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Paul Dion at Thredbo Jazz Festival May 2nd – 4th 2008.

Working with some of Australia’s best musicians Paul will be featured on tenor sax, flute and vocals
in intimate settings ideally suited for smooth jazz. 

He is also presenting an octet comprising the best of local junior talent.

This is a first for the Thredbo Jazz Festival and reflects a growing interest in, and development of jazz
in the Snowy Mountain region.
        
      Visit www.thredbojazz.net.au  for more details about the festival.

 
 
The Sydney Morning Herald

Triumphs: Mountain Music

"...But Australia's peak region, so to speak, has one thing that's a little different - its own song, believed to be a first.
........The Snowy Anthem, which is already being sung in local school assemblies, will be launched with gusto tomorrow by a choir of 50 schoolchildren, 30 adults and 10 musicians from around the shire. It's a musical tribute by local musician Paul Dion, who composed and orchestrated the song as a musical montage of the unique geography, romantic history and multicultural success of the area... " Read More

The Snowy Centenary Choir

Picture: The Snowy Centenary Choir with composer of "The Snowy Anthem" Paul Dion and Mayor Richard Wallace (far right) at
the official launching of the anthem during the Centenary Celebrations of the Snowy River Shire at Berridale December 2nd 2006. 

 
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'Music Notes' articles from 'Snowy River Echo' Magazine..
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Old Fiddle Albert Einstein Was not a Musical Genius I'll Be Back
Proud to be Australian What about the Music of Today? Paul Dion Quartet at Thredbo Jazz Festival
Let there be jazz Shall we Dance Mr. Music? Thredbo 2006 Jazz Festival in Review
Everything Old is New Again Music and Legs Galore  
Brumbies or Basses Melbourne's Music Scene  
 
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