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Performer: |
Clocked Out and Speak Percussion |
| Title: |
Refractions |
| Composer: |
Anthony Pateras |
This performance saw the performers engaging in an experimental compositional style marrying uncompromising artistry with a compelling public presentation. It had an incredible clarity that was immediately engaging for the listener.
www.clockedout.org
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Performer: |
Halcyon |
| Title: |
From the Hungry Waiting Country |
| Composer: |
Elliott Gyger |
| Text: |
Vincent Buckley/William Hart-Smith/Gwen Harwood/ A.D. Hope/Mark O'Connor/Elizabeth Riddell/ Randolph Stow |
A virtuoso performance with clarity and precision that reached out to the audience. A complex but rewarding piece dependent on excellent time, the performers inhabited the work convincingly.
www.halcyon.org.au
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Performer: |
Jane Sheldon (soprano) and Ensemble Offspring
Roland Peelman (conductor) |
| Title: |
The Origin Cycle |
| Composers: |
Elliott Gyger/Kate Neal/Barry Conyngham/Rosalind Page/ Elena Kats-Chernin/Nicholas Vines/Paul Stanhope/Dan Walker |
The Origin Cycle performances came at the culmination of a remarkable project organised by soprano Jane Sheldon and historian of science, Peter Godfrey-Smith. Part of the conception of The Origin Cycle, organised to coincide with celebrations of major Charles Darwin anniversaries in 2009, was that it be performed in multiple venues and where possible with appropriate scientific connections. The Sydney performance took place at the Australian Museum, beneath the giant skeleton of an extinct marine mammal providing a dramatic backdrop. The eight compositions of varying styles and textures were complex and engaging and well arranged to create a thoughtful musical narrative, creating suggestive connections between the evolution of species and the evolution of musical styles, and between scientific and artistic ways of conceiving of the world. This performance from singer Jane Sheldon and Ensemble Offspring conducted by Roland Peelman had excellent accuracy and tonal polish.
www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/event/the-origin-cyle
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Performer: |
The Song Company and William Barton (soloist) |
| Title: |
Kalkadunga Man |
| Composers: |
William Barton/Ross Edwards/Sarah Hopkins/Rosalind Page/Dan Walker |
An imaginative bringing together of unlikely collaborators, this wonderful work was a sonic and visual experience of the Australian night and day as seen through the eyes of William Barton. The story line and staging engaged the audience in an inclusive and personal atmosphere.
www.songcompany.com.au/blog/kalkadunga-man/