Berceuse
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Forest Collective presents Berceuse
Step into the dark side of new music with Forest Collective, for an evening of exploratory sound and storytelling. Weaving a journey of myth and lullaby, Forest's Berceuse will include remarkable works by Caroline Louise Miller (USA), Beat Furrer (Austria) and Helen Gifford (Australia), alongside a commission from Melbourne composer Alex Morris and an extract from new opera Orpheus by artistic director, Evan Lawson. Dear friends of Forest, Jessica Fotinos (harp) and Daniel Todd (tenor), are reunited with the ensemble once again for this exciting performance.
Kate Bright - Mezzo Soprano
Daniel Todd - Tenor (guest artists)
Jessica Michelle Todd - Harp (guest artist and founding member)
Danae Killian - Piano
Evan Lawson - Conductor
Kim Tan - Flutes
Vilan Mai - Clarinets
Ali Fyffe - Saxophones
Sarah Coghlan - Violin
Nikki Edgar - Cello
Bec Scully - Double Bass & Viola
Ryan Williams - Recorders
Claudine Michaels - Organ (guest musician)
Friday July 6
Saturday July 7
7:30PM
Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston Street Carlton 3153
PTV: 5 min walk from Tram 1 or 6, stop Lygon St/Elgin St (stop 112)
5 min walk from Bus 200 or 207 Elgin St/Lygon St stop (stop ID 942)
Event ticketing info (not including booking fee):
First Release (May)
Full Price $28/ Seniors $20/ Concession & U18 $18
Second Release (June)
Full Price $32/ Seniors $25/ Concession & U18 $22
Final Release (July)
Full Price $35/ Seniors $30/ Concession & U18 $25
Doors open 20 minutes before the performance commences.
PROGRAM
Alex Morris - Turning Point for ensemble (world premiere)
Rebecca Scully & Claudine Michaels - Astrothytes for cello and organ (world premiere - performed Friday evening only)
Helen Gifford - Piano Sonata (1960)
Caroline Louise Miller - Berceuse et Jeux for voice, cello and double bass (Australian premiere)
May Lyon - Ode to Damascus for ensemble, selected from our 2018 Call for Scores
Aribert Reimann - Marz for speaker and bass flute (Australian premiere)
Charles Peck - Sunburst for ensemble, selected from our 2018 Call for Scores (Australian premiere)
Evan Lawson - Triambus for solo harp (Australian premiere)
Evan Lawson - Part III from Orpheus for two voices and ensemble (world premiere)
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Forest Collective acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, meet, create, and perform - primarily Wurundjeri land of the Kulin Nation.
We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and extend our respects to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs, and relationship with the land. We recognise Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of this nation.
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