HEAR HEAR! (OR DID WE?)

PREVIEW Diomira, The Australian Art Orchestra, The Substation, Newport Saturday, October 7 at 8pm. 1 hr, no interval Tickets $49 ($39 concession) If you are up for a challenge, members of the Australian Art Orchestra are ready to play with our perceptions of what we hear and what we imagine we have heard at The Substation tonight. Sparked off by one of the imaginary lands in … Continue reading HEAR HEAR! (OR DID WE?)

A VOICE TO PROPEL AND PUNCTUATE

REVIEW: CD launch, Crossing Roper Bar Volume 2 — The Ghost Dances, Young Wägilak Group & Australian Art Orchestra, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Tuesday 27 May, 2014 This was a CD launch and a live music performance. It was also a challenging and moving personal experience that has stayed with me over the months since it took place — in the brief lull between two … Continue reading A VOICE TO PROPEL AND PUNCTUATE

TURNING UNKNOWNS INTO KNOWNS

REFLECTION: Three concerts at The Malthouse on Friday 6 June 2014 for Melbourne International Jazz Festival 7pm: Django Bates Beloved with Monash Art Ensemble celebrate Charlie Parker It was going to be an evening of new experiences — I was familiar with only two of the four ensembles and had heard only one musical performance in the Merlyn Theatre at The Malthouse. It is a similar … Continue reading TURNING UNKNOWNS INTO KNOWNS