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BRT Announces Music Finds The Right Note In Ballarat Ballarat Regional Tourism announced that Organs of the BallaratGoldfields festival attracted more than 6,000 tourists. May 10, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ballarat Regional Tourismannounced that Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields festival attractedmore than 6,000 tourists. In 1995, a renowned Italian organist, composer, and teacher by thename of Sergio de Pieri visited Ballarat and became fascinated bythe number of wonderful unmodified nineteenth century pipe organsscattered throughout the Central Highlands Goldfields area of Victoria . He immediately decided that Ballarat would be a perfect place fora festival. Since then, the city has hosted what would later be known as the"Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields," a festival of finemusic held annually. This year's event, which was recentlyconcluded last January 22, proved to be another great success,showcasing the region's fascination with fine music. The city'smost prominent historic venues came alive with music as they hostedtwenty-three recitals for the duration of the event. Sir DonaldGeorge Bradman's granddaughter Greta Bradman, a soprano singer,headlined the wildly successful opening weekend of the festival. She was accompanied by renowned organist and composer Dr CalvinBowman. Though the festival is over, lovers of music will still have another reason to visit the city. The University of Ballarat Pipe Band hosted the 2012Australian Pipe Band Championships on April 6-8 at the EurekaStadium. This event draws thousands of participants and spectatorsduring the Easter holiday weekend. Spectators of this event willenjoy gourmet food and wine sourced from the region while beingtreated to the amazing aural sensation of a pipe band in fullflight. Festivals such as these have helped to rank Ballarat as the thirdmost popular destination in Victoria. The Organs of the BallaratGoldfields festival alone attracted more than 6,000 tourists, andthe Australian Pipe Band Championships is expected to put uprespectable numbers as well. About Visit Ballarat Ballarat Regional Tourism was created for the promotion of Ballaratand surrounds as a tourist destination; providing visitorinformation through the visitor information centre, and developingand attracting tourism, conferences and business events. Media Contact: Tim Booth Ballarat Regional Tourism 1800 44 66 33 visitballarat.com.au/ --- Press release service and press release distribution provided bywww.24-7pressrelease.com. I am an expert from surveillance-ipcamera.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Outdoor Surveillance Cameras , POE IP Camera Manufacturer, HD IP Cameras,and more.
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