Noosa Federation Of The Arts

Brad Jarrett, one of the original members of the “Q Theatre Co.” in Sydney has performed as an actor/singer in Musical and Drama productions as well as TV. He holds a Diploma in Teaching and a BMG Diploma in Guitar and studied classical singing for several years. In 1981 he joined the Australian Opera Company as a Stage Manager until going freelance in 1992. In 1995 he was invited to create an Arts Festival in Cape Town South Africa. After five years as Festival Director of the “Spier Festival” he returned to Australia and in 2001 took up the position of Artistic Administrator for Opera Queensland. In 2003 he was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society and Opera.