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They say they&#8217;d perform at QPAC, but don&#8217;t receive any meaningful feedback from the people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But after a concert here, there&#8217;s so much audience love and interaction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All the musicians feel so appreciated, and the audience loves the connection with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Willison&#8217;s parents, Australian-born Carmel Kaine and Englishman John Willison, were both violinists and established the festival in 1992.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113856\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113856\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/07\/tyalgum2_80013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"303\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Touring musicians and local talent love the intimate, enthusiastic audiences. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The family emigrated from London in 1990, settling at Bald Mountain outside Tyalgum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My parents have always put on concerts and wanted to start a festival and travelling around, they found the hall and thought it was the perfect spot,&#8221; Willison said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They put on one concert, and it all took off from there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As one of the oldest classical festivals in Australia, Willison is always seeking new ways to make the music accessible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My dream was we do some opera because in England, every summer, all the big stately homes do an outdoor opera, with newly graduated singers, and it&#8217;s a beautiful atmosphere,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Opera can be seen as a bit elitist, and I wanted to break that down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year we&#8217;re doing The Magic Flute, and I love that it&#8217;s a relaxed way for everyone in the community to hear great opera without spending $350-plus on a ticket.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113857\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113857\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/07\/tyalgum1_80033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The valleys of the Tweed provide a stunning backdrop to one of Australia&#8217;s oldest classical music festivals. 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It&#8217;s a massive part of it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a heavy funding in Western Europe for music and the arts generally, and it&#8217;s for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tweed Council does recognise that, and they support sporting clubs and community projects, but they also see the value in a small classical music festival because a lot of people do want that, and it enriches our region immeasurably.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For tickets, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/tyalgumfestival.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tyalgumfestival.com.au<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Tyalgum Music Festival is returning for its 33rd year with a spectacular program from September 26 to 28. The vibrant bill features opera, 18th-century instruments, Brazilian jazz, a solo cellist, and a piano with 18 guitars. 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