Event
Chant de terre et de ciel
- Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 6pm
- Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon — Cnr Southbank Blvd & Sturt St, Southbank, VIC
- Tickets: Adults: $30, concession: $20 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (03) 0396 993 333
Event Details
Chant de terre et de ciel is the first in a series of recitals showcasing Victorian Opera developing artists at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Soprano Jessica Aszodi explores themes of nature, time and sensuality in an evening of rarely performed twentieth and twenty-first century music. Joined by pianist Peter De Jager and violinist Stephanie Blake, the concert features Olivier Messiaen's seminal cycle Chants de terres et de ciel as well as works by Luigi Dallapicolla, George Crumb, Gyorgy Ligeti, and world premieres of new songs by Australian composers Robert Dahm and Kate Neal.
Performers: Jessica Aszodi, Peter De Jager, Stephanie Blake
Featured non-Australian music: Dallapiccola, Messiaen, Ligeti, Crumb
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
| Gogonasus : soprano with ensemble (2009) by Kate Neal — World premiere — performed by Jessica Aszodi |
| Hölderlin fragments (vocal music) by Robert Dahm — World premiere — performed by Jessica Aszodi |
Featured artists
- Performer Peter de Jager
- Performer Stephanie Blake
- Performer Jessica Aszodi
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