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SUMMARY:Divisi: Human Instrument
DESCRIPTION:What is the voice capable of? \nThe Human Instrument is a bold concert experience exploring the full expressive range of the human voice. \nIn this program\, Divisi positions the voice not just as a vehicle for text and melody\, but as an instrument in its own right: percussive\, theatrical\, intimate\, virtuosic\, and communal. Expect moments of breathtaking beauty alongside works that stretch the limits of what voices can do — whispers\, rhythmic propulsion\, extended techniques\, and rich harmonic tapestries. \nFeaturing a newly-comissioned world premiere by Xiaole Zhan\, music by leading Australian composers\, and reimagined masterworks\, this performance showcases Divisi’s commitment to new commissions\, fearless programming\, and the celebration of the voice in all its forms. \nAt once visceral and refined\, ancient and new\, The Human Instrument invites audiences to hear the human voice as they’ve never heard it before. \nDon’t miss out on this amazing experience. \nApril 17th\, 8:00 pm. \nTemperance Hall\n\n199 Napier St\, South Melbourne VIC 3205\, Australia\n\nCastlemaine Art Gallery\, April 19th\, 6:00 pm.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/divisi-human-instrument/
LOCATION:Temperance Hall\, 199 Napier St\, South Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3205\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Divisi: Compose Queer x Queerstories
DESCRIPTION:Featuring twelve world-premiere commissions from twelve composers\, this boldly ambitious initiative sees the Divisi Chamber Singers\, one of Australia’s most exciting vocal ensembles\, partner with Maeve Marsden\, curator of the beloved Queerstories project. Divisi\, accompanied by pianist Coady Green\, will take audiences on a journey through stories of love\, pain\, joy\, and friendship in this unprecedented celebration of queer artistry and experience\, presented as part of Midsumma Festival 2025. \nTwelve queer composers draw inspiration from twelve queer writers to produce an anthology of completely new work\, performed in concert by the innovative\, youth-led choir Divisi Chamber Singers. Stories of resilience\, resistance and fierce queer pride\, set to music and sung in soaring harmony. This is not a stuffy matinée. This is where classical music meets club and cabaret. Creating connections across community\, each composer has selected a piece of writing from the Queerstories archive that spoke to their own identity\, creativity or experience. \nWith compositions by Sia Ahmad\, Lucy Blomfield\, Gabi Cadenhead\, Connor D’Netto\, Olivia Diamant\, Leila Harris\, Lillian Hearne\, Cameron Lam\, Caerwen Martin\, James Rushford\, Alex Turley and Sally Whitwell. \nDrawing inspiration from stories by Liz Duck-Chong\, Teddy Dunn\, HANDSOME\, Dmetri Kakmi\, Paul Kidd\, Fiona Kelly McGregor\, Tommy Misa\, Bastian Fox Phelan\, Fletcher Quilty and Omar Sakr. \nThis project marks the second iteration of Divisi’s Compose queer programming – developing work by emerging queer composers to tell our stories in new ways. Although there is a thriving amateur queer music scene of community organisations and hobby musicians\, there is limited opportunity for composers to express their queerness at a professional level. These programs give voice to tell stories at a professional quality of musical expression. \nDivisi Chamber Singers is a youth-led\, not-for-profit organisation that supports early-career creative artists. We strive to break down established norms of classical music through commissioning and performing innovative creative works and projects. \nQueerstories is a national LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden for the last ten years\, with an award-winning podcast and events all around Australia\, from Sydney to Melbourne\, Hobart to Shepparton\, Newcastle to Brisbane\, to Albury\, Adelaide\, Mullumbimby\, Mudgee and beyond. \nThursday February 6 \, 7.30; Friday February 7\, 7.30; Saturday February 8\, 7.30; Sunday February 9\, 1.30\n \nfortyfivedownstairs \n$35 – $49 \n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/divisi-compose-queer-x-queerstories/2025-02-09/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Divisi: Compose Queer x Queerstories
