Of Motion
for choir
(SSAA and SATB
versions available)
2023
Commissioned by the Sydney Children’s Choir
Of Motion was commissioned for Gumura, a site-specific performance event centred around the Wharf in Sydney. Audiences travelled through the different spaces of Pier 2/3, brought alive by the voices of 400 choristers.
About the work
When I visited the Wharf, something that really struck me was the visceral sensation of trains passing over the Sydney Harbour Bridge - the movement of the objects themselves, but also a sense of the intersecting patterns and lives of the city. So Of Motion emulates this experience of a train passing - from the distance, rushing closer, and finally passing into the distance again.
COMPOSER | Meta Cohen
TEXT | Peta Murray
Past Performances.
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Gumura
14 October 2023
Sydney Children’s Choir, cond. Sam Allchurch
Pier 2/3, Coodye (Walsh Bay), Sydney, NSW, Australia -
Springtime Concerts
16 September 2023
Sydney Children’s Choir, cond. Sam Allchurch
Verbruggen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australia
