THE COMPOSERS: STEVE REICH, A CELEBRATION
Opera House
Niedziela 29 kwietnia 2012
Opera HouseNiedziela 29 kwietnia 2012
THE COMPOSERS: STEVE REICH, A CELEBRATION
1 Macquarie Street
Sydney 2000
Australia
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Sydney 2000
Australia
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Tel: +61 2 9250 7111
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TEVE REICH IN RESIDENCE
The Godfather of minimalism, one of „a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history” (The Guardian), Steve Reich’s influence can be heard everywhere from the concert hall to the nightclub. His music proves that sometimes less really is more, as deceptively simple patterns and phrases interlock to create transcendent moments of sheer crystalline beauty.
Drifting in and out of phase with each other, the musicians performing a Reich work create new sonic worlds; pulsing, cascading jewels that still sound as sparkling and fresh as when they first shook the musical establishment in the 60s and 70s and 80s.
His continuing relevance keeps being played out everywhere, with Reich remixes by everyone from DJ Spooky to Bang On A Can introducing his hypnotic proto-trance sounds to a whole new generation raised on chill-out mixes and electronica.
Now Steve Reich makes a rare visit to Australia to be the first in Sydney Opera House’s new series The Composers. These unique celebrations of the world’s greatest contemporary artists will be launched with a week-long residency by Reich, where he’ll work in collaboration with our foremost New Music pioneers including Synergy Percussion, Eighth Blackbird, Halcyon, Ensemble Offspring, ACO Qantas Emerging Artists, Orava String Quartet and Sydney Symphony Sinfonia Quartet.
After two chamber recitals in the Utzon Room and a special appearance In Conversation, the week will culminate in a one-off performance in the Concert Hall featuring the highlights of Reich’s repertoire by some of the finest international and Australian musicians, including his much-loved masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians – a piece rarely staged due to the complexity of its scoring and instrumentation.
This will be a unique opportunity to experience why the New York Times hails Reich as “our greatest living composer” and The New Yorker describes him as “ the most original music thinker of our time”.
THE COMPOSERS – STEVE REICH A CELEBRATION – PROGRAM
PART 1: SYNERGY PERCUSSION 6.00pm - 7.00pm
1. Mallet Quartet - 14’
2. Drumming Part 1 - 14’
3. Variations for Vibes Strings Pianos - 25’ (Australian Premiere)
INTERVAL (20 mins)
PART 2: EIGHTH BLACKBIRD 7.20pm – 8.15pm
1. Four Organs – 20’
2. Vermont Counterpoint – 10’
3. Double Sextet - 22’
INTERVAL (20 mins)
PART 3: MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS 8.40pm – 9.40pm
1. Music for 18 Musicians - 60’
The Godfather of minimalism, one of „a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history” (The Guardian), Steve Reich’s influence can be heard everywhere from the concert hall to the nightclub. His music proves that sometimes less really is more, as deceptively simple patterns and phrases interlock to create transcendent moments of sheer crystalline beauty.
Drifting in and out of phase with each other, the musicians performing a Reich work create new sonic worlds; pulsing, cascading jewels that still sound as sparkling and fresh as when they first shook the musical establishment in the 60s and 70s and 80s.
His continuing relevance keeps being played out everywhere, with Reich remixes by everyone from DJ Spooky to Bang On A Can introducing his hypnotic proto-trance sounds to a whole new generation raised on chill-out mixes and electronica.
Now Steve Reich makes a rare visit to Australia to be the first in Sydney Opera House’s new series The Composers. These unique celebrations of the world’s greatest contemporary artists will be launched with a week-long residency by Reich, where he’ll work in collaboration with our foremost New Music pioneers including Synergy Percussion, Eighth Blackbird, Halcyon, Ensemble Offspring, ACO Qantas Emerging Artists, Orava String Quartet and Sydney Symphony Sinfonia Quartet.
After two chamber recitals in the Utzon Room and a special appearance In Conversation, the week will culminate in a one-off performance in the Concert Hall featuring the highlights of Reich’s repertoire by some of the finest international and Australian musicians, including his much-loved masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians – a piece rarely staged due to the complexity of its scoring and instrumentation.
This will be a unique opportunity to experience why the New York Times hails Reich as “our greatest living composer” and The New Yorker describes him as “ the most original music thinker of our time”.
THE COMPOSERS – STEVE REICH A CELEBRATION – PROGRAM
PART 1: SYNERGY PERCUSSION 6.00pm - 7.00pm
1. Mallet Quartet - 14’
2. Drumming Part 1 - 14’
3. Variations for Vibes Strings Pianos - 25’ (Australian Premiere)
INTERVAL (20 mins)
PART 2: EIGHTH BLACKBIRD 7.20pm – 8.15pm
1. Four Organs – 20’
2. Vermont Counterpoint – 10’
3. Double Sextet - 22’
INTERVAL (20 mins)
PART 3: MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS 8.40pm – 9.40pm
1. Music for 18 Musicians - 60’
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