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Art Classics: Electric Counterpoint
Powerhouse legends of the Brisbane contemporary music scene, Robert Davidson, Samuel Vincent, Thomas Green and the Black Square Quartet, team up to present an exhilarating program of cutting-edge masterpieces.
Séraphîta, by experimental rock guru Trey Spruance (of Mr. Bungle fame) uniquely explores ancient and medieval themes and musical styles through an electric guitarist’s lens. Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint presents a dazzling aural array of immersive electric guitar sound. Australian composer Michael Bakrnčev’s String Quartet No 1, originally influenced by Nirvana’s infamous Unplugged in New York MTV set and drawing on a panorama of inspiration from Bartok to Powderfinger, is given its world premiere. And to conclude, Frederic Rzewski’s monumental Coming Together combines electric guitar, bass guitar, string quartet and spoken voice for an epic setting of the letters of Sam Melville, an inmate killed during the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion, in this hard-hitting diatribe of turbocharged minimalism.
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Art Gallery of Ballarat40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, VIC 3350Get directions
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Across Victoria’s Midwest, we acknowledge that we travel across the ancient landscapes of many First Peoples communities.
These lands have been nurtured and cared for over tens of thousands of years and we respect the work of Traditional Custodians for their ongoing care and protection.
We recognise the past injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in this country. As our knowledge grows, we hope that we can learn from their resilience and creativity that has guided them for over 60,000 years.
As we invite people to visit and explore Victoria’s Midwest, we ask that alongside us, you also grow to respect the stories, living culture and connection to Country of the Ancestors and Elders of our First Peoples.