SPARK, BLOOM!

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Percussion meets K-pop 

After her exhilarating performances of Dances with Devils in 2023, star percussionist Claire Edwardes returns to the CSO for a new collaboration.

Inspired by the National Museum of Australia’s K-pop exhibition Hallyu! The Korean Wave, Claire will be joined by charismatic South Korean jazz vocalist Sunny Kim for a program to spark your imagination—filling the Gandel Atrium with brilliant colours and electrifying rhythms.

Holly Harrison’s Creature Feature was a highlight of the 2024 Canberra International Music Festival—a showstopping musical carnival with a ‘fiendishly difficult’ marimba part. Claire has matched this epic, virtuoso piece with some of her favourite percussion miniatures.

From the meditative mood of Ella Macens’ Falling Embers and Bree van Reyk’s witty fanfare for three tambourines, to the excitement of hi-hats and chimes in Katy Abbott’s Taking Chances and two world premieres, this electrifying concert promises to be one of the highlights of the season.

Expect daring improvisation. Experimental sounds. Rhythms that shift and collide.

Enjoy exclusive after hours access to Hallyu! The Korean Wave

Through our partnership with the National Museum of Australia, you can add Hallyu! The Korean Wave at checkout to receive 20% off and exclusive after-hours access to the exhibition.

For this performance only, the Museum opens Hallyu! after hours exclusively for Spark, Bloom! audiences — a rare opportunity to experience the exhibition beyond regular visiting hours.

From BTS to Squid Game, Hallyu! The Korean Wave explores the global impact of contemporary Korean culture, from K-pop and film to fashion, beauty, and iconic television dramas.
 

PROGRAM

Robert Davidson
Sparks*

Katy Abbott
Taking Chances (arranged by Eric Willie)

Bree van Reyk
Fanfare for Solidarity

Sunny Kim & Claire Edwardes
Improvisation

Ella Macens
Falling Embers

Holly Harrison
Creature Feature

Sunny Kim & Hilary Kleinig
Pu:m 품 (Holding)* 
(CSO and NMA co-commission)
 

ARTISTS

Sunny Kim vocals

Claire Edwardes percussion

Hilary Kleinig cello

CSO Percussion Trio

Jessica Cottis presenter

* Premiere
 

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