Availability

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Programme Notes

Matthew Hindson Didjeribluegrass As the title suggests, Didjeribluegrass incorporates some aspects of bluegrass music, in particular the fast “fiddling” style of string playing that includes many open strings. Bluegrass music is especially associated with regional areas, and this a seemed good match with the first performances of this piece that took place in towns in western Queensland. The didjeridu sometimes works with this soundworld, but at other times either co-exists or seems to work against the string parts, taking over through improvisation and assume a more prominent role. Didjeribluegrass was commissioned by the Australian Festival of Chamber Music with the financial assistance of the Australia Council, the Federal Government's arts funding and advisory body. The duration of Didjeribluegrass is approximately 7 minutes. Matthew Hindson

Didjeribluegrass

http://www.rncm.ac.uk/whats-on/event/2013/sound-histories/

British Museum (London, United Kingdom)

Musicians from the RNCM

Didjeribluegrass

The Cultural Centre (Townsville, QLD, Australia)

William Barton/Goldner String Quartet

Didjeribluegrass

No Venue (London, United Kingdom)

William Barton/Goldner String Quartet

Didjeribluegrass

Juilliard School, Lincoln Center (New York City, NY, USA)

Gareth Zehngut (vla)/Jisoo Ok (vlc)/Justin Clark (didjeridu)/Francesca Anderegg (vln)/Joseph Puglia (vln)

Didjeribluegrass

Riverside Gardens (Townsville, QLD, Australia)

Fyra Quartet/William Barton