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Katie Noonan to premiere new Tim Winton-inspired performance
ARIA award-winning musician Katie Noonan will lead the Australian Vocal Ensemble to premiere a bold new selection of songs inspired by iconic author Tim Winton for a performance on Cottesloe's foreshore.
Soprano Noonan, who founded AVE in 2021, will be joined by world-class vocals from mezzo-soprano Fiona Campbell, tenor Louis Hurley and bass-baritone Andrew O'Connor for an afternoon and evening of music at The Heritage Collective at 40 Marine Parade.
Described as capturing Australia's landscapes and subtleties of modern life, Noonan said the new songs were be a collection of work close to WA's heart.
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'We are thrilled to be finally making our WA debut on Noongar Country at the beautiful Heritage Collective at Cottesloe Beach, with a bespoke program of works featuring 100 per cent WA composers,' she said.
The performance will include compositions by Emma Jayakumar, Ruben Davies, Lachlan Skipworth and Aaron Wyatt, who have reshaped Winton's storytelling into a sonic experience.
Since its establishment, AVE has commissioned 32 new Australian works from 27 composers, including 12 female and three Indigenous artists, as well as producing two full albums.
'We cannot wait to present these acapella vocal quartet works alongside some Renaissance and Baroque masterworks and fill these inspiring spaces with the notes of our intimate sound world,' Noonan said.
The premiere comes ahead of Noonan's highly-anticipated Grace tour — a recreation of Jeff Buckley's only studio album released in 1994. The 20-date Australian tour will kick off in September at the Astor Theatre Perth in Mt Lawley.
Tickets for The Heritage Collective event are available at
