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Ever been to a gig where a number from Vivaldi is followed by the grunge of Smells Like Teen Spirit?
Timeline, part of Vivid Live, is a “time-bending musical odyssey” that trips through musical time. Forty-two thousand years of it, violinist Helena Rathbone says, “It ranges from Aboriginal dance music to Jewish Georgian chant. There’s baroque to Atlantic, and plenty of contemporary genres as well. It’s truly eclectic.”
The show brings together the Australian Chamber Orchestra and one of Australia’s best-loved electronic music duos – The Presets.
The broad program includes music from Hildegard Von Bingen, Gesualdo, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Bartók, Schoenberg, Reich, Jelly Roll Morton, Stravinsky, Ligeti, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, Nirvana and plenty more.
“I’m really looking forward to hearing the music composed and arranged by the Presets,” Rathbone says.
“As well as the final compositon, there’s 17 strings, some piano and woodwind, brass, and voice is a massive element.
“It’s one of the shows where you can read about it as much as you like, but you won’t truly understand what it’s about until you see it,” Rathbone says. (RG)
May 20-24, City Recital Hall, Angel Pl; May 25-29, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Pt, $47-109, vividlive.sydneyoperahouse.com
BY RHYS GARD
