Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Let your mind wander, as Six Degrees Ensemble carries you away into a zone of philosophical meditation.

About Six Degrees Ensemble

Melbourne chamber music group Six Degrees Ensemble specialises in Australian, contemporary and lesser-known works. Its invigorating concerts typically feature six or more artists that includes a rotating line-up of guests and the expectation that you may see an exciting variety of instruments in the spotlight, from trombone to timpani.

About the concert

Composers Olivier Messiaen, John Cage and Anne Norman have all been fascinated by the power of music to express spirituality. Six Degrees Ensemble journeys through deep and inspired works, by these artists and more, exploring how music through the ages has sought to convey worship and divine belief in all its forms. Anne Norman’s performance of her mystical music for shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) inspired by Zen traditions is among the highlights.

Program

Sofia Gubaidulina - Aus den Visionen der Hildegard von Bingen
Anne Norman - Wherever they go
John Cage - Sonnekus 2
Oliver Messiaen - Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus
Alfred Schnittke - Hymn 1
Eve Duncan - The memory of the glance of God
Gavin Bryars - O divina virgo flore

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Featured non-Australian music: Sofia Gubaidulina, Cage, Messiaen, Schnittke, Bryars

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Featured Australian Works

	The memory of the glance of God (duos: trombone, percussion) by Eve Christina Duncan — performed by Six Degrees Ensemble
	Wherever they go : solo for shakuhachi and voice (2018) by Anne Norman — performed by Six Degrees Ensemble

Featured artists

• Performer Six Degrees Ensemble