NOMINATION: Performance of the Year - Notated Composition
For the performance of a single Australian work, showcasing the performer(s)’ success in revealing the nature and intention of a composition with clear notated instructions for the performer. Works with significant improvisatory aspects should instead be submitted for Performance of the Year: Jazz / Improvised Music.
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
Sonja Schebeck and Ying Ho
Nominee email
sonja.schebeck@gmail.com
Title of the work
Limbo
Composer(s) of the work
Chloé Charody
Performance Date
24/2/2024
Venue
Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre
Nominator Statement
LIMBO is a new violin sonata by Chloé Charody written specifically for the unique acrobatic skill set of violin virtuoso Sonja Schebeck.
Sonja partners acrobat Josh Frazer in this ground-breaking interdisciplinary duet to tell a poignant narrative through dynamic partner acrobatics, duo unicycle and cyr wheel, completely embracing circus and classical music in one captivating world.
LIMBO is set at Melbourne Park Hotel in 2021, a time when many refugees were detained indefinitely, some having been incarcerated by the Australian Government for up to 9 years. If we think of what it was like to be stuck inside for several months due to the pandemic, imagine what it would feel like after 9 years.
The sonata roller coasts through emotions of anger, frustration, fantasy & escape, exploding with one of the greatest weapons against oppression: hope.
Excerpt from additional nominator statement:
This ground breaking sonata was composed specifically for the unique skills of Australian violinist Sonja Schebeck where she is able to combine her abilities as a violin virtuoso & acrobat to tell the true story of LIMBO which was set at Melbourne Park Hotel in 2021, a time when several refugees were held inside a hotel room. Some having been incarcerated for up to 9 years. Sonja's exceptional ability to perform as a world-class classical musician whilst simultaneously performing acrobatic tricks that not even many high end skilled acrobats would attempt is extraordinary. Sonja has been touring this work across Europe for the past 2 years and we were very lucky to have Sonja in Australia in February last year for the Australian premiere at Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.
Nominee
Sonja Schebeck and Ying Ho
Nominee email
sonja.schebeck@gmail.com
Title of the work
Limbo
Composer(s) of the work
Chloé Charody
Performance Date
24/2/2024
Venue
Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre
Sonja partners acrobat Josh Frazer in this ground-breaking interdisciplinary duet to tell a poignant narrative through dynamic partner acrobatics, duo unicycle and cyr wheel, completely embracing circus and classical music in one captivating world.
LIMBO is set at Melbourne Park Hotel in 2021, a time when many refugees were detained indefinitely, some having been incarcerated by the Australian Government for up to 9 years. If we think of what it was like to be stuck inside for several months due to the pandemic, imagine what it would feel like after 9 years.
The sonata roller coasts through emotions of anger, frustration, fantasy & escape, exploding with one of the greatest weapons against oppression: hope.
Excerpt from additional nominator statement:
This ground breaking sonata was composed specifically for the unique skills of Australian violinist Sonja Schebeck where she is able to combine her abilities as a violin virtuoso & acrobat to tell the true story of LIMBO which was set at Melbourne Park Hotel in 2021, a time when several refugees were held inside a hotel room. Some having been incarcerated for up to 9 years. Sonja's exceptional ability to perform as a world-class classical musician whilst simultaneously performing acrobatic tricks that not even many high end skilled acrobats would attempt is extraordinary. Sonja has been touring this work across Europe for the past 2 years and we were very lucky to have Sonja in Australia in February last year for the Australian premiere at Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.