DESCRIPTION:Featuring twelve world-premiere commissions from twelve composers\, this boldly ambitious initiative sees the Divisi Chamber Singers\, one of Australia’s most exciting vocal ensembles\, partner with Maeve Marsden\, curator of the beloved Queerstories project. Divisi\, accompanied by pianist Coady Green\, will take audiences on a journey through stories of love\, pain\, joy\, and friendship in this unprecedented celebration of queer artistry and experience\, presented as part of Midsumma Festival 2025. \nTwelve queer composers draw inspiration from twelve queer writers to produce an anthology of completely new work\, performed in concert by the innovative\, youth-led choir Divisi Chamber Singers. Stories of resilience\, resistance and fierce queer pride\, set to music and sung in soaring harmony. This is not a stuffy matinée. This is where classical music meets club and cabaret. Creating connections across community\, each composer has selected a piece of writing from the Queerstories archive that spoke to their own identity\, creativity or experience. \nWith compositions by Sia Ahmad\, Lucy Blomfield\, Gabi Cadenhead\, Connor D’Netto\, Olivia Diamant\, Leila Harris\, Lillian Hearne\, Cameron Lam\, Caerwen Martin\, James Rushford\, Alex Turley and Sally Whitwell. \nDrawing inspiration from stories by Liz Duck-Chong\, Teddy Dunn\, HANDSOME\, Dmetri Kakmi\, Paul Kidd\, Fiona Kelly McGregor\, Tommy Misa\, Bastian Fox Phelan\, Fletcher Quilty and Omar Sakr. \nThis project marks the second iteration of Divisi’s Compose queer programming – developing work by emerging queer composers to tell our stories in new ways. Although there is a thriving amateur queer music scene of community organisations and hobby musicians\, there is limited opportunity for composers to express their queerness at a professional level. These programs give voice to tell stories at a professional quality of musical expression. \nDivisi Chamber Singers is a youth-led\, not-for-profit organisation that supports early-career creative artists. We strive to break down established norms of classical music through commissioning and performing innovative creative works and projects. \nQueerstories is a national LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden for the last ten years\, with an award-winning podcast and events all around Australia\, from Sydney to Melbourne\, Hobart to Shepparton\, Newcastle to Brisbane\, to Albury\, Adelaide\, Mullumbimby\, Mudgee and beyond. \nThursday February 6 \, 7.30; Friday February 7\, 7.30; Saturday February 8\, 7.30; Sunday February 9\, 1.30\n \nfortyfivedownstairs \n$35 – $49 \n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/divisi-compose-queer-x-queerstories/2025-02-08/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Divisi: Compose Queer x Queerstories
DESCRIPTION:Featuring twelve world-premiere commissions from twelve composers\, this boldly ambitious initiative sees the Divisi Chamber Singers\, one of Australia’s most exciting vocal ensembles\, partner with Maeve Marsden\, curator of the beloved Queerstories project. Divisi\, accompanied by pianist Coady Green\, will take audiences on a journey through stories of love\, pain\, joy\, and friendship in this unprecedented celebration of queer artistry and experience\, presented as part of Midsumma Festival 2025. \nTwelve queer composers draw inspiration from twelve queer writers to produce an anthology of completely new work\, performed in concert by the innovative\, youth-led choir Divisi Chamber Singers. Stories of resilience\, resistance and fierce queer pride\, set to music and sung in soaring harmony. This is not a stuffy matinée. This is where classical music meets club and cabaret. Creating connections across community\, each composer has selected a piece of writing from the Queerstories archive that spoke to their own identity\, creativity or experience. \nWith compositions by Sia Ahmad\, Lucy Blomfield\, Gabi Cadenhead\, Connor D’Netto\, Olivia Diamant\, Leila Harris\, Lillian Hearne\, Cameron Lam\, Caerwen Martin\, James Rushford\, Alex Turley and Sally Whitwell. \nDrawing inspiration from stories by Liz Duck-Chong\, Teddy Dunn\, HANDSOME\, Dmetri Kakmi\, Paul