ABOUT BENDIGO FINE MUSIC
People’s Piano Hire
Bendigo Fine Music
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The People’s Piano is a Yamaha C7X grand piano, purchased through community donations and available for community and professional use.
Please complete this form to request a booking. Submitting an application does not confirm your booking.
Before you begin
Contact St Paul’s Cathedral to check availability for your proposed hire dates. This applies to all applications:
Using the piano at the cathedral: check availability of both the piano and the cathedral, including any rehearsal dates.
Using the piano elsewhere: check piano availability for the full hire period and discuss access for collection and return.
Cathedral hire is arranged directly with St Paul’s and is separate from piano hire through Bendigo Fine Music. Moving the piano to another venue also requires BFM’s prior written approval.
Contact St Paul’s Cathedral:
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Hire charges
Standard hire: $200 per 24 hours
Not-for-profit community groups: $100 per 24 hours
Refundable security bond: $500, subject to the equipment being returned in the condition in which it was hired.
Tuning and any applicable moving costs are additional. Cathedral hire charges, where applicable, are payable separately.
WHAT WE DO
Throughout the year, Bendigo Fine Music presents concerts, visiting artists and special projects, alongside our annual Keys of Gold Classical Music Festival.
Our programs bring together musicians, audiences, instruments and place, from intimate recitals in historic churches to ambitious projects such as the People’s Piano and the Underground Mine Concert.
ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Bendigo Fine Music’s artistic program is led by Artistic Director Thomas Heywood, working in collaboration with leading Australian and international musicians.
Programming is shaped by the artists, the music and the places in which it will be heard, creating performances with a strong connection to Bendigo and Central Victoria.
OUR COMMITTEE
Bendigo Fine Music is a volunteer-run organisation, supported by a committee with a shared commitment to the musical and cultural life of the region.
Thomas Heywood
Philippa Johanson
Merlyn Quaife AM
Hugo
Leschen
Catherine Wilby
Jeremy
Vincent
Benjamin Harris
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