Aural Landscape
George Crumb 75th Celebration featuring Concord
Crumb: Dreamscape (Images II) - for piano, violin, cello, percussion, glass harmonica
Sculthorpe: Dream - for three unspecifi ed instruments
Crumb: Vox Balaenae “The Voice of the Whale” (for three masked players) - for amplified piano, cello and flute
Concord: Emily Green-Armytage (piano), Stephanie Dean (violin), Jennika Anthony-Shaw (cello) Taryn Richards (fl ute), Louise Conroy (percussion)
Since their formation in 2004, Concord have been an exciting new presence in the Australian Chamber Music Scene. Taking piano trio repertoire to the next level, their energy, execution and innovative programming make every performance an event.
American composer George Crumb’s reputation as a composer of hauntingly beautiful scores has made him one of the most frequently performed composers in today’s musical world. From Los Angeles to Moscow, and from Scandinavia to South America, festivals devoted to his music have sprung up like wildfl owers. Now celebrating his 75th birthday year, Crumb, the winner of a 2001 Grammy Award and the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music, continues to compose new scores that enrich the musical lives of those who come into contact with his profoundly humanistic art.
Crumb’s music often juxtaposes contrasting musical styles. The references range from music of the western art-music tradition, to hymns and folk music, to non-Western music. Many of Crumb’s works include programmatic, symbolic, mystical and theatrical elements, which are often refl ected in his beautiful and meticulously notated scores.
The Callaway Auditorium, University of Western Australia, Stirling Highway Crawley
8pm Saturday 1st October
Full $20, Conc. $15
Tickets available from BOCS 9484 1133
Presented in association with the School of Music, The University of Western Australia