Kidd\, Fiona Kelly McGregor\, Tommy Misa\, Bastian Fox Phelan\, Fletcher Quilty and Omar Sakr. \nThis project marks the second iteration of Divisi’s Compose queer programming – developing work by emerging queer composers to tell our stories in new ways. Although there is a thriving amateur queer music scene of community organisations and hobby musicians\, there is limited opportunity for composers to express their queerness at a professional level. These programs give voice to tell stories at a professional quality of musical expression. \nDivisi Chamber Singers is a youth-led\, not-for-profit organisation that supports early-career creative artists. We strive to break down established norms of classical music through commissioning and performing innovative creative works and projects. \nQueerstories is a national LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden for the last ten years\, with an award-winning podcast and events all around Australia\, from Sydney to Melbourne\, Hobart to Shepparton\, Newcastle to Brisbane\, to Albury\, Adelaide\, Mullumbimby\, Mudgee and beyond. \nThursday February 6 \, 7.30; Friday February 7\, 7.30; Saturday February 8\, 7.30; Sunday February 9\, 1.30\n \nfortyfivedownstairs \n$35 – $49 \n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/divisi-compose-queer-x-queerstories/2025-02-07/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Divisi: Compose Queer x Queerstories
DESCRIPTION:Featuring twelve world-premiere commissions from twelve composers\, this boldly ambitious initiative sees the Divisi Chamber Singers\, one of Australia’s most exciting vocal ensembles\, partner with Maeve Marsden\, curator of the beloved Queerstories project. Divisi\, accompanied by pianist Coady Green\, will take audiences on a journey through stories of love\, pain\, joy\, and friendship in this unprecedented celebration of queer artistry and experience\, presented as part of Midsumma Festival 2025. \nTwelve queer composers draw inspiration from twelve queer writers to produce an anthology of completely new work\, performed in concert by the innovative\, youth-led choir Divisi Chamber Singers. Stories of resilience\, resistance and fierce queer pride\, set to music and sung in soaring harmony. This is not a stuffy matinée. This is where classical music meets club and cabaret. Creating connections across community\, each composer has selected a piece of writing from the Queerstories archive that spoke to their own identity\, creativity or experience. \nWith compositions by Sia Ahmad\, Lucy Blomfield\, Gabi Cadenhead\, Connor D’Netto\, Olivia Diamant\, Leila Harris\, Lillian Hearne\, Cameron Lam\, Caerwen Martin\, James Rushford\, Alex Turley and Sally Whitwell. \nDrawing inspiration from stories by Liz Duck-Chong\, Teddy Dunn\, HANDSOME\, Dmetri Kakmi\, Paul Kidd\, Fiona Kelly McGregor\, Tommy Misa\, Bastian Fox Phelan\, Fletcher Quilty and Omar Sakr. \nThis project marks the second iteration of Divisi’s Compose queer programming – developing work by emerging queer composers to tell our stories in new ways. Although there is a thriving amateur queer music scene of community organisations and hobby musicians\, there is limited opportunity for composers to express their queerness at a professional level. These programs give voice to tell stories at a professional quality of musical expression. \nDivisi Chamber Singers is a youth-led\, not-for-profit organisation that supports early-career creative artists. We strive to break down established norms of classical music through commissioning and performing innovative creative works and projects. \nQueerstories is a national LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden for the last ten years\, with an award-winning podcast and events all around Australia\, from Sydney to Melbourne\, Hobart to Shepparton\, Newcastle to Brisbane\, to Albury\, Adelaide\, Mullumbimby\, Mudgee and beyond. \nThursday February 6 \, 7.30; Friday February 7\, 7.30; Saturday February 8\, 7.30; Sunday February 9\, 1.30\n \nfortyfivedownstairs \n$35 – $49 \n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/divisi-compose-queer-x-queerstories/2025-02-06/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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