Events Portfolio - 1990's
Chronology:2006 :: 2005 :: 2004 :: 2003 :: 2002 :: 2001 :: 2000 :: 1990's
Melbourne 's Millennium Eve Celebrations
December 1999
PAN provided all the entertainment for the' World Dance' and ‘Instrumental' stages and an amazing drumming finale for an audience in excess of 500,000 people. PAN was also contracted to provide a large mass choir. This included the provision, rehearsal, organisation and composition for the ‘Aurora Australis Choir', whose 200 members performed along the banks of the Yarra River and on the Southgate footbridge to herald in the new millennium.
‘Looking Back and Thinking Forward' - Concert
December 1999
This particular event, aimed at Melbourne 's senior citizens for the New Year's Eve Millennium Celebrations showcased over 150 performers, provided by PAN, on the World Stage. PAN was also contracted to provide promotional and publicity materials to Melbourne 's ethnic communities in the planning stages of the event.
Multicultural community festivals, St Kilda Gardens
1998 - 2001
Presented by the City of Port Phillip , and supported by and broadcast through 3PBS-FM, PAN was the major supplier of music and dance performers for these festivals, which also included the arrangement and implementation of festival workshops.
Footscray Community Arts Centre
1998 - currently ongoing
PAN consults for the Footscray Community Arts Centre, providing advice on programming requirements. Pan has acted in this capacity since 1998.
Melbourne Festival
1998
Considered Melbourne 's biggest cultural festival, PAN's major involvement was with the spectacular Flinders Street opening, providing both creative concept and over 200 performers. PAN also supplied ten major musical acts throughout the festival period.
Moomba
March 1997, 1998 & 2002
PAN was involved across the board with Melbourne 's oldest cultural event. PAN's responsibility included programming of stages for Peter's Family Day and all Asian entertainment in the Alexandra Gardens, involving more than 400 performers across the Moomba program. In 2002 PAN was also invited to provide creative concepts and performers for the Moomba Tram Parade.
(Please see our testimonials for comment on these projects)
Presidents Cup
President's Cup Gala Dinner
December 1998
One of the largest gatherings of world leaders in Australia 's history, this major event also catered for some of the world's finest golfers. PAN was awarded directorship of this multicultural event, televised to over 250 million viewers around the world.
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Festival Programmer - Albury International Fair and Port Phillip community celebrations
1998 - currently ongoing
PAN was contracted by Albury City Council and the City of Port Phillip as festival programmer for the main stages of the Albury International Fair and City of Port Phillip Community Celebrations .
Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria – Senior Citizen's Concerts
1995 and 1996
Peter Mousaferiadis was appointed production manager and artistic director of the Ethnic Community Council of Victoria's senior citizen's multicultural concerts, held at the Melbourne Town Hall for Multicultural Arts Victoria.
Multicultural Programs – Melbourne Metropolitan Shopping Centres
1995 - currently ongoing
PAN both developed and realised various multicultural programs for Northland Shopping Centre, Epping Plaza , Keilor Downs Plaza and Broadmeadows Town Centre.
‘Multicultural Month' at Southgate
1995, 1996, 1997 and 2002
PAN provided a full month of multicultural programming at Southgate .
But THAT'S not all…….
PAN has been involved in many other events, including the International
Cultural Games, Australasian Public Sector Games, ‘Around the
World in 80 Dishes', Olympic Torch Relay celebrations and much more,
including entertainment provision for countless conferences, corporate
events and tertiary institutions around Australia . Worthy of note
are the other fields of expertise that PAN can bring to your next event,
as below:
Orana Chamber Orchestra
1995 - 2000
Between 1995 and 2000, Peter Mousaferiadis has co-ordinated all performances by the Orana Chamber Orchestra – an orchestra incorporating elite Melbourne musicians from Eastern Europe . Over 20 full scale concerts were staged in this period, securing massive media attention throughout Australia and establishing new audiences for chamber music. In 1996, PAN, through the Orana Chamber Orchestra, was awarded a National Multicultural Marketing Award. Major stories on the Orana Chamber Orchestra appeared in both ABC and SBS television programming, and in all mainstream and ethnic print and electronic media. In 1996, Leslie McGarvie (wife of Governor McGarvie) was named patron of the Orana Chamber Orchestra, who were also appointed goodwill ambassadors for AUSTCARE, Australia 's specialist refugee organisation, that same year.
(A video of the Orana Chamber Orchestra can be presented on request).
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Orchestral Concerts
1988 - currently ongoing
Initially within the Greek Community, Peter Mousaferiadis has been staging large choral and orchestral concerts in venues that include the National Gallery of Victoria, Dallas Brooks Hall, Caulfield Town Hall , St Mary's Star of the Sea and St Paul 's Cathedral. Some of these concerts included a visual component utilising large screen images as background for the orchestra and choir.
Mabuhay Records
Mabuhay Records, a subsidiary of PAN, has produced over 20 ‘world music' albums showcasing Australian artists, ranging from Vietnamese Buddhist chants to the music of Bolivia . Some of these albums were licensed to overseas companies, with 2 albums becoming ‘CD of the month' with a Scandanavian distributor.
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