New Zealand film opens music festival in Belfast
New Zealand film opens music festival in Belfast
23-Apr-03
Michael Heath's award-winning film, A Small Life, will open Ireland's leading contemporary music festival, Sonorities 2003, which is focusing this year on fresh new music from Australasia. With music and songs by David Downes and starring Mahinarangi Tocker, A Small Life screens on 29 April.
The festival's title, You hit him he cry out, is
also the title of New Zealand pianist Dan Poynton's
award-winning CD on Rattle. Festival chairperson Hilary
Bracefield believes the title, which is Pidgin English for
piano, is an "intriguing phrase" to showcase music from New
Zealand and
Australia.
The week-long event includes
a concert and lecture by Dan Poynton featuring New Zealand
piano works, some from You hit him he cry out. London-based
contemporary ensemble Lontano presents two predominantly New
Zealand programmes, including music by Dorothy Ker, James
Gardner, Gillian
Whitehead, Annea Lockwood, Jenny McLeod
and Jeroen Speak.
Gareth Farr's Naga Baba features in
a BBC Ulster Orchestra concert; the Queen's Consort is
singing pieces by Jenny McLeod, Richard Puanaki, Te Wehi
Whanau and Gillian Whitehead; Eve de Castro Robinson's
Marimbulations 1 and 4 are being played by percussionist
Neil Foster; and two works by Denis Smalley will be heard in
an electroacoustic concert.
The festival closes with
another New Zealand film: Christine Jeffs' Rain, scored by
Neil Finn.
For further information on Sonorities 2003
please click on the link above.