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Distant Cities

  • Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1 Conservatorium Road Sydney, NSW, 2000 Australia (map)

Venue:
Recital Hall West

Wednesday 25 March 7:30pm

$25 Adult $15 Conc

Composer Cyrus Meurant presents his recently completed two-part work Distant Cities for cello and piano, inspired by Rimbaud's Les Illuminations.

Meurant's long-time collaborator, saxophonist Andrew Smith, will then join him to perform Constancies for alto saxophone and piano.

Rounding out the recital will be a selection of solo piano compositions, including "Sortie" (from the ballet Au revoir mon ami), "Monday III" from the album Monday to Friday (composed for people living with dementia) and Mneme.

PROGRAM

Distant Cities, Book I & II for cello and piano
Mneme for solo piano
"Monday III" from Monday to Friday for solo piano
Constancies for saxophone and piano
Sortie for solo piano

PERFORMERS

Cyrus Meurant, piano
Andrew Smith, alto saxophone
Daniel Yeadon, cello

Running Time: 60 minutes, no interval

Earlier Event: March 22
Andrée Greenwell & Muses Trio