She Speaks
Join the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra for an inspiring four-concert celebration of diverse musical voices. Co-curated by Dr Anne Cawrse and Belinda Gehlert, She Speaks ignites the stage with the blazing contributions of women composers.
Friday 31 May–Saturday 1 June
1. Unearth
This vibrant performance from the Australian String Quartet will reveal the way passion and logic are sometimes at odds when people connect through words. Mendelssohn's quartet adds a Romantic touch to our program, leading you towards enthralling music from shamisen virtuoso Noriko Tadano.
Program to include:
Caroline Shaw
Three Essays: First Essay (Nimrod)
Mendelssohn Hensel
String Quartet in E flat: III. Romanze
Noriko Tadano (arr. Emily Tulloch)
Staircase to the Moon
Alice Chance
Nose Scrunch Reel
Noriko Tadano (arr. Emily Tulloch)
Vertigo
Friday 31 May 1.10pm
Elder Hall
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2. Spirit
The motifs in Maconchy's String Quartet No. 6 are your guiding stars that illuminate a captivating musical constellation. Experience the serene beauty of Mary Finsterer's Angelus, a work inspired by a painting of a peasant couple in prayer amidst the fields, before the exhilarating rush of Higdon's Dash.
Program to include:
Maconchy
String Quartet No. 6
Mary Finsterer
Angelus from Julian Suite III
Jennifer Higdon
Dash
Friday 31 May 7.00pm
Elder Hall
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3. Dynamic
Flute skips from one note to the next in Clyne's mischievous Hopscotch, while Harrison's slinky strings and sly winds open Bend Boogie Break. Larsen's quirky Corker adds a spontaneous feel to this program, which features stimulating works from Shaw, Auerbach, and Wolfe. Elder Music Lab's talented performers will bring this music to life under the baton of Nicole Marshall.
Program to include:
Caroline Shaw
Boris Kerner
Libby Larsen
Corker
Lera Auerbach
Lonely Suite
Julia Wolfe
East Broadway
Annna Clyne
Hopscotch
Holly Harrison
Bend Boogie Break
Saturday 1 June 4.00pm
Elder Hall
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4. Discover
Rhythms weave and twirl across the instruments of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in Tower's Chamber Dance, while yearning strings will nurture grief and joy in music form Mazzoli. Adelaide's own Anne Cawrse gives voice to the cor anglais when bridging the worlds of silence and sound, and a new commission from Belinda Gehlert celebrates this special concert series.
Program to include:
Joan Tower
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1
Belinda Gehlert
New Work
Holly Harrison
Hotwire
Joan Tower
Chamber Dance
Dobrinka Tabakova
Insight
Anne Cawrse
The Rest is Silence
Missy Mazzoli
These Worlds in Us
Saturday 1 June 7.00pm
Elder Hall
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