Login

Enter your username and password

Forgotten your username or password?

Your Shopping Cart

There are no items in your shopping cart.

7 December 2010

Podcast and iPad App of Helen Gifford's opera Exile

by Australian Music Centre

Exile was performed in June 2010 as a collaboration between ChamberMade Opera, Speak Percussion and Aphids Image: Exile was performed in June 2010 as a collaboration between ChamberMade Opera, Speak Percussion and Aphids  

Helen Gifford and Richard Meredith's opera Exile - also known as Iphigenia in Exile - will be available as an mp3 download in its entirety this December through ABC Classic FM's AMU podcast series. On 10 December, Exile will also be launched as an iPad Application, co-produced by ChamberMade Opera and Aphids.

Set on a desolate coastline, this music theatre work explores the psychological state of Iphigenia as she reflects on her time as a high priestess of human sacrifices. Iphigenia in Exile was recorded by ABC Classic FM in June 2010 in front of a live audience at Melbourne's Iwaki Auditorium. The work, performed by ChamberMade Opera, Aphids and Speak Percussion (soprano Deborah Kayser and an ensemble of percussionists, clarinets, piccolo/clay flute, mandolin-guitar and a women's chorus), was given the alternative title of Exile.

The AMU podcast also includes a conversation about the work between the composer and ChamberMade's artistic director David Young.

Further links

Helen Gifford (AMC profile)
Exile, part 1 - ABC Classic FM podcast
Exile iPad App launch (aphids.net.au)
ABC Classic FM's Australian Music Unit' AMU podcast feed
ChamberMade Opera - homepage
Aphids - homepage
Speak Percussion - homepage

© Australian Music Centre (2010) — Permission must be obtained from the AMC if you wish to reproduce this article either online or in print.

Subjects discussed by this article:

The Australian Music Centre connects people around the world to Australian composers and sound artists. By facilitating the performance, awareness and appreciation of music by these creative artists, it aims to increase their profile and the sustainability of their art form. Established in 1974, the AMC is now the leading provider of information, resources, materials and products relating to Australian new music.

Comments

Be the first to share add your thoughts and opinions in response to this article.

You must login to post a comment.