Forest Collective present works of Melbourne composer Kym Dillon

A transgender composer bids a musical farewell to her troubled past state of existence through a heartfelt artistic expression of the abstract mental journey it took to get her out of it.

The expressive and multifaceted baritone of Stephen Marsh gives voice to the restless thoughts and reflections of a 'self' stuck in a mental labyrinth, via settings of text fragments from the Danish existential philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. Moving through a cycle of continual self-construction/deconstruction, darkly comic/tragic musings and elusive despair, Portrait of a Self depicts someone struggling to dig underneath their consciousness, make sense of their condition and become a real person, all amongst music which is itself in a state of fluctuating stylistic identity. 

This piece from Melbourne composer Kym Dillon is born from a very specific experience, but more broadly it is a story of mental health, selfhood, and the unearthing of identity in the most foundational sense. 

Details:
Saturday, April 30
Time: 7:30pm
Location: St. Stephen’s Anglican Church - 360 Church Street, Richmond VIC 

Ticket info and booking can be found here.

Program:
Kym Dillon Sonata for flute & piano 
Kym Dillon Diapsalmata: Portrait of a Self for baritone voice, piano solo and ensemble