Event
CIMF 2017: The Education Revolution
- Date: Friday, 5 May 2017, 11am
- Venue: Canberra Grammar School (Red Hill) — 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, ACT
- Series: This event is part of the Canberra International Music Festival 2017 series
- Tickets: Adult: $57 | Conc.: $52 | U30: $30 | U18: $25 | Student Rush: $25 [Box lunch avail.: $10] — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (02) 6230 5880
Event Details
CONCERT 15
The Education Revolution
Education in the Asian Century
The now ubiquitous interaction with technology as well as highly competitive levels of education in modern Asian Societies have created new challenges as well as new opportunities for the 21st century. The idea of ‘education revolution’ touches on most aspects of the what, why and how of learning. This involves Asian languages, advanced technology, interactivity and, last but not least, music.
PROGRAM
11:00am "Chinese Music Through the Ages"
A concert presentation by musicians from the Ding Yi Company (Singapore) and the Chinese Oriental Ensemble (Beijing)
Duration: 50'
12:00pm Education forum: "Music and Learning in the 21st Century"
A public forum with prominent voices in the education debate including Dr Justin Garrick, Head of CGS, Richard Gill OAM, conductor and music education advocate, Prof Chen Yi, composer, Dr Anita Collins
Moderator: Michael Sollis, Artistic Director of Education at Musica Viva
Duration: 45'
1:05pm and 1:45pm "The Sound of Snow"
A site-specific concert in the new architecture of the Snow Centre with sheng virtuoso Loo Sze-wang, soprano Shu-Cheen Yu, Nicholas Ng and members of The Song Company
Duration: 30'
2:30pm "From Elena to Anna Magdalena"
Concert presentation featuring Australia’s most beloved composer Elena Kats-Chernin
J.S. Bach (1685-1750), extracts from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
E. Kats-Chernin (b. 1957), From the Notebook of Anna Magdalena for string quartet
Duration: 45'
SIMÓN BOLÍVAR STRING QUARTET, DING YI COMPANY, THE SONG COMPANY, NICHOLAS NG multi-instrumentalist, LOO SZE-WANG sheng, SHU-CHEEN YU soprano, FESTIVAL YOUNG ARTISTS and STUDENTS OF CGS
Featured non-Australian music: Bach
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 6230 5880 or by email to info@cimf.org.au
Featured Australian Works
| From Anna Magdalena's notebook : for string quartet (2007) by Elena Kats-Chernin — performed by Simón Bolívar String Quartet |
Featured artists
- Performer Simón Bolívar String Quartet
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