Blending European and Indigenous music cultures – Bach A Child Under The Stars

This month join Bach Akedemie Australia as they present a blend of baroque and Indigenous Australian music in Bach A Child Under The Stars.

Renowned violin virtuoso, Madelenine Easton, shares the billing with two other early music composers, and contemporary Australian Indigenous composer,  Troy Russell.

They’re joined by a orchestra of the finest early music components, including historical strings and woodwind instruments, and by a eight person choir across all four vocal ranges.

With their admiration to Johann Sebastian Bach and other significant European composers, Bach Akedemie Australia seeks to unite European culture with the newly commissioned work by Russell, “Clans” inspired by the Morning Star. Discussing the body of work, Easton says each piece within the program is inspired by “the heavens.”

“To truly understand a culture, we must explore its relationship to the land, but also to the skies. The land and sky are as one, forever connected,” explains Easton.

“It is with a spirit of connectivity that we present this program of music inspired by the heavenly body that both J.S. Bach and the First Nations peoples of Australia have seen every day for millennia – the Morning Star,” she continues.

Easton they are excited to feature Russell’s orignal piece, which will played alongside Bach, Tomás Luis de Victoria and Vincenzo Galilei. Music will also be paired with a special presentation from Professor Jonathan Bland-Hawthorn, “Galileo, Bach and the western view of the heavens.”

Check out this exciting orchestral journey from some of Australia’s greatest musicians and composers, as they take you through the sounds of heaven in Bach A Child Under the Star. For more information including their program and tickets, visit their website (below).

Friday, September 22, 7:30pm

The University of Sydney – Great Hall, Science Rd, Camperdown NSW 2050

www.bachakademieaustralia.com.au