Omega Ensemble – HOWL

Sun 3 May 3-4.30pm at The Malachi

Omega Ensemble returns to the Malachi with a performance of musical defiance and untamed brilliance, uniting five leading current classical composers.
You will hear a dark, cinematic piano quartet gem written with sardonic humour and manic intensity; a clarinet-led incantation of ritual and outburst; a wild work for solo violin and live electronics; a “part-string-quartet-part-rave” piece that expands the ensemble into new sonic territories, and a world premiere by LA-based Daniel Wohl which fuses electronic and acoustic forces into a three-dimensional sound world.

The musical architect of so many cinematic worlds, Danny Elfman opens the program with his mischievous Piano Quartet, darting from one idea to the next with manic intensity and the same sardonic humour that made his film and television scores so beloved.

Alongside it are Pierre Jalbert’s Howl, a clarinet-led incantation that is both ritual and outburst; Missy Mazzoli’s Tooth and Nail, pulsing and ascetic; and Anna Meredith’s Tuggemo, part rave and part string quartet, infectious and uncannily striking.

Hailed by The New York Times as one of his generation’s most imaginative and skilful creators, Paris-born and LA-based composer Daniel Wohl brings to the stage a world premiere written for the Ensemble. Fusing acoustic and electronic forces in his signature style, he creates a three-dimensional musical realm that is provocative and unruly yet dazzling in its originality.

Duration: 90 Minutes (no interval)

Tickets from $25.00 + booking fee