Event
Australians
- Date: Friday, 21 August 2009, 7:30pm
- Venue: National Film & Sound Archive — McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT
- Tickets: tba — Tickets can be purchased by phone on (02) 6248 2051
Event Details
Topology’s new show Australians is like a specially composed portrait gallery of eminent Australians, only instead of portraying the faces of our best and brightest, Robert Davidson’s new ground-breaking work focuses on the melodies of their voices. Internationally acclaimed, contemporary ensemble, Topology play music that is adapted from the voices of a wide range of Australians from many walks of life – people like Charles Kingsford-Smith, Percy Grainger, Fred Hollows, Nancy Bird, Don Bradman, Mary Gilmore, Peter Singer, Germaine Greer, Albert Namatjira, Marcus Oliphant, Nancy Wake, to name a few.
Performers: Topology - Christa Powell (violin), Bernard Hoey (viola), Kylie Davidson (piano), Robert Davidson (bass), and John Babbage (saxophone).
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) +61 2 6248 2051 or by email to enquiries@nfsa.gov.au
Featured Australian Works
| Australians : Voice portraits by Robert Davidson |
Featured artists
- Performer Topology
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