CANBERRA | WESLEY MUSIC CENTRE
7:00pm, Thursday 22nd of August, 2019
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YASS | SOLDIERS MEMORIAL HALL
7:30pm, Friday 23rd of August, 2019
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Two of Australia's most adventurous classical musicians, Simone Slattery (violin) and Anthony Albrecht (cello), are performing their beautiful multimedia show, Where Song Began in Canberra and
Yass. Based on Tim Low's bestselling book, this performance tells the story of the evolution of song, featuring music spanning 300 years, stunning visual projections and an immersive soundscape. The experience has been described as "like being sung to by the
country".
Performances on the 22nd and 23rd of August as part of an ongoing tour of over 50 concerts around regional Australia.
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'Where Song Began' is a musical celebration of Australia's birds and how they shaped the world.
Inspired by leading ornithologist Tim Low's award-winning book, this 50-minute performance explores the Australian origins of song, 'the birds that can sing'. Such is their evolutionary significance, 'one may ask whether human
music would have reached the heights it has, had the first songbird not sung in an Australian rainforest.'
Accessible for all ages, this work encourages the audience to contemplate the origin of song and the importance of Australia's rich and colourful bird history. The program includes music spanning 300 years, from Johann Heinrich
Schmelzer and J.S. Bach to Arvo Pärt and new Australian works, enhanced by a film of evocative visual projections, and an immersive soundscape.
About the performers: Simone Slattery was recently awarded a PhD in Music Performance from the University of Adelaide and performs regularly with
Australia's finest ensembles. Anthony Albrecht is an Australian graduate of The Juilliard School's Historical Performance program and is now based in London.
Performance length: 60 minutes without interval, including a Q&A
CANBERRA | WESLEY MUSIC CENTRE
7:00pm, Thursday 22nd of August, 2019
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YASS | SOLDIERS MEMORIAL HALL
7:30pm, Friday 23rd of August, 2019
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Program:
Arvo Pärt - Fratres for solo violin, 1977
Sarah Hopkins - Reclaiming the Spirit, 1993
Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending, 1917
Chris Williams - bird, songs, seas, 2017
Ross Edwards - Ecstatic Dance No.2, 1990
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer - Cucu Sonata, 1664
J.S. Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite No.1, c.1720
David Lang - Anthochaera carunculate (Red Wattle Bird), New Commission, 2017
Ngarra Burra Ferra - Traditional Indigenous hymn
Music Australia article:
These performances are supported by Birdlife Australia. $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to Birdlife or a related conservation cause.
