In a concert celebrating the Coburg town hall organ, the Australian Art Orchestra will present a program of newly written works, solo, duo and trio performances, exploring the sonic and spatial potentials of the Coburg Town Hall – from inside the organ itself, to the upper balcony.

Premiering two newly commissioned works composed by AAO Artistic Director Aaron Choulai, and AAO 23/24 Associate Artist, Sofia Carbonara, SHUFFLE – PLAY embraces the playfulness in music of cabaret, silent film, and cartoons, while employing extended techniques on acoustic instruments, the unexpected use of everyday objects/gestures, and the idiosyncratic individual musical languages within the Australian Art Orchestra.

Commissioned for the Coburg Town Hall Organ by The Brunswick Music Festival

Performances

March 6, 2024: Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. Premiere of SHUFFLE-PLAY - Brunswick Music Festival, Coburg Town Hall.

Ensemble

Aaron Choulai – Organ, Musical Director, Composer

Kyrie Anderson — Drums

Eugene Ball - Trumpet

Sofia Carbonara — Pitched/Unpitched Percussion, Composer

Miyama McQueen-Tokita — Bass Koto, Shamisen, Voice

Holly Moore - Saxophone

Adrian Sherriff — Trombone

Helen Svoboda — Double Bass, Voice

Tilman Robinson — AAO Production manager, live sound and recording engineer