Nordic Nights Tour with ANNA FÄLT
Event description
Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
A UNIQUE MUSIC EXPERIENCE IS COMING YOUR WAY.
ANNA FÄLT hits Australian shores in May with THE NORDIC VOICE.
Don't miss this extraordinary Finnish/Swedish vocal talent. She's been shown some amazing love in New Zealand so far.
"Anna Fält wowed with her enormous voice." - ICELANDAIR MAGAZINE
Double bill performances include THE NORDIC VOICE (a cappella Nordic folk like you've never heard) + LAND & LYRIC (Anna Fält + Maryanne Piper / Clarinets, Sop Saxophone, Percussion: Nordic folk, jazz fusion, global contemporary jazz, acoustic, electroacoustic).
"Piper weaves a fantasy-filled world of sound." - Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Anna will hold a workshop at 3pm before the evening's concert. Tickets at the above link. Learn about Nordic vocal techniques & folk music, plus participate in Anna's unique style of Voice & Meditation helping people discover their own connection to the voice & its use as a tool for inner balance, wellness & enjoyment in daily life. No experience necessary.
This Performance will be supported by the Hume Conservatorium Community Choirs.
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SATURDAY 27 MAY 6pm in the Old Ceramics Hall, Hume Conservatorium.
Anna Fält (SE/FI) is an award-winning, highly versatile vocal artist & composer. She's worked across radio, theatre, multidisciplinary projects, jazz/improvisation/sacred/contemporary music scenes, education, plus folk music research, in addition to festival appearances & tours across Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, continental Europe, New Zealand & Australia. Fält combines multiple vocal traditions, languages & singing aesthetics in her uniquely creative combination of sounds. She brings a unique perspective to performing Scandinavian & Finno-Ugric vocal traditions by providing an almost instrumental approach to text & voice. A combination of herding calls, lullabies, yoik (Sámi indigenous music), nature-inspired sounds, and stories from the Nordic landscape combine to create a distinctive creative language in the international creative music scene.
Maryanne Piper (AU/DE) is an award-winning, multi-instrumentalist & composer. Her adventurous artistic take has led her across four continents, working across radio, theatre, multidisciplinary projects, jazz/improvisation/experimental/contemporary/classical music scenes, education & outreach in addition to international festival appearances & touring. Piper's music embodies an endless wanderlust, standing between continents & genres, between composed & improvised music, exploring the links between humanity & its sound world. She's performed with the likes of Don Byron (Blue Note Records NYC), Bang on a Can (NYC), Samson Young (Hong Kong), Ralf Grobel (Schauspielbühnen Berlin/Stuttgart), Caroline Keufen (Roncalli Circus, WDR, Germany), Helios Theater & Tanztheater Pina Bausch (Germany), Tania Giannouli (Greece), Rob Thorne (NZ), Damian Wright (Bandaluzia Flamenco), Issie Barratt (WOW Festival London), plus many film, symphony & improviser's orchestras across Europe. Her curiosity has led her to create award-winning children's music in theatre productions, plus collaborate with dance companies, theatres, actors, visual artists & writers globally.She can be heard on ABC Australia, BBC England, NPO The Netherlands, CBC Canada, RTE Ireland, etc. Performances @ WoW Festival (UK), Riversdale Music Series (AUS), Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (GER), ABC Centre Ultimo (AUS), National Trust (AUS), Konzerthaus Berlin (GER), MassMOCA (US), Roulette (NYC), UBC (CA), among others. Artist residencies include Bundanon Trust NSW - Arthur Boyd Estate Australia, Inter-Artists Berlin Germany, TransitArts Denmark, etc.
Supported by: The Swedish Arts Council Kulturrådet, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee Konstnärsnämnden