Visual-Music Energies

Asian-Australian intertwined energies of poetic-visual-music

Qiyun in Chinese aesthetics are intertwined energies across human breath, ink splashing and string sonic vibrations. Four extraordinary musicians Ying Liu (erhu), Chuqiao Zhao, Yuyan Tang (guzhengs) and Joshua Hill (percussion) and others perform new musics to short films curated by internationally active filmmaker Vincent Tay and composer Bruce Crossman, based on leading Asian-Australian artists Jin Sha, Louise Zhang, Mai Nguyễn-Long, Lucy Pulvers, Cheolyu Kim and Richard Wu, with poetic responses by Kate Fagan, Kim Pham and Joshua Mostafa. The full weight of the creativity includes a dynamic group of creatives from Western Sydney in this multi-artform project skilled in ancient Asian instruments with cutting-edge contemporary musics and improvisation responding to artists visions, including Cheolyu Kim’s “Journey to Nowhere” (2019).

Presented by International Chinese Art and Culture Association and Western Sydney UniversityProgramConcert

Introduction  Saba Bebawi
Welcome to Country  WSU Indigenous Elder
**Fisherman’s Song at the Dusk****Chinese Traditional Music
Blooms Late When Spring is GoneBruce Crossman
The Other ShoreYing Liu & Shenghan Huang
Poetry Reading 1: Amplifier Birch Coil: after Cheolyu Kim  Kate Fagan
Fire-Huǒ-Afi Bruce Crossman
BlackbirdClare Maclean
Comprovisation 1Oliver O’Reilly & Yuyan Tang

Interval

Poetry Reading 2: Tran Sends AntsKim Pham
Improvisation 1Brendan Smyly & John Encarnação
Electroacoustic Composition 1Andrew Milne
Poetry Reading 3: A Child Is BornJoshua Mostafa
Duet for touch and light: GuzhengNoel Burgess
Spin: A Quantum EntanglementDiana BlomArtists/Films

Fisherman’s Song at the Dusk  Richard Wu, Behrad Rezaei & Lucy Wang
Blooms Late When Spring is Gone  Richard Wu & Behrad Rezaei
**The Other Shore****Richard Wu & Behrad Rezaei
Fire-Huǒ-AfiCheolyu Kim & Vincent Tay
BlackbirdLouise Zhang & Chris Mallas
Poetry Reading 1: Amplifier Birch Coil: after Cheolyu Kim  Kate Fagan
Fire-Huǒ-Afi Bruce Crossman
BlackbirdClare Maclean
Comprovisation 1Lucy Pulvers & Billy Moar

Interval

Improvisation 1Mai Nguyễn-Long & Abubakr Sajid
Electroacoustic Composition 1Jin Sha, Chris Mallas, Billy Moar, Abubakr Sajid
Duet for touch and light: GuzhengJin Sha, Behrad Rezaei & Angelica Teng
Spin: A Quantum EntanglementLouise Zhang, Behrad Rezaei & Lucy WangTalk

Chair  Jing Han
Artist/Psychiatrist  Richard Wu
**Artist****Leo Robba
ComposerAndrew Milne
Music TherapistAlison Short
ComposerClare Maclean
Poet Kate FaganCreditsArtist information

Executive Producer  Bruce Crossman
Film Director  Vincent Tay
Music Director/ ErhuYing Liu
PercussionJoshua Hill
Guzheng  Chuqiao Zhao, Yuyan Tang
Saxophone/ Electronics  Brendan Smyly
Prepared Acoustic GuitarJohn Encarnação
PianoOliver O’Reilly, Shufang Zhang, Diana Blom
ElectronicsNoel Burgess, Andrew Milne
Poetry ReadingKate Fagan, Kim Pham, Joshua Mostafa
Film  Chris Mallas, Billy Moar, Abubakr Sajid
Design Behrad RezaeiTechnical coordination

Technical Director (sound)  Alexander Frendo
Technical Director (film)  Vincent Tay
Camera Operator 1Chris Mallas
Camera Operator 2Billy Moar
Camera Operator 3  Abubakr Sajid
Program Design  Lindsay Liu

Link: https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/classical-music/visual-music-energies