Homophonic! and The Consort of Melbourne are proud to present the Australian premiere of Wally Gunn & Maria Zajkowski's epic oratorio: Moonlite.
'Moonlite' tells the true-crime queer love story of the 19th-century Australian bushranger Andrew George Scott, in the form of a 90-minute oratorio for voices, percussion and viola.
Winner of the Albert Maggs composition prize, this is a powerful work that effortlessly transcends musical genres to paint a picture of Victoria's own star-crossed lovers, set uniquely in our Gold-rush-era past.
Performed by 6 voices of The Consort of Melbourne: Katherine Norman, Kristy Biber, Elspeth Bawden, Timothy Reynolds, Jack Jordan, & Lachlan McDonald; joined by percussionists Louise Devenish, Kaylie Melville, Hamish Upton, and Zela Papageorgiou; and violist Phoebe Green.
Directed by Miranda Hill and Steven Hodgson.
Lighting by Bronwyn Pringle.
Moonlite is supported by a City of Yarra Arts Grant, and is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
A musically rich and evocative presentation of the true-crime story of Victoria's “amazingly gay bushrangers". -Limelight
Moonlite allows the colours of the rainbow to illuminate our often sepia tinted past. -The Age
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