The Dragon Sings - Performance

A musical and visual meditation on the journey that is war

Program

Purcell	When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas)
Wirén	March from Serenade for Strings
Biber	Der Mars from Battalia
Grandage	When Time Stops (excerpt from commission by Expressions Dance Company for Natalie Weir’s When Time Stops)
Hindemith	Trauermusik, for Solo Viola and String Orchestra
Shostakovich	Chamber Symphony, Op.110a (8th Quartet, arr. Barshai)
Debussy	String Quartet in G Minor, Movement III
Bach	Erbarme Dich from St Matthew Passion
Olivero	Achot Ketana for Soprano, Three Solo Violins, Clarinet and String Orchestra
McCurdy	The Strangest Dream

Featuring

Helen Clancy McBride — Calligrapher & Illuminator
Barbara Lowing — Actor
Shelli Hulcombe — Soprano
Thomas Chawner — Viola
Rianne Wilschut — Clarinet
Orava Quartet

The Dragon Sings – Performance

The image of the dragon is central to the concept of war and peace throughout recorded human history.

The Dragon Sings, a commemorative concert marking the centenary of WWI, intertwines stunning music and poignant poetry in a visual and musical homage to all those who are caught up in the journey that is war.

The concert takes its inspiration from a new anthology of poems, collected, beautifully hand-scripted and illuminated by Helen Clancy McBride.

Featuring the remarkable voice of soprano Shelli Hulcombe, with readings by acclaimed actor Barbara Lowing, this emotion-filled concert commemorates a chapter in modern history that is close to the hearts of all Australians.

Performance Venues

Toowoomba

April 23, 2015 - 7:00pm

Empire Theatres Heritage Bank Auditorium

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Brisbane

April 25, 2015 - 7:00pm

St John's Cathedral

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80 minutes (no interval)