Into the Fire

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Event Into the Fire
Venue St John's Smith Square, Westminster, London, England
Umbrella Event Heads Up Australian Arts 100
First Date 6 July 2000
Last Date 6 July 2000
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description This is the UK premiere of Australia's leading contemporary music ensemble, the Australian Art Orchestra with Into the Fire. Led by Artistic Director Paul Grabowsky, nineteen of Australia's finest improvising musicians will be performing with Southern India's Sruthi Laya percussion quartet in a stunning blend of music that breaks down the barriers between jazz and classical, and Eastern and Western musical traditions.
Into the Fire is a collaboration which began in 1996 when the AAO toured India for the New Horizons program and established a relationship with master Mridangam artist Karaiku
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Improvised
Orchestral
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Elliot Dalgleish Musician Reeds
Lachlan Davidson Musician Reeds
Sandy Evans Musician Reeds
Tony Hicks Musician Reeds
Jullien H Wilson Musician Reeds
Gary Costello Musician: Bassist Double bass
Niko Schauble Musician: Drummer Composer
Carl Dewhurst Musician: Guitarist
Bob Coassin Musician: Hornist
Phil Slater Musician: Hornist
Scott Tinkler Musician: Hornist Composer
Alister Spence Musician: Keyboardist
T A Kaliamurthi Musician: Percussionist Ghatam
Srirangam S Kannan Musician: Percussionist Morsing
Alex Pertout Musician: Percussionist
V Suresh Musician: Percussionist Ghatam
Vanessa Tomlinson Musician: Percussionist
James Greening Musician: Trombonist
Adrian Sherriff Musician: Trombonist
Philip Rex Musician: Tubaist Double Bass
John Rodgers Musician: Violinist Composer
Paul Grabowsky Orchestrator Keyboards
Karaikudi R Mani Orchestrator Composer, Mridangam
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure HeadsUp - Australian Arts Come to London
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 100586