The Pan People Project is a continuing process, now with the World Festival of Pan Pipe as its focus.

This project will bring together the world's great traditional and contemporary pan pipe musicians.

The musicians include three Bolivians: Carlos Ponce, the best South American pan pipe player in the world today, who specialises in jazz and traditional music; jazz pianist Danilo Rojas and 'new wave' pan piper Felix Rodriguez. From Romania comes Cornel Pana, the world's greatest classical pan pipe virtuoso, with a career performing solo with orchestras the world over; Gheorghe Rizea, the best young pan pipe player in Romania; astounding vocalist Maria Raducanu, and hammered dulcimer virtuoso Stefan Radu. Malawian vocalist Nachi Ligoya will bring her huge African voice and sparkling personality to the stage. The members of the Narasirato Pan Pipers, Toelegu, A'ama and many other wonderful pan pipe groups from the Solomon Islands, will astound with their colourful display of contemporary and traditional pan pipe music.

Just imagine it!

The WFPP will also include:

• workshops in schools and the wider community
• master classes for musicians
• involvement of regional communities
• artists, musicians and dancers from the Solomon Islands, Mozambique, Malawi, Bolivia, Papua New Guinea, Rumania and Australia
• the formation of the world's biggest pan pipe ensemble
• a spectacular set designed and built in collaboration with the Solomon Islands Artists Association
• exhibitions of artists and musical instruments and instrument makers
• a massed community choir and large scale community dance and movement choreography
• a focus on the nurturing and support of youth within all aspects of the project

As a lead up to the WFPP, we will work together with the Solomon Islands Music Federation, to produce a National Pan Pipe Festival

Would you like to be involved?

This is a huge project which will rely on support, help and involvement, from a large number of people and organisations. If you read this page and feel that you would like to become involved in this project, please or phone (from within Australia) 08 9840 9674.