Circle Series

Posted by on Feb 21, 2012 in Current Events | 0 comments

Circle Series

Following their acclaimed Brisbane premiere, Soundstream Collective present the Adelaide performance of Hanna Kulenty’s Circles Series (1994-6). The series represent Kulenty’s self titled ‘European trance music’, her original version of ‘post-minimalist’ style. The result is music of incredible emotional intensity and sheer sonorous impact,reflecting the richness of the composer’s internal life. One recalls Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetic description of music as “feelings transformed into audible landscape.” “One of Poland’s most interesting composers.” BBC “I was...

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Media Article: bracing new music & a new percussion ensemble

Posted by on Feb 20, 2012 in Media | 0 comments

Media Article: bracing new music & a new percussion ensemble

Gabriella Smart solo on piano with bell-like chords transforming into harmonic clumps bashed hard and fast. The piece builds intensity then...Sudden-Dramatic-Stop...and it all goes relaxed, post-coital, in what turns out to be a structural device common across the whole series.

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