..I ]MUSICAL PAUL STANHOPE
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{ wonlo pnevrene } ,'\ Q.'1 rzlDl ir )\ I ./ rf -, I ' tl I l\-t-/:\ | ;a)D l, '- ll*V I \_/l\ /1 \--t I I Between the desert and the deep blue sea... Tod Machover makes a symphony for Perth I Brew up in New York in the 1960s, I when Leonard Bernstein was leading I his Young People's Concerts,Bob Dylan was waking up Greenwich Vil1age, and John Cage was shaking up, we11, just about everything! Inspired by my parents - my mother was a Juilliard-trained pianist, my father a computergraphics pioneeractive in the Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) movement - I absorbed tradition along with the avant-garde. I was equally drawn to the exhilarating dynamism of Dylan and The Beatles and havebeen trying to synthesize all of theseelements eversince. After studying with Elliott Carter atJuilliard and helping Pierre Boulezto launch IRCAM in Paris,I cameto work at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge (USA) when it opened in 1985, and have ever since found it an ideal place to experiment with combining acoustics and electronics, "music" and "noise", composition and improvisation, and to explore new relationships between the author and the audience. To intensify this synthesis, I have embarked on a series of "city symphonies" with the idea of creating musical portraits of places, inviting the collaborationof the people who live there. Toronto (Toronto Symphony Orchestra) and Edinburgh (Edinburgh International Festivaland theRoyal Scoltish National Orchestra) werEthe first two places - both works premiered in 2013 - and Between theDesert and theDeep Blue Sea: A Symphony for Perth (commissioned by the Perth International Arts Festival) is the third.BuiJding on concepts and techniquesdeveloped for Ihe firsttwo proiects, Tsfarted my Perth investigations in September 2013, first by reading about the city and surroundings and discussing concepts with my colleagues at the lerth Festival, thenby visiting in person.While in Perth for two weeks, I explored the cityextensively (binaural recorder in hand), mef peopJe from all walks of 1ife, listened to - and improvised with - a diverserange of musicians (from indie rockersto classical instrumentalists to laptop improvlsors to didgeridoo mastersand more), and supervised workshops throughout fhe greater Perth area with students from elementary to high school usingour Hyperscore graphical composition software. I am writing this text in mid- December f rom my 18th-century barn in cold,snowy Boston, reflecting on hot, sunny Perthas heardin the myriad of sounds received, through my own 'husical impressions, and via continued discussion with my new friends from halfway around the world. When the Symphony for Perthts premieredby WASO on March 1st,I hope that all will heara composition reflecf ing the feel of the land,the vitality oI the people, and the challenge and promise of explosive growth and change overthe coming years.I believe and hope that this musical adventure rn ill be stronger and bolder for havingbeenimagined hrrall n{rrc lnopfher "J --'"' WORK Symphony for Perth COMPOSER Tod Machover SCORED FOR Symphony Orchestra COMMISSIONED BY PerthInternational Arts Festival PREMIERE March r PERFORMERS WestAustralian Symphony Orchestra, the people of WA,Carolyn Kuan 2A4 a-w r+ SEASON PAUL STANHOPE ..I ]MUSICAL DIRECTOR \ O GOING BJ0RK SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER, 7.3OPM CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE Featunng the musrc of Bjork, as weli as music f rom lce[and, Scandinavia and a new work by Dan Watker PH0NE 1300 661 738 SYDNEYCHAMBERCHOIR ORG TICKET -4- Thisproject hasbeen assisted bytheAustralian Government through the Austratia Councit, its arts w u.t u,:. I i m e I i g ht ma gaz ine. com. au I ffi ffi&wmm-% ffitrKffit-$$ffiM SATURDAY 12 APRIL, 7.3OPM CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE ***rlel Fu*ra - l:i*i;tti::"r igr:r $tr*vinrky- f;1;:,::,, lr:i ::r': , .: M*r.f Sin*i*r*r" iJ.,.rrie ',.til;-l,r -r: ..-' ,l;':::;tl j fr:,',: ;,tr,i, ;;; : .ilg",r ,1, i.lr::i,: ir:i l',i;:.r:dy il.rr-:iter,. ,jii.tiri i: O CLOUDBURS SATURDAY 22 JUNE,3.OOPM GREAT HALL - UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Eric Whitacre - CLoudburst Morten Lauridsen :i'e Sor-os 0La Gjeito - Tl-e Soreres Stephen Adams - Newwork Ross Edwards - Ab estatis foribus Benjamin Britten * Five Ftower Songs + muslc byJosquin, Monteverdi & Brumel funding andadvisory body
