Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Sono Perception by Benjamin Millar

Is the success of a performance best measured by how well it mirrors the intentions of the creators, or must it be ultimately judged against the effect it has upon its audience? How different members of the audience responded to Sono Perception , presented by JOLT and CarriageWorks, may have been influenced by expectations as to what might constitute the workings of, as the subtitle put it, 'A Sonic Art Concert'.

Two very different takes on The NIS by Martin MacKerras and Merryon Ryall

Described as 'a true multimedia experience' and 'a sonic performance', The NIS is a unique collaborative show by the Amplified Elephants (an ensemble for sound artists with and without disability) - the BOLT Chamber Orchestra and James Hullick. The name of the show is a word made up by one of the participants - it has no meaning. According to the performers, the show itself is about 'exploring those experiences in life that can't be explained'. Nevertheless, we asked two people to try to explain what The NIS is all about - and got two very different answers.

Arcko Symphonic Project - Pulling Strings by Mark Viggiani

A relative newcomer to Melbourne’s contemporary music scene, the Arkco Symphonic Project is dedicated not only to the development and performance of new work, but to the rediscovery and re-evaluation of older Australian music, both established and neglected. Conducted by Timothy Phillips, they presented a program of works for small string orchestra that juxtaposed three recent compositions by Melbourne-based composers with Nigel Butterley’s Canticle of David from the late 1950s...