Event
Earth Connections
- Date: Saturday, 21 May 2022, 7.30 pm
- Venue: Wollongong Town Hall — Cnr of Crown St and Kembla St, Wollongong, NSW
- Tickets: Adults: $45 | Children: $10 | Concession: $40 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 0242 245 999
Event Details
In a program that will evoke the natural world, didgeridoo artist and composer William Barton joins Steel City Strings for his most notable works including Didge Fusion, Petrichor and Birdsong at Dusk. The program also features music by First Nations and South Coast composer, Brenda Gifford, as well as Paul Stanhope’s Dancing on Clouds and Max Richter’s Nature of Daylight. From the composer of monumental works depicting the natural world comes Peter Sculthorpe’s Port Essington and Songs of Sea and Sky, both of which portray aspects of the Australian landscape and beyond. Come along and let your spirit soar with exceptional music!
Featured non-Australian music: The Nature of Daylight by Max Richter
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on 0467 869 478 or by email to steelcitystrings@gmail.com
Featured Australian Works
Bardju (Footprints) (string orchestra with percussion soloist) (2021) by Brenda Gifford — Australian premiere — performed by Steel City Strings | |
| Birdsong at dusk : for didgeridoo and string quartet (2006) by William Barton — performed by Steel City Strings and William Barton |
| Dancing on Clouds : string orchestra (2018) by Paul Stanhope — performed by Steel City Strings |
| Didge fusion : voice with accompaniment by William Barton — performed by Steel City Strings and William Barton |
| Petrichore : for didgeridoo and string quartet (2006) by William Barton — performed by Steel City Strings and William Barton |
Plover Bird : string orchestra (2021) by Brenda Gifford — Australian premiere — performed by Steel City Strings | |
| Port Essington : for strings (1977) by Peter Sculthorpe — performed by Steel City Strings |
| The Rotation of the Earth : string orchestra (2017) by Stuart Greenbaum — performed by Steel City Strings |
Featured artists
- Performer William Barton
- Performer Steel City Strings
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