In an intimate evening of music and archival art, a songwriter and a cellist weave moving tributes and stories to acknowledge loss. The artists wonder out loud what it is to remember well, and to honour the gifts we carry from those who are no longer present. There will be light refreshments after the event and a gentle invitation to share remembrances in a participatory artwork. You are warmly invited into a space of rest, silence and contemplation.

"Every loving thought you have will find me somewhere in the light."
- Tony Rowe, songwriter.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This work is a performing arts space dedicated to acknowledging loss and to the practice of remembrance as a life-affirming endeavour. It contains themes of loss, death, dying and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised this event contains names and images of deceased people.

About the artists

Mira Chorik is an artist and award-winning songwriter based on Gubbi Gubbi land. She creates experiential group spaces with art, the archive, writing and music, and her melancholy folk creates intimate and quiet spaces for reflection and connection. Residencies and performances include Caboolture Hub Studio Residency, Eudlo Music Nights, Anywhere Festival, Moreton Bay Food & Wine Festival, Maleny Lane, Moreton Bay Park Jam and Woodford Folk Festival. Mira also hosts the Songwriters Roundtable, a supportive space for songwriters to meet and hone the art of songwriting. She's currently working on her first album. Find out more about Mira's work at www.mirachorik.com

Louise King is an exciting example of an independent contemporary classical musician. A refined English cellist with extensive international experience and training, she is an inspiring concert artist, teacher, recording artist, adjudicator and event producer. Louise has won prestigious scholarships, solo prizes and several international chamber music competitions and now performs in Australia’s finest music festivals and classical concert series. As Artistic Director of Cello Dreaming she runs a busy private teaching studio, produces and presents community and professional concerts, workshops, collaborative performance projects, mentors emerging young musicians, and is Music Director for the Southern Cross Soloists Winter Music School and tutors for the Australian and Queensland Youth Orchestras. Find out more about Louise's work at www.cellodreaming.com.au

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