Join us to celebrate 125 years of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, in this concert of dynamic and diverse new works by women composers from New Zealand and Australia. Stroma will perform the music of Jasmine Lovell-Smith, Sarah Ballard, Alison Isadora, Antonia Barnett-McIntosh, Eve de Castro-Robinson and Lisa Illean in a high-octane cross-genre and cross-cultural collaboration with leading jazz octet The Jac, soprano Barbara Paterson, and a quartet of players of traditional Indian instruments.
FEATURING
Hamish McKeich (conductor), Barbara Paterson (soprano), The Jac (jazz octet), Swami Madhuram Puri (bansuri), Laurence Baker (harmonium + voice), Pavla Charapovova (karatalas), Thomas Vine (mridanga)
PROGRAMME
| Eve de Castro-Robinson (NZ) | Quiet at her windowfor soprano and ensemble |
|---|---|
| Lisa Illean (AUS) | Cantorfor soprano and ensemble |
| Alison Isadora (NZ/NL) | Stemmen |
| Sarah Ballard (NZ) | Paramātmāfor Indian musicians and ensemble |
| Jasmine Lovell-Smith (NZ) | New workfor jazz octet and ensemble |
| Antonia Barnett-Mcintosh (NZ) | New work |
