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16 June 2018
I spent the last two weeks playing with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and had the privilege to co-lead the viola section in a wonderful project collaborating with composer and presenter Paul Rissmann, the Young Adelaide Voices, and dancer Carlie Angel . We premiered Paul's new work 'What Do You Do With An Idea', a beautiful multi-disciplinary setting of the children's book of the same name by Kobi Yamada and illustrated by Mae Besom. With 140 singers, a full symphony orchestra, projections of the illustrations from the book, a dancer, and a narrator, it was quite a spectacle, and only just fit into the Adelaide Town Hall! But we did it, and it was a very special project that spoke just as much to the adults in the room as to the kids about being gentle and kind with others' new ideas, and making friends with your own. |
What Do You Do With An Idea: illustration by Mae Besom
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7 May 2018
Apart from playing music myself, I believe deeply in supporting others in their endeavours to bring art to communities. The fundraising platform, The Australian Cultural Fund is one I used to finance a trip to Canada to participate in the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute last year, and I've also donated to other artists through it. They wrote a little article about me in their artist-to-artist series. Click through to have a look! Australian Cultural Fund: artist-to-artist |
Photo by Shane Reid
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