SHIFT New Classical Music

SHIFT New Classical Music

SHIFT is a series of performance films that shifts whose stories are being shared, celebrating the art and practice of those with disability and their unique contribution to the artistic landscape. SHIFT shines a light on the perspective that comes from lived experience, and through this shift, begins a conversation to dispel the myths and practices which have caused art and stories to be withheld from audiences.

Composer Georgia Scott, Access Consultant Morwenna Collett and flautist and BackStage Music director Lamorna Nightingale have co-curated a series of art music by composers and performers with disability. The series includes music by Georgia Scott, a new multi-media work by film composer Kristin Rule, and performances by Nat Bartsch and Ria Andriani alongside a new electroacoustic work by Rebecca Bracewell which explores the politics of listening and deafness through the sound potential of hearing aids.

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SHIFT New Classical Music
  • SHIFT New Classical Music - Molly Joyce performed by Ria Andriani

    US Composer and performer Molly Joyce writes work with disability as a creative source. Her work ‘Form’ is performed by singer and writer Ria Andriani who is blind, with accompaniment by small ensemble of flute, clarinet and percussion.

    SHIFT is a series that creates a platform for artists with ...

  • SHIFT New Classical Music - Nat Bartsch

    Nat Bartsch is a twice ARIA-nominated, multi-award-winning Australian pianist and composer who is proudly neuro-divergent.

    SHIFT is a series that creates a platform for artists with disability, to share their stories and lived-experience, celebrate their art and SHIFT the focus to their uniqu...

  • SHIFT New Classical Music - Rebecca Bracewell

    Rebecca Bracewell is a composer and sound artist exploring the possibilities of hearing aids in performance, and the politics of listening, deafness, and sound reproduction technology.

    SHIFT is a series that creates a platform for artists with disability, to share their stories and lived-experi...

  • SHIFT New Classical Music - Kristin Rule

    Kristin Rule is an Australian cellist, composer and technologist whose multi-media work explores her life as impacted by a recent catastrophic accident.

    SHIFT is a series that creates a platform for artists with disability, to share their stories and lived-experience, celebrate their art and SHI...

  • SHIFT New Classical Music - Georgia Scott

    Georgia is a composer who aims to use music to explore topics that may be divisive or difficult to approach using language.

    SHIFT is a series that creates a platform for artists with disability, to share their stories and lived-experience, celebrate their art and SHIFT the focus to their unique ...