Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Between 1939 and 1942, as a little boy, Steve Reich had to travel back and forth between New York and Los Angeles – between divorced parents. Many years later, he realised that he would have travelled on other trains to other destinations, had he, as a Jew, lived in Europe in the same period.

This is the central thrust of Different Trains – Steve Reich’s brilliant work built on the technique of speech melody – pairing recorded speech alongside its musical equivalent.

In creating Across the Water, Robert Davidson used the same technique, and utilized Stephanie Arnold’s 1^st hand interviews with Melbourne-based asylum seekers who shared with her stories of their journeys and arrival in Australia.

This promises to be a deeply compelling and moving performance.

Program

Davidson Across the Water
Reich Different Trains

Artists

Natasha Conrau, Violin
Amy Brookman, Violin
Merewyn Bramble, Viola
Stephanie Arnold, Cello

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (03) 5568 3030 or by email to contact@portfairyspringfest.com.au

Featured Australian Works

Featured artists

• Performer Stephanie Arnold

Featured non-Australian music

Reich