ANAM Recitals are an opportunity for musicians to make their own personal musical statement, through performance, repertoire and presentation.
From Ronan Apcar: "We think of the Industrial Revolution as a long-gone time, but in actual fact we're currently living through another one - not the Second, or Third, but the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Each one has been unimaginably consequential in how we both individually live our lives and collectively move forwards as a species.
My recital brings together pieces that take a look at the cultural phenomena and products of the Industrial Revolutions. From the average commuter to wartime machinery, mass production factories to neoliberalism, these five works from Australian and American composers are an incredible musical snapshot of the modern industrial world as we know it - in all its harrowing glory.
I've always wanted to play Rzewski's Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues since I came across it. With an opportunity to play the rarely-done two piano version with my teacher Tim Young, I've had so much fun curating a program around this work, focusing on themes of machinery and industrialisation.
Although each piece is so unique (some are funny, some are terrifying), I’m most excited about premiering a new work from Lynden Bassett. I approached Lynden to write something for this program, and the result will be unforgettable – I mean, look at the title: Why Wait? Tomorrow Has Already Been Cremated in Hell ..." - Ronan Apcar.
L ORNSTEIN Suicide in an Airplane
K NEAL / S COOPER Commuter Variations
L BASSETT Why Wait? Tomorrow Has Already Been Cremated in Hell (world premiere)
G BROPHY Abraço
F RZEWSKI Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues (for two pianos)
Ronan Apcar (NSW) piano
Timothy Young (ANAM Resident Faculty, Head of Piano) piano
Approximate duration: 50 minutes
Photo by Pia Johnson
Ronan’s training at ANAM is supported by ANAM Syndicate donors Andrew Blanckensee, Aurel Dessewffy and Olga Vujovic, Peter and Margaret Janssens, Tony and Allison Kelly, Ralph and Margaret Plarre, Ken Schroder, Mick and Margaret Toller and Robert Whitehead
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