Featuring Dr Lou Bennett AM, Lior & the Australian String Quartet with Stephen Pigram
TICKET PRICES
$29—$89
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The artists of this concert weave stories through music that speak of the tenacity of the human spirit in times of darkness.
‘Ngapa William Cooper’ was born out of a rich collaboration between Yorta Yorta Dja Dja Wurrung singer-songwriter Dr Lou Bennett AM, singer-songwriter Lior and composer Nigel Westlake. This musical telling of the true story of the support of Jewish people in Nazi Germany by the Australian Aborigines League was rapturously received at its premiere in 2023.
This concert also features a performance by the Australian String Quartet of a work by Bryce Dessner from The National and two works by Stephen Pigram, including a new commission about his great grandmother, continuing a long exploration into his family’s heritage.
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
WESTLAKE/LIOR/BENNETT*
Ngapa William Cooper
Duration 90 minutes including interval
*Composed and written by Nigel Westlake, Lior and Dr Lou Bennett AM with additional creative lyric content by Sarah Gory
Francesca Hiew | violin
Christopher Cartlidge | viola
COVID-19 SAFETY AND ASQ CONCERTS
All ASQ concerts will comply with venue COVID-19 safety protocols. The use of facemasks is encouraged.