Opera of Objects
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composition
posted on 2022-10-19, 23:08 authored by Vanessa TomlinsonVanessa Tomlinson, Grant Milliken, Erik GriswoldOpera of Objects - a newly devised collaborative composition explore the sonic nature of objects.
History
ERA Category
- Original Creative Work - Musical composition
Eligible major research output?
- Yes
Research Statement
Opera of Objects is a new co-composed work focussing on the sound and memories of objects. Linking in to the history of opera as musical storytelling with a focus on the voice, the work of Alvin Lucier in his Opera with Objects, and the history of found objects in the percussion tradition, this new work explores the inter-connectedness of objects and our sounding world in 3 Acts and a series of scenes. This full concert length work is significant for three main reasons; 1) it is a co-composition between 3 artist musicians. The working method, negotiations, structure and content of the work were all collaboratively devised over an 8 month period with the assistance of librettist Craig Foltz. 2) The work pushed our individual improvisational practice to incorporate and understand the multi-modal (visual, aural and historical) impact of these objects. 3) This work combines conventional instruments and composition with a table of found objects, and a new computer program “type and talk” that allows performers to interact with text in new ways. Opera of Objects was premiered at the Queensland Conservatorium Recital Hall as part of the Clocked Out In-Residence Series. Additional performances took place as part of the Harrigans Lane Collective Lagavulin Concert Series (Willson’s Downfall, NSW) and the Sounstream Composers program (Aldinga SA). The work has also been mounted by other performers in Berlin, Germany. Documentation is by Tangible Media. The OoO is currently being re-imagined as a radio play for German Radio.Publisher
self-publishedPlace of publication
Brisbane, AustraliaPublisher URL
Confidential / Culturally sensitive
- No
Was the work disseminated?
- No
Did the work go on tour?
- No