C7 Larry and Luigi (expired event)

Larry and Luigi – Two Slices of History

Celebrating Luigi Nono and Larry Sitsky, two major figures in music from opposite ends of the globe, Venice and Canberra. Both captured the great existential dilemmas of the 20th century, each in their own idiosyncratic way. Nono’s oeuvre was rooted in political activism before softening into purified, other-worldly strands of sound transcending the here and now. Sitsky, now into his tenth decade, found his wings in pre-revolutionary China and embraced the ethnic origins of his family before settling in Canberra. His legacy is as prolific as it is lively and direct.

• Luigi Nono (1924-1990), La Fabbrica Illuminata
• Larry Sitsky (b. 1934), Zuqerq for clarinet and bongos
• Larry Sitsky (b. 1934), A Feast of Lanterns II

The performance will be followed by a light lunch provided by the Embassy of Italy.

• Lotte Betts-Dean, mezzo-soprano

• Jason Noble, clarinet

• Niki Johnson, percussion

• Victoria Bihun, violin

• Freya Schack-Arnott, cello

• Roland Peelman, piano

• Andrew Ford, presenter

Niki Johnson is supported by Carolyn Philpot Roland Peelman is supported by Anna and Bob Prosser

This concert is supported by Gail Ford