag and sleep under the stars. Single supplement tricky unless you opt for a swag.

• Mungo Lodge: Wonderful contemporary accomodation on the edge of the World Heritage Mungo Lakes. Single supplements limited.

• Hahndorf Resort - two bedroom and single bedroom cottages. Single supplement available. !** I would ask that anyone wishing to purchase a single supplement should call Raymond to discuss exactly what is available in different locations. Mobile - 0414 929768

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!BOOKING & PRICE OPTIONS

It is anticipated that The Outback Choir will sell out promptly. For that reason it is advised that you deposit early

to avoid disappointment. Numbers strictly limited to 30 guests.

!1. FULL PRICE - $3,500 p.p. 2. EARLY BIRD PAYMENT IN FULL BEFORE APRIL 30 - 2015 -

$2,990 p.p. LIMIT OF FIVE PEOPLE 3. GROUP OF FIVE to NINE PERSONS- $3,350 p.p. 4. GROUP OF TEN PERSONS or OVER - $3,250 p.p. 5. LIMITED SINGLE SUPPLEMENTS AVAILABLE - $1,000 p.p.

Please call to discuss conditions applying to single supplement. !** Names for Group Bookings must be presented in one booking. ** Secure your place with a non-refundable deposit of $800 p.p. except for Early Bird full price option.

CLICK HERE TO BOOKCONTACT DETAILS

Raymond Hawkins 0414 929768 www.electronicswagman.com.au

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