Event
Rudolph George Escher - a centenary celebration
- Date: Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 7.30pm
- Venue: Elder Hall — Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
- Tickets: This is a free event, however registration is required by phone on 0883 134 031
Event Details
Composer and music theoretician Rudolph Escher was a key figure in Dutch 20th century music, writing in a range of styles from French-influenced sustained melodic lines to serialism and electronic music. This concert is a collaboration with Art and Heritage Collections, University of Adelaide, with a concert presentation by Professor Chris Mortensen, scholar of inconsistent images. Featuring world premieres by Charles Bodman Rae and Finnish-Australian composer and violinist Erkki Veltheim, who joins the Collective for the world premiere of his String Quartet, commissioned by Soundstream.
Further information for this event is available by phone on 0409 673 585 or by email to art.heritage@adelaide.edu.au
Featured artists
- New work by Erkki Veltheim
- New work by Charles Bodman Rae
- Performer Soundstream Collective
Featured non-Australian music
Rudolph Escher
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