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Between the desert and thedeep blue sea... Tod Machovermakes a symphony for Perth
I Brew up in New York in the 1960s,
I when Leonard Bernstein was leadingI his Young People's Concerts, Bob Dylan
was waking up Greenwich Vil1age, andJohn Cage was shaking up, we11, just abouteverything! Inspired by my parents - mymother was a Juilliard-trained pianist, myfather a computer graphics pioneer activein the Experiments in Art and Technology(E.A.T.) movement - I absorbed traditionalong with the avant-garde. I was equallydrawn to the exhilarating dynamism ofDylan and The Beatles and have beentrying to synthesize all of these elementsever since. After studying with ElliottCar te r a tJu i l l i a rd and he lp ing P ie r reBoulez to launch IRCAM in Paris, Icame to work at the MIT Media Lab inCambridge (USA) when it opened in 1985,and have ever since found it an ideal placeto exper iment w i th combin ing acous t icsand electronics, "music" and "noise",composition and improvisation, and toexplore new relationships between theauthor and the audience.
To intensify this synthesis, I haveembarked on a series of "city symphonies"with the idea of creating musical portraitsof places, inviting the collaboration of thepeople who live there. Toronto (TorontoSymphony Orchestra) and Edinburgh
(Edinburgh International Festival andthe Royal Scolt ish National Orchestra)werEthe first two places - both workspremiered in 2013 - and Between the Desertand the Deep Blue Sea: A Symphony for Perth(commissioned by the Perth InternationalArts Festival) is the third. BuiJding onconcepts and techniques developed forIhe f irst two proiects, T sfarted my Perthinvestigations in September 2013, f i rst byreading about the city and surroundingsand discussing concepts with my colleaguesat the lerth Festival, then by visi t ing inperson. While in Perth for two weeks,I explored the city extensively (binauralrecorder in hand), mef peopJe from a l lwalks of 1ife, listened to - and improvisedwith - a diverse range of musicians (fromindie rockers to classical instrumentaliststo laptop improvlsors to didgeridoomasters and more), and supervisedworkshops throughout fhe greater Pertharea with students from elementary to highschool using our Hyperscore graphicalcomposition software.
I am writing this text in mid-December f rom my 18th-century barnin cold, snowy Boston, ref lect ing onhot, sunny Perth as heard in the myriadof sounds rece ived, th rough my own'husical
impressions, and via continueddiscussion with my new friends fromhalfway around the world. When theSymphony for Perth ts premiered byWASO on March 1st, I hope that all willhear a compos i t ion re f lec f ing the fee l o fthe land, the v i ta l i t y o I the peop le , andthe cha l lenge and promise o f exp los ivegrowth and change over the comingyears. I believe and hope that thismus ica l adventure rn i l l be s t rongerand bo lder fo r hav ing been imag inedh r r a l l n { r r c l n o p f h e r" J - - ' " '
WORK Symphony for Perth COMPOSER Tod Machover SCORED FOR SymphonyOrchestra COMMISSIONED BY Perth International Arts Festival PREMIERE March rPERFORMERS West Aus t ra l ian Symphony Orches t ra , the peop le o f WA, Caro lyn Kuan
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SEASONPAUL STANHOPE.. I ]MUSICAL DIRECTOR
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O GOING BJ0RKSATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER, 7.3OPMCITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACEFeatunng the musrc of Bjork, as welias mus ic f rom lce [and, Scand inav iaand a new work by Dan Watker
PH0NE 1300 661 738SYDNEYCHAMBERCHOIR ORG
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Government through the Austrat ia Counci t , i ts ar ts
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O CLOUDBURSTSATURDAY 22 JUNE, 3.OOPMGREAT HALL - UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Eric Whitacre - CLoudburstMor ten Laur idsen : i ' e Sor -os0La Gje i to - T l -e SoreresStephen Adams - New workRoss Edwards - Ab estat is foribusBenjamin Brit ten * Five Ftower Songs+ mus lc by Josqu in , Monteverd i & Brumel
funding and advisory body
