From My Side
A concept recital based around perspective. A tumultuous relationship threaded through music and poetry. There are always two sides of a story.
1.9.23 + 2.9.23
Alec and Lisa meet at what seems like the perfect time. They are both ready to trust and be in love again. Things are going well, they are enjoying getting to know each other and allow themselves to open up to someone new. Although they are in the same relationship, their experiences and narratives of what's occurring couldn't be further apart. Something shifts - like it always seems to do in Alec's relationships, and what seemed like a tiny fracture is about the crumble.
From My Side is a concept recital based around Perspective. The programme is 2 x 40 minute recitals featuring local artists Jake Bigwood - current WA Opera Young Artist and Erin McCrystal with pianists Mark Coughlan and Lydia Lai who is this year’s Bloomhouse Project Emerging Artist. They will be joined by guest artist Giovanni Vinci (Double Bass) who represents the fracture in the relationship.
We hear two very different sides of a complex break up, threaded by selected song and poetry including music by Brahms, Ravel, Wolf, Rachmaninoff, C. Schumann, A. Beach, Strauss and more.
Bloomhouse Projects values collaboration, particularly with independent artists who have creative ideas and an interest in producing. We work with these artists to flesh out and develop project proposals. We have been delighted to work with Jake Bigwood on creating this concept recital. After many months of meetings and brainstorming, we now hand over to the full cast and creatives to bring it to life. This event is sponsored by Humich Group, Zenith Music and HAPPS Winery.
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Audience Response
“We thoroughly enjoyed a delightful afternoon of wonderful music, brilliant musicians, mesmerising piano from Mark Coughlan and Lydia Lai (an emerging artist) and stunning double bass from Giovanni Vinci. The beautiful, seamless voices, Jake Bigwood (lead bass) and Erin McCrystal (soprano) each told their story of their individual aspects of a relationship brake-up with a variety of wonderful classical pieces.
The two part Recital lead the audience through the emotions and feelings of the two different and sometimes, opposite viewpoints of each character when true love doesn’t run smooth. So much thought was put into the production to take the audience on a journey of experiencing the two different perspectives with wonderful, poignant classical pieces, and even to the extent of; during interval; completely moving the stage area, piano and our seats to face the opposite way when we returned for the second Recital. We thought that was such a clever idea.
We can’t wait for the next production… Bravo, we loved it.”
- Audience Member
