Septet for the End of Messiaen- Ensemble Sooon – coming sooon!

This is the concert information coming soon.

MADE NOW MUSIC is delighted to be launching the 3rd album of the Brisbane juggernaut Ensemble Sooon – “Septet for the End of Messiaen” which is a brilliant new collection of works from the pen of of Martin Kay and the collective mind of Ensemble Sooon. Supported by the enigmatic Brandon Mamata on solo guitar and hosted by the lovely crew at Vacant Assembly (as a part of their open weekend programming) – let’s warm up the warehouse.

Once Upon a Time, Brentley Frazer wrote a poem based on Olivier Messiaen’s famous work Quartet for the End of Time, though in a most oblique and localised way. A father escapes the city on a road trip, rescuing his daughter from the ‘suburban bardo.’ Danielle Bentley narrates the entire poem at structural nexuses, emerging from landscapes connecting cities. Kayleigh Pincott sings flotillas of poetic flotsam and jetsam, spontaneous, drifting countermelodies. The music is joyful, raucous, and complex, melding treacherous notations with improvised mirages.  In such a project, visions are interwoven. Performers bring their unique voice, feel, and creativity. Ensemble Sooon features Danielle Bentley, on cello and vocals, Nozomi Omote on drums, and myself on saxophone, plus Carl Harvoe on trumpet, Brodie McAllister on trombone, Kayleigh Pincott on vocals, and Annie Silva-McKnight on double bass. Zac Sakrewski will be playing double bass for the launch. 

SATURDAY, July 26th at Vacant Assembly (West End) – Doors at 4.30pm, Music from 5pm – $40/$25 entry-TICKETS HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/septet-for-the-end-of-messiaen-album-launch-nf6mlvuk