Water Pushes Sand
Abstract
Research Background: Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson (Clocked Out) first visited Chengdu in 2000 and were blown away by the vibrant culture and friendly people of Sichuan. With the generous guidance of their friend and collaborator, composer Zou Xiangping, they returned several times over the years to study Sichuan percussion, folk music, and street songs. Together they have produced three large scale shows - Chengdu Streetsongs, Sichuan Fantasy, and The Wide Alley - that have toured in China, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. With the support of the Australian Art Orchestra, dramaturg Tamara Saulwick, and video artist ...
View more >Research Background: Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson (Clocked Out) first visited Chengdu in 2000 and were blown away by the vibrant culture and friendly people of Sichuan. With the generous guidance of their friend and collaborator, composer Zou Xiangping, they returned several times over the years to study Sichuan percussion, folk music, and street songs. Together they have produced three large scale shows - Chengdu Streetsongs, Sichuan Fantasy, and The Wide Alley - that have toured in China, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. With the support of the Australian Art Orchestra, dramaturg Tamara Saulwick, and video artist Scott Morrison, this ongoing collaboration has grown into Water Pushes Sand - a new suite of compositions by Griswold that reinvigorate the endangered music of China’s Sichuan Province and in doing so, create a vibrant and original world of sound. released August 4, 2017. Research Contribution: Water Pushes Sand is a cohesive look at the music of Sichuan Province through the lens of 5 improvising Australian musicians, and 5 traditional Chinese instrumentalists. The dialogue developed in rehearsal for this project, and over years of friendships and collaborative ventures underpins the sound world produced in this album. The recording was down as a series of live takes, bringing to the fore the improvisational interplay between the performers in realtime, which exemplifies the sensation of the music which is at once wild and chaotic plus sublime and ethereal. Research Significance (evidence of excellence) This album was a finalist in the ARIA awards for 2017, in the area of best new jazz album. It has received airplay across Australia, USA and Europe, and been positively reviewed in numerous places including The Australian. For the research, Tomlinson, this has expanded her percussive practice to focus on standup drumkit technique, integration of Sichuan rhythms in Western grooves, and expansion of sonic palate. The intercultural collaboration continues to be a site for transformation in performance practice, cultural awareness and music development. Research Significance: This album was a finalist in the ARIA awards for 2017, in the area of best new jazz album. It has received airplay across Australia, USA and Europe, and been positively reviewed in numerous places including The Australian. For the research, Tomlinson, this has expanded her percussive practice to focus on standup drumkit technique, integration of Sichuan rhythms in Western grooves, and expansion of sonic palate. The intercultural collaboration continues to be a site for transformation in performance practice, cultural awareness and music development.
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View more >Research Background: Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson (Clocked Out) first visited Chengdu in 2000 and were blown away by the vibrant culture and friendly people of Sichuan. With the generous guidance of their friend and collaborator, composer Zou Xiangping, they returned several times over the years to study Sichuan percussion, folk music, and street songs. Together they have produced three large scale shows - Chengdu Streetsongs, Sichuan Fantasy, and The Wide Alley - that have toured in China, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. With the support of the Australian Art Orchestra, dramaturg Tamara Saulwick, and video artist Scott Morrison, this ongoing collaboration has grown into Water Pushes Sand - a new suite of compositions by Griswold that reinvigorate the endangered music of China’s Sichuan Province and in doing so, create a vibrant and original world of sound. released August 4, 2017. Research Contribution: Water Pushes Sand is a cohesive look at the music of Sichuan Province through the lens of 5 improvising Australian musicians, and 5 traditional Chinese instrumentalists. The dialogue developed in rehearsal for this project, and over years of friendships and collaborative ventures underpins the sound world produced in this album. The recording was down as a series of live takes, bringing to the fore the improvisational interplay between the performers in realtime, which exemplifies the sensation of the music which is at once wild and chaotic plus sublime and ethereal. Research Significance (evidence of excellence) This album was a finalist in the ARIA awards for 2017, in the area of best new jazz album. It has received airplay across Australia, USA and Europe, and been positively reviewed in numerous places including The Australian. For the research, Tomlinson, this has expanded her percussive practice to focus on standup drumkit technique, integration of Sichuan rhythms in Western grooves, and expansion of sonic palate. The intercultural collaboration continues to be a site for transformation in performance practice, cultural awareness and music development. Research Significance: This album was a finalist in the ARIA awards for 2017, in the area of best new jazz album. It has received airplay across Australia, USA and Europe, and been positively reviewed in numerous places including The Australian. For the research, Tomlinson, this has expanded her percussive practice to focus on standup drumkit technique, integration of Sichuan rhythms in Western grooves, and expansion of sonic palate. The intercultural collaboration continues to be a site for transformation in performance practice, cultural awareness and music development.
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Note
Album consisting of recording of music
Subject
Music Performance