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<cite>Opening of the Mouth</cite>

scherbentöne  . . .  ausgewirbelt

(shattered sounds  . . .  whirled clear)
fragments from Richard BARRETT's Opening of the Mouth

Scherbentone 1

Fragments from Opening of the Mouth were presented shortly after as scherbentöne  . . .  ausgewirbelt. The performances, located around the Goethe Institut-Sydney's building, were accompanied an further installation by Crow, drawing on the same themes as his original installation at Midland Railway Workshops, Perth.

Work abglanzbeladen  . . .  auseinandergeschrieben
Peter NEVILLE vibraphone solo
Work CHARON
Carl ROSMAN bass clarinet solo,
Work Largo
Deborah KAYSER voice, Satsuki ODAMURA koto, Friedrich GAUWERKY violoncello
Work Tenebrae
Ute WASSERMANN mezzo-soprano solo,
Work von hinter dem Schmerz
Friedrich GAUWERKY violoncello solo
Work Partikelgestöber
Carl ROSMAN clarinet in C solo, with Denise WAMBSGANß mandola, Geoffrey MORRIS guitar, Satsuki ODAMURA koto, Simon HEWETT conductor

Presented by ELISION Ensemble, Goethe Institut-Sydney and the Dutch Australian Centre.

7:00pm, 11 and 12 March 1997
Goethe Institut-Sydney, 90 Ocean Street, Woollahra, Sydney
ELISION Ensemble and Soloists, Simon HEWETT conductor

Scherbentone 3

Images from Crow's installation as part of scherbentöne  . . .  ausgewirbelt at the Goethe Institut-Sydney. Photography by Heidrun Löhr

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