Pure Bliss throws virtuosic sonic overload, electronic glitch, loops and an absurdist flair into one gloriously unruly mix.
Moving between moments of deep serenity and bursts of sonic ecstasy, the show delivers warped voices, playful electronics, hyperactive rhythms and unexpected sounds. This is music that refuses to behave itself – music that makes you feel everything.
Featuring new Australian and international works, including Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy, a piano concerto by Matthew Shlomowitz with soloist Ronan Apcar, and Liz Jigalin performing Mark Applebaum’s iconic Aphasia – a fantastical collision of performer, tape and theatrical absurdity. Australian premieres by Sara Glojnarić and Ben Nobuto bring an exhilarating rush of sound, colour and sensation to this ecstatic celebration of new music.
For added zing, join us for the pre-concert talk, where you can delve deeper into the music, ideas and questions behind this blissfully alive new music that we love.
Come ready for maximum sensory expansion, unexpected delights, sonic mischief and a perpetual state of unseriousness.
Because the Future is Bliss.
PROGRAM
Mark Applebaum Aphasia
Sara Glojnarić Pure Bliss*
Ben Nobuto Serenity 2.0*
Matthew Shlomowitz Glücklich, Glücklich, Freude, Freude*
*Australian Premiere
- Approx. 75 min, no interval
