Either/Or

Either/Or was a concert held in Elder Hall on 9th August, 2017, featuring several premieres of new works, including

• Cat Hope’s Stella Degradation * (for viola and cello) – South Australian premiere

• Leah Blankendaal’s  we were met by ordinary devotion ** (for clarinet and electronics) – Australian premiere

• Erkki Veltheim’s The Continuity Hypothesis*** (flute, bass clarinet, keyboard sampler, violoncello, live electronics) – World premiere

• Erkki Veltheim’s Turing Test for improviser and electronics (2014)

• Elena Kats Chernin’s Piano Memories, 1st movement (Silent Piano) 

• Alvin Curran’s for Cornelius

Performers included Melanie Walters (flute), Mitchell Berick (clarinet), Ewen Bramble (cello), Gabriella Smart (piano/keyboard) and Erkki Veltheim (viola/electronics).

The concert was presented in partnership with Chamber Music Adelaide, State Theatre SA, JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice, the Accompanists' Guild SA and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.