Presented in association with The Street Theatre and TURA. Photo: Kristian Gehradte.
O Spectabiles Viri (15 Minutes)
Hildegard von Bingen arr. Erkki Veltheim
O Spectabiles Viri (O men of sight—what a sight!) is a significant work composed by one of the most prominent women in medieval church history and the first identifiable composers in western music, Hildegard von Bingen. It combines soaring melodies with rich harmonies and showcases her ability to convey profound emotional depth through music. In this performance we depart from the original male choir version to hear a contemporary and magical reinterpretation of the work by soprano Jane Sheldon arranged by Mungangga Garlagula co-creator Erkki Veltheim.
Mungangga Garlagula (70 Minutes)
Co-Created and Performed by Mark Atkins and Erkki Veltheim
Mungangga Garlagula is a collaboration in music, sound and story by legendary Indigenous performer Mark Atkins and renowned Australian/Finnish composer and performer Erkki Veltheim.
Audiences are invited to join Mark by the “campfire”, and to travel with him as he takes us across the border between day and night, dream and reality, the reverberating past and the emerging future.
Together with a company of exceptional Australian musicians who have created a shifting bed of sound for the work, Mark and Erkki lead us into a nocturnal world of memories, echoes, spirits and dreams. Mungangga Garlagula is an evening of rich storytelling and yidaki (didjeridu) that restores the experience of listening with the whole body.
The Details
What: Magic Realism – Canberra International Music Festival
When: Thursday 1 May, from 8pm
Where: The Street Theatre, 15 Childers St, Canberra ACT 2601
Cost: General Admission $70.00, Concession $65.00. Tickets available via Canberra International Music Festival.
