The language of Bach is often described as being ‘universal’. In this performance it finds a new cultural context as movements from the Goldberg Variations are interspersed with improvisations by Lassana Diabaté on the balafon, a West African xylophone. Peter Sculthorpe’s Jabiru Dreaming opens the concert, whose music David Harrington describes as central to defining his vision for new musical horizons.

On stage: Australian String Quartet, Affinity Quartet, Lassana Diabaté, Garth Knox

PROGRAM

Peter Sculthorpe: String Quartet No. 11 Jabiru Dreaming
Garth Knox: Satellites
JS Bach (arr string quartet): Goldberg Variations BWV988
     [selections] with responses by Lassana Diabaté
Lassana Diabaté: Sunjata’s Time [selections]

This event is part of the Horizons: Chamber Landscapes program. See the full program here.