Last night a concert of new works by Australian, Turkish and New Zealand composers was presented in the Paddington Church by soprano AyşeGöknur Shanal.
Ayşe won the Australian Singing Competition in 1998 and has won many national and international awards since. She is a passionate advocate of 21st Century music and this year she commissioned work by six composers which were presented for the first time last night. Ayşe was accompanied by pianist Patrick Keith, himself an award winning accompanist.
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| Composers Ross Fiddes, Diana Blom, Sylvia Rice and John Wayne Dixon with pianist Patrick Keith and Soprano Ayşe Göknur Shanal |
It was fascinating having the composers on hand to explain their music, at least all but one, Erberk Erylimaz, who is currently in America but who wrote a stunning piece called Songs Against War that included voice sung into the piano which was quite extraordinary - you have to see it performed to appreciate it.
Below is a video in which Ayşe explains how she discovered her love of opera singing.
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