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AAO: Water Pushes Sand

Event

AAO: Water Pushes Sand

  • Date: Thursday, 24 August 2017, 7pm
  • Venue: Braybrook Hub — 107-139 Churchill Avenue, Braybrook, VIC
  • Series: This event is part of the Australian Art Orchestra - August Tour 2017 series
  • Tickets: This is a free event, however registration is required online

Event Details

Nominated for APRA/AMC Art Music Awards 2016 ‘Jazz Work of the Year’.

Known for its brash and friendly people, spicy food, laid back tea houses, and the distinctive twang of its spoken dialect, Sichuan is unique in China. It is from Sichuan that philosopher Lao Tzu, according to legend, mounted a water buffalo and rode off into the sunset, never to be seen again. Its music combines colours from rustic country folk, street songs and the ear-splitting cacophony of gongs and cymbals. It is more like blues or early rock and roll than classical music. Even the opera is hard core, featuring long stretches of voice and percussion which could be straight out of an avant garde composition by Luciano Berio.

Australian Art Orchestra Associates Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson have been travelling to Sichuan for 15 years, learning about the local music and collaborating with musicians and dancers. In Water Pushes Sand, composer Erik Griswold and the Australian Art Orchestra create a colourful collage of winds, piano and percussion. The five-piece band fuses traditional Sichuan melodies and rhythms with modern jazz improvisation to create a wild intercultural celebration. With video shot on location in Chengdu, Water Pushes Sand evokes the tea-houses, streets, and rivers of Sichuan.

CREDITS:

Erik Griswold – Composer and Piano
Peter Knight – Artistic Director, Australian Art Orchestra; Trumpet and Electronics
Samuel Pankhurst – Double Bass
Vanessa Tomlinson – Percussion
Mindy Meng Wang – Guzheng (Chinese zither)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and has been supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

Tickets: FREE

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (03) 9689 0002 or by email to hello@duewestfestival.com.au

Featured Australian Works

Water pushes sand : large jazz ensemble by Erik Griswold
— performed by Peter Knight and Australian Art Orchestra

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