QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
COMPOSITION LUNCHTIME CONCERT
IAN HANGER RECITAL HALL 12:30PM AUGUST 29 2024
INMOTION
SEBASTIAN SORENSEN
"In Motion" is the equally entertaining and groovy musical debut by the percussion trio "Untitled Drum Project”. With the trio’s roots in modern contemporary music, Untitled Drum Project sets out to create a new form of drumfocused music that takes a modernistic approach to music from the likes of the Blue Man Group, STOMP!, and other percussion ensembles.
Utilising the physical venue itself as part of its arrangement, “In Motion” relies on the acoustic reflections of the room to create a unique tone that is weaved into the songcreating a new varient of the song with each performance.
Drumkit: Sebastian Sorensen
Drumkit: Ally Quin
Drumkit: Hunter Kain
DEMIURGE
The demiurge is defined by Gnosticism as a false god: one who governs a world of their own creation, trapping its citizens in a false sense of security – whimsy whimsy whimsy!
This piece revolves around the retrieval of “gnosis” – knowledge which exists outside the false world – to break out of the demiurge’s conformations. Featuring modal shifts and elaborations on rhythmic patterns, both in note value and tessitura, Demiurge charts the musical journeys of the clarinet and the alto saxophone to retrieve their gnosis.
Bb Clarinet: Liberty Prentice Alto Saxophone: Emily Booij
CHARLENE CLOUD TAN
BASEDON SKETCHESBY PAULKLEE
Violin: Maddy Ryan-Kerr
Viola: Oscar Nicholson
Cello: Ben Marshall
BEN MARSHALL
BLUEOLIVE
CHARLENE CLOUD TAN
Blue Olive (Sama’i Bayati Alzaytun Alazraq) and its twin Yellow Olive were written for solo oud, in the traditional Ottoman form sama’i and in the maqam (scale) Bayati. These pieces are inspired by Palestinian-American internet presence Subhi (@sbeih.jpg)’s recollections of his family’s olive orchard in Nablus, West Bank. From environmental and musical perspectives, it pays homage to and celebrates the preservation of indigeneity.
Oud: Charlene Cloud Tan
RED,WHITE& ROSE
SAM CARUANA
When life hands you grapes, make wine!
Vocals: Molly Quant
Bass: Ky Fulwood
Drum Kit: Tosh Kachad
Trumpet: Oli Mann
Keys: Daniel Coleman