Over 5 hours, emerging out of dawn on the centenary of Armistice Day, Aftermath creates a slowly shifting sonic landscape which offers a space for reflection on the true nature of war, loss and conflict.
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An opera for autonomous android by iconoclastic Japanese composer and pianist, Keiichiro Shibuya.
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Composed by Mindy Meng Wang, Cocoon traces her upbringing in Lanzhou, China (along the famous Silk Road) – beginning with the gentle traditions of the guzheng – to the avant-garde music scene in London, and her arrival in Australia in 2014.
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A work for pipe organ and ensemble by one of the towering figures of twentieth century music, Alvin Lucier.
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An exploration of 90’s screen culture featuring celebrated Canadian composer and turntablist, Nicole Lizée.
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A post-minimal program composed for chamber jazz orchestra by Artistic Director Peter Knight and inspired by iconic authors Gerald Murnane and Italo Calvino.
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Exit Ceremonies celebrates the darkness with a pair of lush, pulsating new works for pipe organ and mixed ensemble.
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A work that responds to Louis Armstrong’s incredible music and fascinating life story. A reimagining of some of his best-loved and most significant works, as well as new pieces that pay tribute to his bold, adventurous and pioneering spirit.
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At the 2013 Melbourne Festival, Mexican artist Pedro Reyes worked with the Australian Art Orchestra to transform objects designed to harm into an artwork that unites people together through music.
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A historic collaboration with Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani, one of the greatest exponents of South Indian Carnatic music, that explores new music built on the Carnatic tradition with Western interpretations.
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A visionary exploration of the musical traditions of Australia’s first people by the Australian Art Orchestra in collaboration with the Young Wagilak Group.
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In this powerful collaboration, Ruby and Archie join forces with members of the Australian Art Orchestra to perform songs they have written about their experiences as members of the Stolen Generation.
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An stunning musical work paying homage to Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker by the eminent Australian composer and saxophonist Sandy Evans featuring Yusef Komunyakaa’s epic poem Testimony.
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A cornerstone program by the AAO featuring commissions that responses to movements from J.S. Bach’s masterpiece Passion According to St Matthew.
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