Theo Carbo and Hilary Geddes are two of the most distinctive Australian guitar voices working in Melbourne and Sydney respectively. Between them, they have collaborated with Mike Nock, Barney McAll, Andrea Keller, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Speak Percussion and more while accruing a slew of accolades including Freedman Fellowships and AIR Award nominations. In this special SIMA commission, they will collaborate in duo format for the first time to interrogate the intersections of their own individual practices by channelling swathes of soundscapes, swooping melodies and keen interplay.
Jacques Emery is a name that is ubiquitous in the Australian new music scene. As a composer, improvisor and multi-instrumentalist he has worked across a span of genres with such luminaries as Australian Art Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Chris Abrahams, Marcus Whale and more. His classical and percussion background as well as his vast experience in the jazz community informs his highly individualistic and celebrated approach to the double bass, which has garnered widespread recognition. In a rare performance from his large ensemble project The Wellspring – which debuted at Phoenix Central Park’s Strata II festival in 2023 – he invites a group of pre-eminent creative voices from Sydney and Melbourne – many who are credited with driving the current renaissance in Australian creative music-making and beyond – to interrogate this diverse suite of original music born out of music heard in dreams and the ecstasy of group rituals.
