After Julia
New album out Now on Tall Poppies and available from our BandCamp site!
After Julia is a most unusual cultural event — a heartfelt artistic tribute to a significant Australian politician.
An incisive example of music as social commentary.
After Julia is a concert of eight contemporary works by Australian women and non-binar composers responding to Julia Gillard’s tenure as Australian Prime Minster. Decibel Artistic Director, Cat Hope, was inspired to pursue the project after circumstances around Gillard’s prime ministership exposed gender discrimination within politics and wider Australian society, causing her to reflect on the new music sector.
The broad collection of works includes a female speakers and sings, a choir taking instructions from goldfish, spoken phrases turned into musical gestures, mouth organs and more.
You can listen to ABC recordings of the premiere performance by clicking on the piece title below. Other tracks are available from the Brisbane recording, here.
You can hear an interview with Julian Day and Julia Gillard at the concert here.
Featuring
Michaela Davies – Goldfish Variation
Andrée Greenwell – Arrows I, II
Cat Hope –Tough It Out
Laura Jane Lowther – Loaded. [NSFW]
Cathy Milliken – Shifrorl
Kate Moore – Oil Drums
Gail Priest – Everything and Nothing
Thembi Soddell – Your sickness is found in my body.
The premiere performance took place at the Eugene Goosens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo, Sydney with Julia Gillard in attendance.
Presented by ABC Classic FM and Tura New Music as part of new music month.
It was broadcast live to air on ABC Classical FM, New Music Up Late.
Decibel would acknowledge the support of Julia Gillard, Random House, Stephen Adams, Synergy Percussion, Ensemble Offspring, Byron Scullin, Mark Cauvin, Tura new music, The Peggy Glanville Hicks Composers residency.
Performances
The premiere performance took place at the Eugene Goosens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo, Sydney with Julia Gillard in attendance. Presented by ABC Classic FM and Tura New Music as part of new music month. It was broadcast live to air on ABC Classica FM, New Music Up Late.
There is an extensive article about the concert Rationale from the artistic director Cat Hope here.
Decibel would acknowledge the support of Julia Gillard, Random House, Stephen Adams, Synergy Percussion, Ensemble Offspring, Byron Scullin, Mark Cauvin, Tura new music, The Peggy Glanville Hicks Composers residency.
Recording
The live recording of the ABC 2014 premiere concert is available on the ABC website, the live recording of the Metro Art 2017 performance can be heard here, and the studio album on Tall Poppies is available from our Bandcamp site.
As part of the Queensland Music Festival. Presented by the WA Dept Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, the Queensland Music Festival and Metro Arts.
Presented by the WA Dept Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Monash University.
Presented by Tura New Music and PICA.
As part of the Queensland Music Festival. Presented by the WA Dept Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, the Queensland Music Festival and Metro Arts.
