MODART provides emerging compsoers with the opportunity to develop a new work for vocal ensemble and receive a public performance by the Song Company
MODART
MODART is a professional development project that provides opportunities for emerging composers to develop works for vocal ensemble, and which then receive public performance by The Song Company.
Biography: Julian Day
Born in Bendigo, Julian is a composer, interdisciplinary artist (film, installation) and arts presenter. He studied composition with Gerard Brophy at the Queensland Conservatorium, and most recently with Louis Andriessen, David Lang, Michael Gordon and Julia Wolfe at the 2003 Bang On A Can Summer Institute of Music (Mass, USA). In 1999 he won The Australian Voices Young Composer of the Year for his piece O Rose. Julian is a co-founder of COMPOST, a group of composers presenting new music events around the country. COMPOST’s most recent project was HEAVY METAL – a night of extreme pipe organ music held at the Melbourne Town Hall as part of the 2003 Melbourne Fringe Festival. His favourite artists include Oval, Björk, Michael Gordon and György Ligeti. His favourite colours are red and black.
Program Notes: Suffocate Me
The best thing about having young(ish) parents is that their musical taste isn’t too cringeworthy. Hence my 20-year obsession with uber legend David Bowie, which began by rifling through my parents’ LP collection. I’m pleased to say that Suffocate Me centres around a standard Bowie chord, the major seventh with added augmented fourth! Thanks Dave, you owe me one.
Program Notes: flowers
flowers is the latest in an ongoing album of works for voices and CD called Modern Love – bold, funny and sad reflections on that crazy chemical thingo called love. flowers is about a girl I really liked, who unfortunately had other plans.
