Kupka's Piano will play their latest show, ‘Tautologies, Transitions, Translations’, in October as part of their 2016 season.
The sextet will look to return to the contemporary style of classical music they're known to perform.
The group's most recent concert, 'Pierrot', included themes of darkness and war in the early 1900s. The new show will bring audiences a more contemporary framework, which includes the Australian premiere of 'Tautology And Transition'. The work will focus on specific instruments being translated and reflected among the other instruments in the group.
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Three other works are to be featured that have all been composed by or collaborated with members of the resident ensemble at the Judith Wright Centre Of Contemporary Arts. Liam Flenady, one of the group's composers, aims to unearth the flute’s often under-utilised technique of 'under-blowing' in his work 'Degrees Of Freedom'.
'Olive', a new work from the group's flautist Hannah Readon-Smith, will aim to create a conversation between two flutes, interweaving between notated music and improvisation.
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Ensemble composer Michael Mathieson-Sandar's new work with Alan Lawrence titled 'The Instant Burst Of Clamour’ will look to combine the themes of Gallipoli and war, with a scene from Shakespeare into an instrumental form.
The young and emerging musicians in Kupka’s Piano will be hoping to challenge the audience’s ideas and understanding of contemporary music. Having performed for a variety of prominent Brisbane establishments such as the Queensland Conservatorium Of Music, the University Of Queensland, QSOCurrent, Brisbane Emerging Arts Festival, and ABC Classic FM, the ensemble have built a reputation of being uncompromising and unique.
Kupka’s Piano perform ‘Tautologies, Transitions, Translations’ at the Judith Wright Centre Of Contemporary Arts 7 October.
