Global Voice Concert @ Iwaki Auditorium (ABC Radio National)

11 June 2004, 7:00pm - 9:30pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Ground Floor, Southbank Blvd, Southbank, Melbourne

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In The Press

Read the Concert Review, by Xenia Hanusiak in the Herald Sun, 16 June 2004.

Artists

Be transported by the evocative power of the human voice.

This unique concert features four outstanding culturally diverse performances and is a rare opportunity for the people of Melbourne to experience in optimum acoustic conditions the ancient musical traditions of Iran, Indonesia, Nagaland (NorthEast India) and Ukraine.

CHEREMOSH CHOIR – UKRAINE - beautiful harmonic singing
VISIER SANYU – NAGALAND - extraordinary chants and songs
RIA SOEMARDJO – INDONESIA - exquisite West Javanese vocals
THE RONA ENSEMBLE – IRAN - traditional spiritual Sufi music

Tickets: $15 (presale), $10 MAV Members, Door: $20 full and $18 conc. Bookings: 03 9417 6777

THE RONA ENSEMBLE – IRAN

The Rona Ensemble resurrects the mystical secrets of Sufi practices of ancient Persia.

The rhythmic music cycles engage body and spirit resulting in a selfless and stateless movement of the body, while the “zikr” opens a path to divine spiritual ecstasy.

RIA SOEMARDJO – INDONESIA

Ria Soemardjo will totally immerse your senses with her exquisite music from West Java.

A leading musician with the Melbourne Community Gamelan, Ria is currently Melbourne’s only female performer of traditional Javanese and Sundanese (West Javanese) song.

VISIER SANYU – NAGALAND

Share in a rare and enchanting performance with Visier Sanyu, Australia’s only speaker of Khonoma Angami, an ancient and endangered language, with no more than 5,000 speakers.

Experience a mesmerizing performance of traditional throat singing and spiritual chants in this Tibeto-Burman language from the Naga Hills of northeastern India.

CHEREMOSH CHOIR – UKRAINE

Join the growing number of audiences captured and stunned by the beautiful vocal arrangements and harmonic song of the Cheremosh Choir of Ukraine.

Under the artistic direction of Professor Volodymyr Holovko, this uplifting performance comes from a mixture of young and old, with a dedication to keeping alive customs and traditions of Ukraine and delighting audiences all over Australia.

Producers

Produced by Multicultural Arts Victoria. The concert will be recorded by Music Deli ABC Radio National.

More Information

Media passes available.

For further information contact Elda Koro, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Ph 03 9417 6777.

Media passes available.

Supporters

This concert is presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria, Supported by Arts Victoria, Australia Council for the Arts, Kultour and ABC Radio National.