Join MYRIAD, the Percussion Ensemble of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music for an afternoon of 'House Music' - an eclectic array of works, including six World Premieres, by our very own in-house composers, showcasing a small sample of the incredible talent we have in our community. Composers featured in this volume of 'House music' include: Miriama Young, Kate Neal, Stuart Greenbaum, Scott Copeman, Maja Majstorović Eather, Robert Cossom, Xiaole Zhan, Melody Eötvös, and Elliott Gyger including his brand new arrangement for percussion ensemble of all six Sea Interludes from Britten's opera 'Peter Grimes'.
PROGRAM
*Denotes world premiere
Miriama YOUNG: Iron Tongues (1999)
for percussion trio
Kate NEAL: What Hath II (2012)
for percussion quartet
Scott COPEMAN: DARK SUN * (2024)
for six percussionists
Stuart GREENBAUM: Organised Lounge (2011)
for percussion ensemble of 13 players
Slobodan TRKULJA / arr. Maja MAJSTOROVIĆ EATHER: Pitagorino Oro * (2002/2024)
for five players
~INTERVAL~
Robert COSSOM: Köttbullar Rag * (2018)
for mallet quartet
Xiaole ZHAN: phonoautograph * (2024)
for broken phonograph, electronics and percussion
Melody EÖTVÖS: Hellscape (2023)
for percussion quartet, in five movements:
1. All Edges
2. Stone Forest
3. Heat Haze
4. Venenum – poison
5. Wynorrific – When something is both beautiful and horrific at the same time.
Elliott GYGER: Crux * (2020)
for solo vibraphone
for Barry
Benjamin BRITTEN / arr. Elliott GYGER: Six Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes * (1945/2024)
arranged for percussion ensemble (13 players), in six movements:
1. Dawn [Interlude I]
2. Sunday Morning [Interlude III]
3. Moonlight [Interlude V]
4. Passacaglia [Interlude IV]
5. Fog [Interlude VI]
6. Storm [Interlude II]