NOMINATION: Work of the Year - Electroacoustic / Sound Art
The Electroacoustic / Sound Art category is for works which utilise and manipulate digital and/or analogue sound as the primary medium. The work may be interdisciplinary (incorporating more than one media). It may include, but is not limited to; sonic art, electronics, interactive work, generative music, environmental sound, installations, soundscapes, electroacoustic music, and intermedia works.
A work is defined as a single complete musical composition, or expression. This includes music with movements or sub-works (i.e. song cycles), installations, and real-time compositions (improvised music).
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Nominee
Mark Atkins and Erkki Veltheim
Title of the work
Mungangga Garlagula
Librettist(s) or source author(s)
Mark Atkins
Performer
Mark Atkins and Erkki Veltheim
Performance Date
22/11/2024
Venue
Albany Entertainment Centre
Nominator Statement
Mungangga Garlagula is a unique collaboration in music, sound, and storytelling by renowned musicians and composers Mark Atkins and Erkki Veltheim. Listeners are invited to to gather by the campfire and journey through a world where past and future, dream and reality, intertwine. Supported by a company of exceptional Australian musicians, the performance conjured a nocturnal landscape of memories, spirits, and echoes of country, blending words, breath, and sound to transport listeners beyond the fires glow.
Mungangga Garlagula is a powerful amalgamation of music, storytelling, and cultural expression, bringing First Nations perspectives to the stage. Together Mark Atkins and Erkki Veltheim, create a deeply immersive experience that bridges past and present, dream and reality. The work engages diverse audiences, particularly First Nations communities, fostering cultural pride and broader understanding. This work not only cements Mark as one of Australias finest Didgeridoo performers but platforms him as a leading Australian storytelling voice. The combination of pre-recorded and live composition elements created and manipulated live by Veltheim support and at times engulf the sonic space only to have Mark return us back to a pin drop focus to the border between day and night, dream and reality, the reverberating past and the emerging future.
Nominee
Mark Atkins and Erkki Veltheim
Title of the work
Mungangga Garlagula
Librettist(s) or source author(s)
Mark Atkins
Performer
Mark Atkins and Erkki Veltheim
Performance Date
22/11/2024
Venue
Albany Entertainment Centre
Mungangga Garlagula is a powerful amalgamation of music, storytelling, and cultural expression, bringing First Nations perspectives to the stage. Together Mark Atkins and Erkki Veltheim, create a deeply immersive experience that bridges past and present, dream and reality. The work engages diverse audiences, particularly First Nations communities, fostering cultural pride and broader understanding. This work not only cements Mark as one of Australias finest Didgeridoo performers but platforms him as a leading Australian storytelling voice. The combination of pre-recorded and live composition elements created and manipulated live by Veltheim support and at times engulf the sonic space only to have Mark return us back to a pin drop focus to the border between day and night, dream and reality, the reverberating past and the emerging future.