[PIANOLAB] Ciara Ferguson + Michael Ierace & Helen Ayres

ILA presents: PianoLab 2024

Presenting 5 concerts across two days, PianoLab is a festival that defies boundaries, reimagining both the piano and the recital within the immersive digital setting of ILA.

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Featuring a 60 minute recital from:

Ciara Ferguson
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Michael Ierace & Helen Ayres

Glimmers of jazz and hints of impressionism combine in this multi-genre performance exploring the affinities and fusions of classical and jazz traditions. Michael Ierace and Helen Ayres present a selection of French music for the violin and piano, including the precocious talents of Boulanger, the sparkling harmonies of Debussy’s Clair de Lune, and the blues-infused second movement from Ravel’s Violin Sonata.

Emerging pianist, singer and composer Ciara Ferguson will then trace these affinities through to the works of American jazz pianist Bill Evans, culminating in a performance of her own ethereal jazz-folk compositions.

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Program:

Lili Boulanger
Nocturne for Violin and Piano

Claude Debussy
La plus que lent

Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, mvt.2

Claude Debussy
Clair de lune

Selections from Bill Evans by Ciara Ferguson

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PianoLab is a two-day festival that defies boundaries, reimagining both the piano and the recital within the immersive digital setting of ILA.

In this second iteration of the festival, PianoLab 2024 explores the relationship between nineteenth-century instrumentation, twenty-first-century technology, and creative new ideas.
Co-curated by ILA Creative Producer Lewis Godwin and South Australian composer and pianist, Benjamin Nicholls.

Saturday, June 15th
7pm – 8:30pm
The Lab (63 Light sq, Adelaide)

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Tickets:

Per Event:
Student Price: $25 + BF ($35 on the door)
Full Price: $35+ BF ($45 on the door)

The Lab Pass:
$90 + BF (includes entry to 3 x performances at The Lab)

The Studio Pass:
$60 + BF (includes entry to 2 x performances at The Light Room)

Tickets:
https://immersivelightandart.com.au/event/pianolab-fusion/

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PianoLab is an all-ages event, however attendees under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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The Lab acknowledges that we are meeting, creating and working on the traditional land of the Kaurna People. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage beliefs and relationship with the land. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.

The Lab is fully accessible via Aurora Restaurant. Aurora Restaurant, The Lab and The Lab Garden all have a dedicated unisex accessible bathroom. Please contact prior to the event if you require assistance.

This event is made possible with generous support from the Adelaide City Council, and from our partners Australian Piano Warehouse, Recitals Australia, and the Elder Conservatorium of Music.

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