UNRAVELLED

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC

AUSTRALIAN VOICES CONCERT

3 AUGUST 2015, 6pm

In partnership with JOLT Arts Inc.

This concert unravels some of the central threads to James )-(u||!c|<’s unique compositional voice. Ranging across recontextualisations of interactive scores, electronic sound, percussion, piano culture and chamber music writing, the UNRAVELLED program maps out 20 years of composition by )-(u||!c|<. ANAM students and staff joined )-(u||!c|<’s BOLT Ensemble members in sharing the work of this increasingly noted Australian composer and performer with audiences at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

CONCERT PROGRAM

COERCION VIVESECTION

Redevelopment of an older work

World Premiere

Quintet for percussion: 10-15 minutes

Performed by Peter Neville and ANAM percussionists

(…and set my teeth) IN THE SILVER OF THE MOON

World Premiere

For piano/synthesizer solo: 10 minutes

Performed by )-(u||!c|<

The title is from a people by e.e.cummings, which begins: “I will wade out / till my thighs are steeped in burning flowers.”

This work combines synthesizer and prepared piano performance. )-(u||!c|< will install his own baby grand piano at JOLT’s cost.

UNRAVEL

Piano Trio: 4 minutes

Performed by Jacob Abela (ANAM) (piano), ANAM student (violin), Caerwen Martin (cello)

PYRAMIDS DRIFT LIKE CLOUDS

A trio for winds: 4 minutes

Performed by Belinda Woods (flute), ANAM students (clarinet and bass clarinet)

From a suite of trios for a range of instrument families.

FELIX

Australian Premiere

for two trombones: 7min

Felix Werder was )-(u||!c|<’s primary composition teacher in Australia. FELIX is a portrait sketch of

)-(u||!c|<’s much loved teacher.

ANNIHILATED LEVITATED

World Premiere

For chamber orchestra and percussion: 10 minutes

This work involves all the musicians involved in the concert plus  (Fr Horn) and Miranda Hill (double bass). The score is a verbal text given through headphones. Performers respond to this text in performance.

THE WEIGHT OF SAPIENS

World Premiere

For chamber orchestra and percussion: 10 minutes

This work involves all the musicians involved in the concert plus Evgeny Chebykin (Fr Horn) and Miranda Hill (double bass). Graphic notation is central to the score.