May 2018
Soundstream presents: Blue Touch – with Jon Rose
Join Soundstream for an afternoon to remember as acclaimed pianist Gabriella Smart and violin genius Jon Rose come together at scenic Beaumont House for a special improvisatory sunset performance. "There's not much Rose doesn't know about the violin. The rest, he has invented." - Artforce Magazine Jon Rose is a central figure in the development of Free Improvisation and sound art in Australia. Rose has been an innovator in the fields of new instrument design and new instrumental techniques…
Find out more »June 2018
Blue Touch at Beaumont House
Acclaimed jazz improviser and saxophonist Derek Pascoe and multi-award winning pianist Gabriella Smart have been an improvising duo for three years. Ahead of their European tour, they delve into what they love to do most – stretching the boundaries of listening through improvisation in sound and technique. This Sunday, the duo will come together at the beautiful Beaumont House for a breathtaking sunset performance. Featuring a world premiere written for Pascoe and Smart by Soundstream Emerging Composer commission recipient Leah…
Find out more »July 2018
Inner Cities at Beaumont House
Described by Alex Ross of the New Yorker as “vast and all-consuming”, Alvin Curran's five hour work for solo piano, 'Inner Cities', is a celebration of space, light, meditation and transcendence of time beyond our normal conception. This Sunday, Gabriella Smart will perform the epic piece in the beautiful resonance of Beaumont House. Smart has previously received rave reviews for past performances of Inner Cities in 2014 in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, and in 2015 at MOFO Hobart. The audience…
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