Performed by Anna Grinberg.

FOUR PLACES explores four unique Queensland landscapes, taking as its inspiration the sounds of the natural environments of Mt. Nebo, Cunningham’s Gap, Girraween, and Condamine.  Griswold is joined by three of Queensland’s most celebrated pianists – Stephen Emmerson , Anna Grinberg, and Liam Viney, to reflect on the natural wonders of Queensland.

"Erik Griswold's Cunningham's Gap for solo piano was a largely reflective meditation on the natural wonder west of Brisbane, featuring a sublime, extended passage for right hand only and an ending of profound beauty." - Martin Buzacott, The Australian, 1 June 2012

Bell Birds - from Four Places in Queensland (2009)

Elliott Carter's "Caténaires" (2006)
performed by Conrad Tao at the Aspen Music Festival and School, August 16, 2014

Elliott Carter: Caténaires (2006)

Palace of Parallel Lines

illustration by hannah buckman https://hannahbuckman.com/

Okay

[for 'cello and electronics]

The first time I saw the ‘cello played was in a tiny classroom with twenty other peo- ple crammed, in the heat of early Autumn in Adelaide, in a tight formation around Janis Laurs. He played the first bach suite, sang along with the internal counter- point, swayed back ++ forth ++ left ++ right in his chair. For you pushes the mem- ory of how those open and stopped strings hung in the hot, dry air through effects pedals, feeds it back on itself, blows it out of proportion... it’s minimal maximal self indulgent and heavy metal and Janis Laurs swaying back and forth in that creak- ing chair in the heat; it’s the echo of the human voice we hear in those strings, volume turned up to eleven.


For you, I Sing in Colours.

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Ryan Trecartin - A FAMILY FINDS ENTERTAINMENT CREDITS SONG 2004

Dan Thorpe is a Performer//Composer based in Adelaide, South Australia.

Influenced by everything from queer punk to American experimentalism to dolewave, Dan Thorpe’s music “decimat[es] the boundaries of genre” [CutCommon, 2016]. His broad base of musical experience is reflected in a curious, experimental and genre defying compositional and performance output linked together by a love of storytelling and sense of irreverence for existing forms. As a composer, his work always has a focus on collaborative, open approaches to composition that stress the importance of performers’ creative input in musical expression. As a performer, his focus is on contemporary Australian repertoire, work by queer and women composers, and multi-instrumental improvisation.

As a composer, Dan’s work has been performed as part of highSCORE Festival [IT], Fresh Minds Festival [Tx, US], Æpex Ensemble’s Soundsystem Takeover  [US, Mi], and he has had works premiered by Ensemble Offspring [AU, NSW], Soundstream Collective [AU, SA], the Australian String Quartet [AU], Kelsey Walsh [US, Ca/DE (Berlin)], and Conrad Tao [US, NY]. As a performer, he has performed around Australia and Internationally [full list], has self released an LP and EP, an EP on 魚 たれ and an upcoming tape on 3BS records. He holds a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours (Sonic Arts/Composition) and a Master of Philosophy from the University of Adelaide.

In his spare time, Dan likes theatre, tumblr,running, cooking and math rock. He also likes writing about things, and blogs over at danisnotadj sometimes for actual publications like The Lifted Brow. He also teaches at the University of Adelaide, volunteers for peak youth mental health body headspace, and helped found both the South Australian Youth Mental Health Action Group and the Elder Conservatorium Students’ Association.

For you, I Sing in Colours.

Dan Thorpe

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