The staff of Riverside Theatres are passionate about bringing the very best the performing arts can offer to audiences in all pockets of the greater Sydney area. Parramatta is the geographic and demographic heart of Sydney and is easily accessed by road, train and ferry.
Located on the banks of the Parramatta River, Riverside Theatres is nestled in the midst of the Church Street Restaurant precinct. Pre Show dining and parking is ample, accessible and affordable.
A summary of events held at Parramatta in the 2006 Aurora Festival:
- An academic conference organized by Dr. Sally Macarthur from the University of Western Sydney on the issues of intercultural music practice;
- Three concerts of the best in contemporary classical music including the 2006 Alfred Hook Lecture/Recital, given by Terry Riley;
- An open forum moderated by Dr. Bruce Crossman on issues of intercultural music practice from the composers' perspective;
- A development day run for secondary school teachers by Musica Viva In Schools.
Saturday
29th April 2006
1.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Rafferty's Theatre, Riverside
$20 / $12
Programme includes:
Claire Maclean:
Mass: Kyrie
Bruce Crossman:
Daragang Magayon Cantata
Ross Edwards:
Kumari
Stuart Greenbaum:
First Light
Kim Cunio:
The Temple Project
Ji-Yun Lee:
Won
Michael Atherton:
Dance-Acoustic Improvisation
Anne Boyd:
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams
Curated by Bruce Crossman, this event consists of an intercultural concert and forum. It will be an interdisciplinary grouping of music, dance and visual electronic arts together with creative process reflection. Its focus is to explore culturally vibrant music through examination of ‘Pacific Identity’ within Western Sydney and West Coast America. The event will present works by UWS doctoral students with multicultural aspects to the Korean, Israeli and Filipino migrant communities within Western Sydney, alongside established national figures such as Anne Boyd, Ross Edwards, Stuart Greenbaum and Michael Atherton. The concert will feature Ian Munro (piano), Lote Latukefu (mezzo soprano) and the Sydney Chamber Choir.
The preceding forum will feature composers Stuart Greenbaum, Anne Boyd and Bruce Crossman with a panel chaired by Professor Atherton.
Musica Viva in Schools:
Professional Development Course
Saturday
29th April, 2006
10.00 - 6.00pm
Riverside Theatres
$120 (day courses only)
$140 (including Funky Stuff concert 8.00pm)
These two Professional Development courses offer teachers the opportunity to expand their skills in the areas of contemporary music.
It includes a workshop with Australian featured composer Stuart Greenbaum and Australian pianist Mark Isaacs exploring the intersection between the jazz and classical idioms, particularly in relation to The Last Signal, Stuart Greenbaum's new work commissioned for the Aurora Festival.
Academic Conference: Convened by Dr. Sally Macarthur and Dr. Bruce Crossman, University of Western Sydney
Saturday
29th April 2006,
10.00am - 12.00 pm
Lennox Theatre, Riverside
For more information, including booking and prices, contact the Riverside Theatre.
Aurora New Music and the University of Western Sydney are pleased to present an academic conference on the theme of Intercultural Music Practice.
Convened by two of Australia's foremost educators - Sally Macarthur and Bruce Crossman - this conference will offer intriguing insights into the world of cross-cultural music making, and will feature papers from those at the forefront of musical practice.
Saturday
29th April 2006
5.00 - 6.30 pm
Riverside Theatre
Admission Free
but bookings must be made
Concert 2:
2006
ALFRED HOOK LECTURE/RECITAL
given by
Terry Riley
Programme:
Terry Riley:
Solo and improvised piano works
There are few people in the world who can claim to have started an entire musical genre, but American composer Terry Riley's seminal work In C became a revolutionary classic, launching musical minimalism. Riley's hypnotic, multi-layered, polymetric, brightly orchestrated eastern flavoured improvisations and compositions set the stage for the prevailing interest in a New Tonality. The influences of Riley's music have been heard in the works of prominent composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams and in the music of rock groups such as The Who, The Soft Machine, Tangerine Dream, Curved Air and many others. In this solo recital Terry Riley will discuss and present some of his recent solo piano music.
Concert 3:
FUNKY STUFF
featuring
Terry Riley
the New Music Now ensemble of the Australian Youth Orchestra
cond. Kevin Field
soloists: Kim Walker (bassoon)
Mark Isaacs (piano)
Simon Docking (piano)
Programme:
Henryck Gorecki:
Kleines Requiem fur eine Polka
Terry Riley:
In C
Michael Daugherty:
Dead Elvis
Stuart Greenbaum:
The Last Signal
Mark Isaacs:
Piano Improvisation
Michael Daugherty:
Le Tombeau de Liberace
When music-lovers think of ground-breaking musical opportunities, surely one of them would be the chance to hear US composer Terry Riley playing in his work that started minimalism in music, In C.
As well as In C, this concert features a new work by Stuart Greenbaum showcasing the astounding talents of Australian pianist Mark Isaacs, Dead Elvis by Michael Daugherty complete with rhinestone-studded soloist Kim Walker and Le Tombeau de Liberace featuring pianist Simon Docking.
Presented by Aurora New Music and ABC Classic FM
in partnership with Campbelltown Arts Centre and Riverside Parramatta
with concerts broadcast on ABC Classic FM
