CONTENT COURTESY SIRIUS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Sirius Chamber Ensemble presents an all-Australian program of music inspired by the ancient elements of earth, air, fire and water, accompanied by stunning images by Slovakian-born photographer Henrich Varga.
The selection of compositions and photographs reflect the impressions that these four elements- seen throughout the unique Australian landscape – has influenced Australian contemporary composers and their music-making.
- Graeme Koehne. Time is a River (2010) for clarinet and string quartet is a moving tribute to his mother. The clarinet represents a persona drifting down a swirling, free-flowing river
depicted by the four voices from the string quartet. - Andrew Schultz. In From Fire Country (2003) a solo bass clarinet evokes the desolate landscape after destruction from fire.
- Eve Duncan. Aer Turas (Air Journey) (2018) for flute, clarinet and cello depicts how the distinctive quality of air in varying landscapes across three continents can have a fresh, uplifting experience of being in nature.
- Chris Wright. String Quartet (premiere) will utilise the four instruments of the string quartet to depict all four elements.
- Nigel Butterley. The Wind Stirs Gently (1992), inspired by a poem by Kathleen Raine, is a free rhapsodic conversation between flute and cello.
- Gordon Kerry. Silver-Point (2000) for solo flute refers to the use of a silver wire to create a pencil-like drawing, and reminds us of the ways the earth – and the other elements essential to life – can be adapted to form art.
Musicians: Melissa Coleman (flute), Ian Sykes (clarinets), Clare Kahn (cello), Vanessa Tammetta, Dominique Guerbois (violins), Lucy Carrigy-Ryan (viola).
When: 2pm 21 October
Where: Annandale Creative Arts Centre, 81 Johnston St, Annandale.
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Concession, $10 Children – Available at http://www.trybooking.com or at the door. Find out more on the Sirius Chamber Ensemble website.
