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Being and time III: Paradiso : for cello and dice / Rosalind Page.
Library shelf no. 787.4/PAG 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This is the third work in the Being and Time triology, inspired by works by the Australian-Latvian painter Imants Tillers.
A poetic diegesis on the idea of paradiso and its anagram,
diaspora, the three frames unfold from symbols and text embedded
within the visual narrative of Tiller's work:
1. We are dreaming
2. I had nowhere to go
3. Out of sight of Polaris, not yet lost
Being and Time III: Paradiso is dedicated to Irena Sprogis (Katalimovs) born 1924 and in memory of Janis Sprogis 1921-2009. Born in Latvia, their lives disrupted by the Second World War, fleeing as refugees from their homeland they found refuge in Australia. Their son and grandsons owe them a debt of gratitude that can only be repaid by a continual struggle for peace and harmony for all of humanity.
Work Details
Year: 2015
Instrumentation: Cello (with dice).
Duration: 10 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. We are dreaming -- 2. I had nowhere to go -- 3. Out of sight of Polaris, not yet lost.
Commission note: Commissioned by Margot Wood, Arn Sproggis.. Commissioned for the 2015 Canberra International Music Festival Barbara Blackman Lecture.
First performance: by Geoffrey Gartner at Being and Time (James O Fairfax Theatre) on 8 May 2015
Subjects
- Inspired by: Visual arts works
Performances of this work
17 Sep 2015: at Paradise (Io Myers Studio UNSW). Featuring Halcyon, Geoffrey Gartner.
8 May 2015: at Being and Time (James O Fairfax Theatre). Featuring Geoffrey Gartner.
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