To waste, To destroy, To listen

Name: To waste, To destroy, To listen
Start: 2025-12-13T08:00:00+11:00
Location: MPavilion

Schedule

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

MPavilion | Melbourne, VI

Across two twilight performances, musicians from Forest Collective present a series of works for voice and instruments as an immersive soundbath experience.
From virtuosic solo works by composers Xiaole Zhan, Evan J Lawson and Ledah Finck, to glorious improvisations for various instruments, including a saxophone performed underwater, explore the latest sounds from one of the country’s leading new music ensembles.
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Because the bombed cathedral is now a cathedral of trees for violin
Xiaole Zhan Valley
Songs for viola (2018)
Ledah Finck
i. Redtail at Dusk
ii. Wildcat Dream
iii. Nettle & Jewelweed (interlude)
iv. Deer Hill
Rendering for voice (2020)
Evan J Lawson
world premiere
From the way it moves for saxophone (2025)
Ali Fyffe
world premiere
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MPavilion
Queen Victoria Gardens
Opposite the National Gallery of Victoria
Saturday 13 December 2025
6pm
Saturday 17 January 2026
6pm
Free event.
Kim Tan (flutes)
May Zeng (violin)
Evan J Lawson (voice)
Alex Macdonald (viola)
Ali Fyffe (saxophones)
Gianni Posadas-Sen (flute, guest artist)
Xiaole Zhan (composer, guest artist)
Presented by Forest Collective and MPavilion.