Event
Iron in the Blood : Sydney Festival
- Date: Thursday, 23 January 2020, 7:30pm
- Venue: City Recital Hall — 2 Angel Place, Sydney, NSW
- Series: This event is part of the Sydney Festival 2020 series
- Tickets: General: $55 | Concession: $50 (booking fees apply) — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (02) 8880 9214
Event Details
A narrative jazz concert composed and conducted by saxophonist Jeremy Rose with his award-winning 17 piece Earshift Orchestra, featuring a new generation of Australian jazz talent.
Iron in the Blood is directly inspired by Robert Hughes’ The Fatal Shore, the vivid, best-selling history of Australia’s brutal convict era.
Narrated by acclaimed actors William Zappa and Patrick Dickson, the performance weaves together Hughes’ text with stunning projections, the documented voices of early colonists and a score praised for its eclecticism and boldness.
★★★★1/2 "Harrowing history told by a bold, emerging Aussie voice" – Limelight
★★★★ "Rose’s composition and orchestration here is reminiscent not only of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Gil Evans but, at times, of Igor Stravinsky and Peter Sculthorpe. It is a powerful mélange…" – The Australian Book Review
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 8248 6500
Featured Australian Works
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| Iron in the blood : music inspired by Robert Hughes' 'The Fatal Shore' (2015) by Jeremy Rose — performed by Jeremy Rose, Earshift Orchestra and Jeremy Rose |
Featured artists
- Performer Jeremy Rose
- Performer Earshift Orchestra
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