Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Join us for a euphoric music and performing arts experience under the night sky in this double bill of Song to the Ocean and How the Birds Got Their Colours.

Take a walk through an ocean of musicians in Song to the Ocean, illuminated by awe-inspiring light installations, and accompanied by extraordinary marine sounds. Hear original contemporary classical music by award-winning Gold Coast composer Dr Corrina Bonshek performed by acclaimed Australian string ensemble DeepBlue, master percussionist & south-east Asian gong expert Michael Askill, soloist Greta Kelly on Persian violin, and vocal powerhouse and multi-instrumentalist WHAIA, Maori sonic weaver.

They will be joined by 30 talented young local musicians, primordial whalesong, accompanied by marine-inspired visual art by local artists exhibited in the light sculptures. Experience the beauty and majesty of How the Birds Got Their Colours, a collaboration between local Indigenous dance company, The Yugambeh Dancers (led by Luther Cora), and the world-class acrobatic performers of Arc Circus. Luther Cora’s interpretation of the dreamtime story of How The Birds Got Their Colours is a very specific story to the area of the Gold Coast. The piece features local birds of the area and is told in a unique way through live acrobatic performance, dancing, and music.

Performers
Whaia Maori Sonic Weaver
DeepBlue
Michael Askill
Tsoof Baras

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on 0755 884 000 or by email to hello@hota.com.au

Featured artists

• Performer Tsoof Baras
• Performer Michael Askill
• Music of Corrina Bonshek