MYRIAD, the Percussion Ensemble of the Melbourne Conservatorium, delivers a powerhouse program of old and new repertoire.
Featuring:
*A Xenakis double bill (part 1 of our Xenakis Centenary celebrations).
*A world premiere of 'Lesions' by Catherine Likhuta (Australia/Ukraine) arranged for percussion ensemble by Brent Miller.
*Four brand new percussion works by MCM composers: Benjamin Caverson, Yuki Goh, Finnlay Hansen, Gloria Yu.
*Performances of works from MCM faculty composers: Katy Abbott and Stuart Greenbaum.
*Edgard Varese's iconic 'Ionisation' for 13 percussionists.
PROGRAM:
* = World Premiere
^ = Australian Premiere
IONISATION (1931)
Edgard Varèse
ORGANISED LOUNGE (2011)
Stuart Greenbaum
OKHO (1989)
Iannis Xenakis
LESIONS * (2017/2022)
Catherine Likhuta
(arranged for Percussion Ensemble by Brent Miller)
~INTERVAL~
TAKING CHANCES ^ from Hidden Thoughts 1: Do I Matter? (2017/2020)
Katy Abbott
(arranged for Percussion Quartet by Eric Willie)
ODE TO NERVOUS ENERGY * (2022)
Ben Caverson
TIME STOP * (2022)
Yuki Goh
KIWIBERRIES * (2022)
Gloria Yu
CLAVIERS and PEAUX from Pléïades (1978)
Iannis Xenakis