Where Song Began | The Deep North Festival

Don't miss this iconic, cinematic ode to Australia's birds, performed by the award-winning Bowerbird Collective. Combining spectacular visuals, immersive soundscapes and an exquisite program of music from across the centuries, Simone Slattery (violin/vocals) and Anthony Albrecht (cello) will transport you into the heart of Australia in a concert described as "like being sung to by the Country". Performed more than 120 times in sold out halls across Australia and internationally, Where Song Began is a celebration of songbirds. Described as "spectacular" by Limelight Magazine in a 5-star review, this 50-minute program includes music spanning 300 years, from Johann Heinrich Schmelzer and J.S. Bach to Arvo Pärt and new commissions, enhanced by a film of evocative visual projections and an immersive soundscape. 50 minutes without interval, followed by a Q&A Program: Arvo Pärt – Fratres for solo violin, 1977 Sarah Hopkins – Reclaiming the Spirit, 1993 Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending, 1917 Chris Williams – bird, songs, seas, 2017 Ross Edwards – Ecstatic Dance No.2, 1990 Johann Heinrich Schmelzer – Cucu Sonata, 1664 J.S. Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No.1, c.1720 David Lang – Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattle Bird), New Commission, 2017 Ngarra Burra Ferra – Traditional Indigenous hymn