“Quietude is one of those unique works that brings everyone who listens to it physical sensations at the sheer scale of its expression and meaning.”
Australian Series: Reclaiming the Night
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Australian MusicAustralian Series: Reclaiming the NightCSO 2021Program note
Into the Light (Nat Bartsch)
“The piece is intended to capture the butterflies that such women must have felt as they embarked on their journey; travelling to the other end of the earth, facing many unknowns, carrying a sense of purpose, responsibility and, perhaps, naiveté about what lay ahead.”
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Australian MusicAustralian Series: Reclaiming the NightCSO 2021Program note
Nôtre Gothique (Leanne Bear)
“Originally intended as a ‘Paris Suite’ memorial for the bombings in 2015, this musical celebration of Parisian artistic life took a dramatic turn when the roof of Nôtre Dame cathedral burned down on April 15, 2019. I was composing a scene of fluid and moonlit river Seine when, among many others around the globe, I stopped to watch in horror via internet as the spire collapsed.”
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Australian MusicAustralian Series: Reclaiming the NightCSO 2021Program note
INSIEME – YAPENEYEPUK – TOGETHER (Deborah Cheetham)
“Despair and determination compete. The rare unison moment is celebrated. But still the question remains. What will it take to bring us together?”
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Australian MusicAustralian Series: Reclaiming the NightCSO 2021Program note
Dharawa Miriwa (Brenda Gifford)
“This piece uncovers the reverence for the natural beauty of the night sky and all it possesses.”