“A contemporary new work fusing image, poetry, music and song composed by Romano Crivici comes to life after 10 years in the making. Originally inspired by iconic objects from the Powerhouse Museum (Sydney) and aimed at making them accessible to the blind and sight-impaired community, Heart of the Matter gives voice to each of the objects, which now speaks to one and all.
With a stellar line-up of 13 performers, featuring powerful didjeridu-based rhythmic grooves and massed drumming, through to ambient, gentle string lines and soaring improvisation on the saxophone, (and the bass clarinet) this performance promises to be an unforgettable musical journey” …and so said our publicity material leading up to the two concerts given on the 9th and 10th April, 2011; and in truth, so they were.
Combining text, spoken and sung by Catherine Mahoney, Heart of the Matter was composed with various performers specifically in mind, and whilst most of it is notated, important elements were provided by improvisational masters such as Craig Walters (soprano and tenor saxophones), Margery Smith (Eb & bass clarinets), Mark Atkins (didjeridu), Philip South and Jess Ciampa (percussion), Daryl Pratt (Vibes) and Alex Henery (acoustic bass). Harmonic beds of sound and contrapuntal lines were created by the string quartet -Katherine Lukey (Vln I), Victoria Jacono-Gilmovich (Vln II) Rudolf Crivici (Viola) and Paul Stender (Cello).
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- Hmmm? What do you think?
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- Technical issues
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- Still Life
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- Practise makes perfect
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- “Hmmm, but then again….”
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- In Search of the Perfect Groove
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- Subtle sounds in black and white
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- ….Subtle Black in (off) White and Sounds…!?
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- The Beat Stops Here..!?
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- The Groove Continues……
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- Tuned In.
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- “Oh, and by the way…”
Many thanks to Nick Amblin for photographing the event.
SMH article 31st March – ‘Lack of vision inspires composer to write music from the heart‘
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