Event
AAO: Water Pushes Sand
- Date: Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 7:30pm
- Venue: Ainslie Arts Centre — Elouera Street, BRADDON, ACT
- Series: This event is part of the Australian Art Orchestra - August Tour 2017 series
- Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online
Event Details
Water Pushes Sand is a brilliant work by Brisbane-based composer/keyboardist Erik Griswold, which combined musicians from the Australian Art Orchestra with all-star musicians and performers of Chengdu, Sichuan to create a wild and beautiful intercultural celebration by fusing Sichuan melodies and rhythms with modern jazz improvisation.
Sichuan culture is unique in China, and its music combines colours from rustic country folk, street songs and a cacophony of gongs and cymbals. It is more like blues or early rock and roll than classical music.
Following its great success at the 2015 Melbourne Festival and OzAsia in Adelaide in 2015, the original ten-piece ensemble work (now a CD on Jazzhead) has now been rearranged for a five-piece touring outfit.
Composer Erik Griswold (piano) is joined by the virtuosic Mindy Meng Wang (guzheng), Peter Knight (electronics/trumpet), and the Brisbane-based team of Samuel Pankhurst (acoustic bass) and Vanessa Tomlinson (percussion).
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 6182 0000 or by email to enquiry@agac.com.au
Featured Australian Works
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| Water pushes sand : large jazz ensemble by Erik Griswold — performed by Peter Knight and Australian Art Orchestra |
Featured artists
- Performer Australian Art Orchestra
- Conductor Peter Knight
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