News and Events
Podcasts
Podcasts of the QCRC public lecture series 2006-2008 are now available through IMERSD.
National and international speakers present their ideas on a variety of topics,from the perspective of performance, composition, music technology, and learning and teaching. These podcasts represent selected episodes from the lectures, and are also downloadable from iTunesU.
Sounding the Condamine
Sounding the Condamine is a site-specific performance piece and an on-line installation paying tribute to the Condamine bell that sounded the Queensland landscape in the late 19th century. Drawing on folk songs (On the banks of the Condamine), bush poetry (in particular Condamine Jack), the sound of the bells (which locals say can be heard up to 20 miles away on a cold still night), and the environmental sounds of the Murilla shire, a performance piece involving music, livestock, installation and movement will be carved into the landscape. Footage from the performance will become part of a digital archive which will also incorporate interviews, historical information, sounds and images. This project is a part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the state of Queensland, in 2009.
Authoethnography and music workshops
With the support of QCRC, Dr Brydie-Leigh Bartleet and postgraduate research students are currently exploring the possibilities of using the autobiographical genre of autoethnography as a reflective tool in their creative practice through a series of workshops. The project will culminate in a visit from one of the world's leading autoethnography experts, Professor Carolyn Ellis (University of South Florida) in 2009.
Clocked Out
Since its inception, Clocked Out has developed and produced innovative concert series, interarts performance series, cross-cultural music and dance productions. Through their many and varied collaborations, they have sought to bring together musicians, performers and artists from diverse backgrounds. Their work has often explored the boundaries between musical styles and artistic disciplines.
Clocked Out was founded by Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson in Melbourne in 1999, later moving to Brisbane in 2003. Major works include Dada Cabaret (Green Room Award, 2000), Sounding Wivenhoe (Powerhouse 2007), Virtuosic Visions (Melbourne Museum 2001, 2002), Permanent Transit (Adelaide 2002), Wide Alley: Chinese Culture in Flux (QMF 2007), and Dada Drumming (QMF 2005).
Clocked Out Duo is a feature ensemble of the company. Equally at home in major concert halls and intimate clubs, the Brisbane-based duo has toured internationally since 1997 throughout Australia, the U.S., Europe, and Asia. They have also conducted residencies and workshops at universities in Australia, the U.S. and China. Their two critically acclaimed CDs "Every Night the Same Dream" and "Water Pushes Sand" have become favourites of independent and free form radio stations in the U.S. and Australia.