Melbourne International Festival of Brass
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The brain-child of successful professional musicians Geoff Collinson and Michael Bertoncello, the Melbourne International Festival of Brass (MIFB) commenced in 2003. It brings together Australian and international students, professionals, amateurs and brass educators. Geoff and Michael are able to attract professionals from around the globe and, with selected artists from Australia, establish the talented core of the MIFB.
The MIFB's Honorary Patron, Barry Tuckwell, is a world-renowned French Horn player, conductor and educator: former principal horn player of the London Symphony Orchestra for thirteen years, generally regarded as the world's most-recorded horn player, soloist, chamber musician, teacher and past president and honorary member of the International Horn Society.
The festival's variety of styles, programs, concerts and workshops across all brass instruments makes it unique in the world, no small feat given it is organised by a team of volunteers!
