Announcing Iron in the Blood, 23 Jan 2020, at City Recital Hall

I'm extremely excited to announce that Iron in the Blood will be presented at City Recital Hall, Sydney, 23 January 2020, kindly co-presented by Sydney Writer's Festival and City Recital Hall, with support from Sydney Improvised Music Association. The Earshift Orchestra will be joined by actors William Zappa and Patrick Dickson.

For those that aren't familiar with the project, Iron in the Blood is a musical adaptation of Robert Hughes' iconic Australian history book, The Fatal Shore. It was the major work of my PhD,  recorded and released on ABC Jazz. The work went on to win a Bell Award for Best Produced Album, and received glowing reviews at its premiere at Riverside Theatre in Parramatta last year. It is timely that the work be performed again next year, give that its the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival in Australia, making it a great opportunity to re-examine the reasons for Australia's founding and who we are as a nation.

For all info and to hear the work, please visit here.

Tickets are limited so please book early.
City Recital Hall, 23 January, 7:30pm

https://www.swf.org.au/festivals/programs-2019-2020/iron-in-the-blood/

Looking forward and hope to see you there.