Full Spectrum

Presented by Whistling Kite New Music

 

Diverse and compelling contemporary chamber music

 

A Sunday afternoon concert series curated by Whistling Kite New Music Artistic Director Nick Yates which spans from Larrakia language children’s songs to the role of music in the continuation of culture, Dutch composer JacobTV, electronics and novelty instruments.

Photograph of two musicians playing facing each other, one has a clarinet and one has a violin

$24 - $41

5pm in Brown's Mart Theatre

 

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Sunday 23 March | Dalba Gulwa

Aunty Bilawara Lee & Netanela Mizrahi

Following their 2024 collaboration on Gurrulwa Guligi (Big Wind), Larrakia Senior Elder Dr. Aunty Billawarra Lee & Netanela Mizrahi continue their creative partnership to premiere a new collection of children’s songs in Larrakia language.

 

THE PROGRAM

Ross Edwards - White Cockatoo Spirit Dance
Tara Murphy - violin
Stuart Greenbaum - Octennial Song
Nick Yates - soprano saxophone
Aaron Wyatt - Where to from Here
Netanela Mizrahi - viola
Nick Yates - clarinet

Megan Atfield - piano

Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No 1

Megan Atfield - piano
Aunty Bilawara Lee & Netanela Mizrahi - Dalba Gulwa (World Premiere):
1. Bilawara
2. Star Dreaming Prayer
3. Tread Softly
4. Ngana – Yidjana
5. Darrandirra
Tara Murphy - violin
Netanela Mizrahi - viola, choral director
Stephanie Arnold - cello
Nick Yates - clarinet
Megan Atfield - piano
Children's Choir - students of Milkwood Steiner School
Mr Gurruwiwi and Netanela Mizrahi - Pigeon Song (premiere of new 2025 arrangement)

Sunday 30 March | Journeys

Whistling Kite New Music

Featuring the music of migrant & diaspora composers from Australia and around the world, Journeys highlights the crucial role of music in storytelling and the continuation of culture.

 

THE PROGRAM

Larry Sitsky - Armenia (1984)
Nick Yates - alto saxophone
Phillip Glass - Orbit (2013)
Stephanie Arnold - cello
Larry Grenadier - Oceanic, The Gleaner (2019)
Rhiannon Oakhill-Steel - double bass
Kareem Roustom - Palestinian Songs and Dances (2024 - Australian Premiere)
Nick Yates - clarinet
Tara Murphy - violin
Netanela Mizrahi - violin
Clare Gorton - viola
Stephanie Arnold - cello

Sunday 19 October | Reflect/ Diffuse/ Absorb

Whistling Kite New Music

An exploration of solo and ensemble repertoire with electronics in a theatrical immersion.

Sunday 26 October | Rococonuts

Tara Murphy & Jonathan Tooby

Rococonuts re-imagines the great repertoire of classical music as a distractible child genius might, complete with costumes, novelty instruments, and physical comedy that’s closer to a game of Twister than a chamber music concert.