Seymour Nights: Ensemble Offspring - Slipstream

In this program we join forces on a new work by Perth composer Simon Charles commissioned last year as part of our Hatched HOME Academy in 2020, providing new opportunities for artists during COVID – as well as Bitter Springs Creek 2014 by Hollis Taylor and Jon Rose which celebrates the duelling calls of the pied butcher birds of central Australia. Four of our core musicians shine as soloists with classics from Gerard Grisey and Kaija Saariaho alongside world premieres from local ladies Melody Eötvös, Bree van Reyk and Alice Humphries. Come and bask in our slipstream, a visual and sonic wonderland for the senses.

Program:
Gerard Grisey – Anubis, Nout (contrabass clarinet solo) 12’
Melody Eötvös – Antumbra (vibraphone, glockenspiel + electronics) 6′ WP
Bree van Reyk – Slipstream (vibraphone + balls) 6’ WP
Hollis Taylor/Jon Rose – Bitter Springs Creek 2014 (flute, clarinet, vibraphone + tape) 9’
Alice Humphries – Step 4’30
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons 11’
Simon Charles – Hatched Home Academy Quartet (flute, clarinet, percussion, cello) 10’ WP

Performers:
Blair Harris (cello)
Claire Edwardes (percussion)
Jason Noble (clarinets)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)

Seymour Nights is proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with City of Sydney.