Virtual Concert - Robert Davidson

Event Details

Date:

Wednesday, 09 September 2020

Time:

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Room:

bit.ly/UQVirtualConcert09Sep

URL:

https://music.uq.edu.au/event/session/4114

Event category(s):

Full Description:: Exploring the textures and melodic webs possible with the double bass, this concert will feature the solo double bass and its transformation through layering its sound on itself. The music focuses on new takes on time-honoured polyphonic/contrapuntal part writing, as well as the boundaries between harmony and texture, creating dense tapestries of sound.

Livestream at 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 9 September: bit.ly/UQVirtualConcert09Sep

Robert Davidson is a prolific composer, bassist, lecturer and founder and artistic director of Topology. Davidson studied composition with Terry Riley in California before completing a composition PhD at the University of Queensland. He previously studied South Indian vocal music in Kerala, India. Davidson’s compositions are regularly performed, recorded and broadcast around the world, in venues including New York’s Lincoln Center, Sydney’s Opera House, Melbourne's Recital Centre and London’s Barbican. All of Australia’s professional orchestras and many leading soloists and ensembles have commissioned and performed his works. With Topology he has released 14 albums and a DVD, and has directed numerous artistic collaborations.