The ten-minute piece was an exhilarating display of virtuosity and a fascinating exploration of sonic possibilities. One of the highlights of the evening was seeing Tanner flex his chops in French composer Emmanuel Séjourné’s Attraction (2017)for marimba, vibraphone and audio. There was a lovely sense of synergy and collaborative leadership within the ensemble. I especially enjoyed Tait’s majestic horn solos, answered by Nicholl’s flitting, mystical oboe lines in the fourth movement, “Moon Song”. The ensemble captured the distinct character of each bagatelle, juxtaposing buoyant dance motifs with slow and sinuous fugue-like textures. The work is based on one of his earlier works, Djanaba (which translates to ‘laughing’ in the language of first nations people from the Sydney basin). Next up was Australian composer Ross Edward’s Laughing Moon (2012), a suite of bagatelles inspired by the birdsongs and frog rhythms of the Australian landscape. Percussionist Paul Tanner eased us into the night’s musical journey (“a travelling expedition for the ears”) with a jaunty conga solo for Valerie Coleman’s joyous, festive Umoja – First day of Kwanzaa (2001) and was progressively joined on stage by the wind players, quasi-flash-mob style, with Stephanie Nicholls on oboe, Catherine Cahill on clarinet, Diane Riddell on flute, Wendy Tait on French horn and Joanne Littlely on bassoon. She reminded us how lucky we are to be able to attend concerts: “Yay! We’re here!”. Spirits were high during Musica Viva artistic director Fiona Campbell’s welcome speech.
But luckily for us, Musica Viva (without skipping a beat) recruited local talent Wind Quintet Plus for an absolutely delightful offering of chamber music that would have had most audience members saying: “Ensemble Who?” (no shade!). Sadly, Ensemble Q – who were scheduled for last night’s performance – got stuck in Queensland due to border closures. And maybe it’s because they put together really exciting, diverse and enjoyable programs, drawing from a wealth of local, interstate and international performers. Maybe it’s because I have fond memories of them coming to my primary school and teaching us about all these weird and wonderful orchestral instruments and demonstrating irregular time signatures (I distinctly remember having my mind blown when I learned that 7/8 was a thing). "Female writers who disregard women's plight are biggest supporters of patriarchy: Bee Gul".
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