A Curious Debut

Up and coming Australian composer Georgia Scott makes her TSO debut with her piece Cabinet of Curiosities. Sydney-born composer Georgia, uses music to explore complex themes beyond language, often focusing on identity and lived experience. She studied at the Royal College of Music and the Sydney Conservatorium. Her works have been performed in renowned venues and with prestigious ensembles, including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australian World Orchestra. Georgia was a part of the TSO’s Australian Composer’s School program in 2022 -2023.

Cabinet of Curiosities is inspired by the Wunderkammer that first sprung up around Europe in the 16th Century. The first movement explores a musical representation of the Alchemical Handbell, housed in a collection owned by King Rudolf II. Constructed from seven metal alloys and inscribed with a mysterious cypher, it was said to have been able to summon spirits if rung in a certain way. The second movement draws from sirens and mermaids rumoured to have been kept as anatomical specimens by the medical men of the era. The final movement takes inspiration from the machines of perpetual motion which were displayed in Athanasius Kircher’s Museo Kircheriano in Rome.

Learn more about Georgia Scott https://georgiascott.co.uk/

This concert is part of our Federation Concert Hall Series.

Livestreamed on 15 May 2024

PROGRAM
Georgia Scott Cabinet of Curiosities (9 Minutes)

MUSICIANS
Eivind Aadland Conductor

Federation Concert Hall, Nipaluna / Hobart