Performance Dates
2 May 2004 – 2 May 2004May 2004
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Details
AddressThe Basement, Reiby Place, Circular Quay
DonÂ’t miss this concert with The Voice Squad in full flight to launch OCEAN STREET, their eagerly awaited debut CD. Hosted by the immensely talented Hayden Tee of Muf-Tee Cabaret fame and featuring the cabaret artist, pianist extraordinaire and Muf-Tee musical director, Nigel Ubrihien, this is going to be a not-to-be-missed event!
PLUS PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE CD ON THE NIGHT!
The album demonstrates why the critics and the public alike can't get enough of The Voice Squad. This musical road trip starts with a high-octane treatment of The BeatlesÂ’ classic Drive My Car, with its final destination an inspired take on Irving BerlinÂ’s little-known jazz masterpiece The Best Things Happen While You Dance. On the way, The Voice Squad surprises the ear by juxtaposing the serene sound-world of Renaissance vocal music with sizzling arrangements of MadonnaÂ’s Material Girl and QueenÂ’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
Embedded deep in the heart of this recording is the dreamily erotic mood-piece The Bather, especially composed for The Voice Squad and harpist Marshall McGuire by renowned Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin. This work, inspired by three Brett Whiteley paintings, has a strange effect on soprano Margi Coen - “It’s a bit scary, but singing this piece always gets me kind of… horny… the words are very sexy.”
The Voice Squad has developed a trademark high-energy performance style and mind-boggling, genre-jumping repertoire list that capitalises on the quality and power of their classically trained voices, winning the acclaim of audiences and fellow-artists alike.
The Voice Squad, comprising Kirk Hume (bass), Eleanor Sheedy (mezzo), Luke Redmond (tenor) and Margi Coen (soprano), are all ex-Cons (Sydney Conservatorium of Music graduates, that is). They deliver a head-spinning cocktail of pinpoint precision singing, wicked humour and cleverly crafted musical arrangements.
PLUS PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE CD ON THE NIGHT!
The album demonstrates why the critics and the public alike can't get enough of The Voice Squad. This musical road trip starts with a high-octane treatment of The BeatlesÂ’ classic Drive My Car, with its final destination an inspired take on Irving BerlinÂ’s little-known jazz masterpiece The Best Things Happen While You Dance. On the way, The Voice Squad surprises the ear by juxtaposing the serene sound-world of Renaissance vocal music with sizzling arrangements of MadonnaÂ’s Material Girl and QueenÂ’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
Embedded deep in the heart of this recording is the dreamily erotic mood-piece The Bather, especially composed for The Voice Squad and harpist Marshall McGuire by renowned Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin. This work, inspired by three Brett Whiteley paintings, has a strange effect on soprano Margi Coen - “It’s a bit scary, but singing this piece always gets me kind of… horny… the words are very sexy.”
The Voice Squad has developed a trademark high-energy performance style and mind-boggling, genre-jumping repertoire list that capitalises on the quality and power of their classically trained voices, winning the acclaim of audiences and fellow-artists alike.
The Voice Squad, comprising Kirk Hume (bass), Eleanor Sheedy (mezzo), Luke Redmond (tenor) and Margi Coen (soprano), are all ex-Cons (Sydney Conservatorium of Music graduates, that is). They deliver a head-spinning cocktail of pinpoint precision singing, wicked humour and cleverly crafted musical arrangements.
Bookings
This production has concluded. Contact details are not available for past events.