Work Overview
The title Heather alludes to a wild hedge of purple flowers that grows in patterns marking the lines where a building once stood. The piece is rich in resonant textures that intertwine and slowly rotate like undergrowth as it gradually overtakes a ruined wall.
Work Details
Year: 2013
Instrumentation: Violin, piano.
Duration: 14 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Julian Burnside.. Commissioned for the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music
First performance: by Anna McMichael, Zubin Kanga — 2014. Bendigo Festival of Experimental Music, Bendigo Vic.
Performances of this work
2 May 2019: at A violin and a ball of wool (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon). Featuring Anna McMichael, Damian Barbeler.
5 Sep 2014: at Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music (Various venues in Bendigo, Victoria). Featuring Anna McMichael, Zubin Kanga.
2014: Bendigo Festival of Experimental Music, Bendigo Vic.. Featuring Anna McMichael, Zubin Kanga.
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