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Presented by ELISION Ensemble
AXIS MUNDI


AXIS MUNDI: spectacular sonic imaginations.
ELISION presents a major concert of new music followed by a special late night event delivering a second version of Bryn Harrison's Double Laybrinth after Richard Dunn. This unique and fragile realisation involves seven instrumentalists, and the magic of the cembalom! Hypnotic, gentle swirling lines of sound infuse rich timbre and patterns.
Liza Lim's Axis Mundi understands the bassoon as a singing tree with the breath of the musician travelling hidden pathways through the knotted grain of the instrument. Breath and the movement of air informs much of this program; from Julio Estrada to the eruptive and commanding visceral Ciacco of John Rodgers.
This concert experience features two parts:
7pm - 8.30pm: Axis Mundi
9pm - 9.30pm: Special Post-Concert Show
Duration: 2 hours 30 mins (incl. interval & post-concert show). Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.
Tickets
Standard $55 ($45 Concession)
Please note, seating in the Primrose Potter Salon is General Admission.
A Transaction Fee between $4 and $8.50 applies to orders made online and by phone. Delivery Fees may also apply. A ticket limit of six is in place online to ensure fair ticket access for all. Want to bring a bigger party? Call our Box Office during business hours on (03) 9699 3333 to book.
Artists
Paula Rae flutes
Richard Haynes clarinets
Joshua Hyde saxophones
Ben Roidl-Ward bassoon
Tristram Williams trumpets
Benjamin Marks trombone
Aditya Bhat percussion
Peter Neville percussion
Marshall McGuire harp
Harry Ward violin
Kathryn Schulmeister contrabass
Peter Neville conductor
Alistair McLean sound engineer
Daryl Buckley artistic director ELISION
Program
Charlie Sdraulig
Air (2025)
for flute/alto/bass, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, violins, contrabass
John Rodgers
Ciacco (1999)
for solo bass clarinet
Julio Estrada
yuunohui'ehecatl' nahui (1985-2012)
for trumpet, trombone, bassoon, contrabass
Interval
Liza Lim
Axis Mundi (2012-13)
for solo bassoon
Brenda Gifford
Wanggadhi (2025)
for saxophone, trumpet, trombone, contrabass
Victor Arul
Barrelled space (2025)
for bass clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, trombone, percussion, contrabass
Post Concert Show
Bryn Harrison
Double Labyrinth v2 (2025)
for alto and bass flute, clarinet d'amore, clarinet in A, flugelhorn, harp, percussion, violin