CONCERTS
CONCERTS
… in the between
Meditations and Illuminations on the ‘Tibetan Book of the Dead’
‘…in the between’ brings together four of Australia’s finest multi-cultural collaborators in a highly original interpretation of `The Tibetan Book of the Dead’. Using selected readings combined with musical meditations and sound illuminations, this theatrical and musical experience provides an insight into how we can prepare for the mind’s release from the body and the experiences of ‘the between’.
The ‘Bardo Thotrol’ (The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Between) text was originally composed by the great Guru Padmasambhava in the 14th century. It was buried in central Tibet and later discovered by Terton (treasure revealer) Karma-Lingpa. “Although this book is ostensibly written for the dead, it is in fact about life” Francesca Fremantle (author of Luminous Emptiness and co-translator with Chogyam Trungpa of The Tibetan Book of the Dead).
http://www.michaelaskill.com/cms/trikaya/17 http://www.tenzinchoegyal.com/
(2 shows only – Thu 29th & Sat 31st 7.30pm)
Mystical Tibet Concert
The Mystical Tibet Concert brings together Brisbane’ string chamber orchestra, Camerata of St John’s and Tibetan musician, Tenzin Choegyal in a concert that will include musical interpretations of love poems by the 6th Dalai Lama. This concert of captivating and mystical music follows rave reviews from Camerata’s collaboration with Tenzin in their “Mystical Cathedral” concert last August.
Camerata of St John’s is Queensland’s professional chamber orchestra and takes its name from the iconic Australian building, St John’s Cathedral. Continuing to enjoy the reputation of its earlier incarnation ‘a treasure of an ensemble’, this latest version of the group established in 2005 plays the chamber orchestral “classics” while also embracing adventurous programming and performing styles. http://www.camerata.net.au
Tenzin Choegyal’s voice and musical talents are unique and mesmerizing. Tenzin draws on his traditional Tibetan roots to create original compositions which express his devotion to his cultural heritage. Recently at a US concert, a listener described hearing Tenzin Choegyal sing live as ‘heaven on earth’. His voice and music however are only part of his story. Tenzin was born in Tibet, escaped to Nepal and was raised in exile in Dharamsala, India. As a child, Tenzin would listen to his mother singing in the nomadic style of Tibet and he attributes much of his passion for that genre to her early influence. http://www.tenzinchoegyal.com/
(one show only Fri 30th 7.30pm)
