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Dates

Shifting 1 Shifting 2
Thursday 24 February 7pm Friday 25 February 7pm
Saturday 26 February 2pm Saturday 26 February 7pm

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The Asia Pacific region is reshaping the modern world. Yet its rich artistic heritage and vibrant New Music scene are largely unknown in Australia. Forest Collective’s Ali Fyffe has curated a stunning program that brings into focus some of the region’s most powerful compositional voices, from Myanmar to Japan, China to Iran, Australia to New Zealand.

Navigating Eastern and Western traditions, new technologies, and challenges including state censorship, these exciting composers have found unique and original musical voices. With a program including Ravi Shankar’s raga imbued Sonata for Harp and Cello, Toru Takemitsu’s transcendental quintet Rain Spell, emerging New Zealand composer Micah Thompson’s brand new bass-flute concerto Otaki Songs, beloved Australian composer Margaret Sutherland’s Cello Sonata and Luo Zhongrong’s post-Cultural Revolution pentatonic serialism, Shifting will open your ears to a region that is changing the world.

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Program

Shifting 1

Emily Koh  Si fallor, sum for piano  Australian premiere

Luo Zhongrong  Cross the river to pick hibiscus for voice and piano

Luo Zhongrong  3 Autumn Songs for voice and piano

Ravi Shankar  Sonata for harp and cello

Dylan Lardelli Carrying for bass flute and contrabass recorder Australian premiere

Margaret Sutherland Sonata for cello and piano

Elliott Gyger Shifting for cello

Salina Fisher Komorebi for violin and vibraphone

Shifting 2

Micah Thompson Otaki Songs for solo Bass Flute and ensemble Forest Collective 2020 commission & world premiere

Luo Maishuo  On That Mountain Road for voice and ensemble World premiere of a new arrangement by Evan J Lawson

Toru Takemitsu  Rain Spell for ensemble

Toru Takemitsu Waves for clarinet solo and ensemble

Alex Turley Biome for ensemble 2018 Forest Collective commission

Richard Meale Las Alboradas for flute, violin, horn and piano