Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

On September 9th 2020, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs turns 100.

To celebrate this remarkable achievement in the cultural life of Australia, we will present a cinematic concert featuring newly commissioned works by two of Australia’s most lauded female composers.

Time and Place examines what it means to be part of Australian society through the lens of both indigenous cultures and those many cultures that have come to call this land home.

Tarimi Nulay - long time living here is a choral Acknowledgement of Country written by Deborah Cheetham with text by Matthew Doyle. It is a work that brings us into the moment and lifts the curtain on Elena Kats Chernin and Tamara-Anna Cislowska's world premiere, Human Waves. True stories of struggle and success have been woven into the nine movements that will touch your heart, make you laugh and possibly even bring a tear to the eye.

Hundreds of choristers have recorded themselves in isolation and this will be mixed with live footage of the composer and librettist at the piano to create a unique digital event that celebrates the best of our unusual times.

It is so much more than a concert.

It is an event not to be missed.

Join us.

Deborah CHEETHAM AO Tarimi nulay – Long-time living here (extract)
Elena KATS-CHERNIN AO Human Waves (World premiere)

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website

Featured Australian Works

	Human waves : SATB choir with piano (2020) by Elena Kats-Chernin and Tamara Anna Cislowska — World premiere — performed by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
	Tarimi Nulay : Long Time Living Here : SSATB choir and string ensemble (2017) by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon — performed by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Featured artists

• Performer Sydney Philharmonia Choirs