Music - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Inspired by leading ornithologist Tim Low's award-winning book, this 50-minute performance explores the Australian origins of songbirds, ‘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.More info visit www.wheresongbegan.comPerformance length: 60 minutes without interval, including a Q&AProgram:Arvo Pärt - Fratres for solo violin, 1977Sarah Hopkins - Reclaiming the Spirit, 1993Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending, 1917Chris Williams - bird, songs, seas, 2017Ross Edwards - Ecstatic Dance No.2, 1990Johann Heinrich Schmelzer - Cucu Sonata, 1664J.S. Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite No.1, c.1720David Lang - Anthochaera carunculate (Red Wattle Bird), New Commission, 2017Ngarra Burra Ferra - Traditional Indigenous hymnABC Radio National Feature: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/where-song-began/9811914Music Australia article: https://musicaustralia.org.au/2018/07/music-meets-birdcall-the-australian-way-where-song-began/
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