Join MYRIAD, the Percussion Ensemble of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, as they present drum music from many cultures.
DRUM:
Our program begins with a brand-new composition by Conservatorium student Maja Majstorović Eather, which will explore her Serbian roots and feature the Tapan (a traditional Balkan drum).
DRUMS:
Special guests Mohamed and Anna Camara will join our students for an unforgettable performance featuring Guinean music on traditional African instruments.
From the Western music canon, MYRIAD will perform Sofia Gubaidulina's In the beginning, there was rhythm (1984). This fascinating work explores the timpani (featuring conservatorium student soloist Sophie Barker) played in ways you would never expect.
A palate cleanser, you'll be treated to a rendition of Gavin Bryars’ sublime One Last Bar Then Joe Can Sing (1994), featuring many resonant, melodic percussion instruments. Featured in this work, we are grateful to have the loan of a set of Federation Bells from Museums Victoria.
DRUMMING:
The second half of our programme features minimalist composer Steve Reich's landmark work Drumming (1971). This non-stop, 60-minute piece showcases Reich's mesmerising rhythmic technique of 'phasing' - where performers subtly but deliberately fall out of sync with the groove to realign in a new pattern. It incorporates bongos, marimbas, glockenspiels, singers, whistlers, and piccolo in a hypnotic cacophony.
PROGRAM
*Denotes world premiere
Maja MAJSTOROVIĆ EATHER:
Трбух од Ораха (Belly of the Walnut)* (2023)
Sofia GUBAIDULINA
In the beginning, there was rhythm (1984)
Gavin BRYARS
One Last Bar Then Joe Can Sing (1994)
Mohamed & Anna CAMARA
Komodenu / Jolé (traditional)
~INTERVAL~
Steve REICH
Drumming (1971)