25 February 2022

CIMF 2022 - C14 Coming Together

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Canberra International Music Festival’s concert 14 – Coming Together – is on Thursday 5 May 2022. Photo: CIMF.

Since 2014 about 2000 letters were written to asylum seekers on Nauru, expressing sympathy and offering support. All letters were returned to sender, unopened. Thanks to Katy Abbott and her subtly understated work, some of these words now live on.

Program

Katy Abbott, Hidden Thoughts II: Return to Sender

Frederic Rzewski, Coming Together (1971)

The details

What: Canberra International Music Festival’s Concert 14 – Coming Together
When: Thursday 5 May 2022, 7:30 pm to 9:10 pm (including interval)
Where: Fitters’ Workshop, Printers Way, Kingston ACT 2604
Cost: $75 general admission, $68 concession. Tickets at CIMF.

For more information and to view the whole program, visit CIMF.

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