The Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University will host some of world music’s superstars in the lead up to Festival 2018.
Associate Professor Vanessa Tomlinson will feature in an all-star 12-piece ensemble that will perform at Festival 2018 on 13 April.
Susheela Raman
Ecstatic will feature musicians from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, UK and Australia – bringing together some of the Commonwealth’s diverse musical traditions for an epic gig on the beach.
The band, led by legendary Indian-British vocalist Susheela Raman, will spend a week rehearsing at the Queensland Conservatorium’s world-class facilities in the heart of Brisbane’s South Bank cultural precinct.
Vanessa Tomlinson
Associate Professor Tomlinson heads up the percussion program at the Queensland Conservatorium, and will be playing a variety of instruments at the high profile gig, including vibraphone, marimba, bells and gongs.
She has collaborated extensively with South Indian musicians, and will be improvising new material under the guidance of UK-based musical director Sam Mills.
“Improvisation is like walking a musical
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