EPISODE · May 2, 2026 · 54 MIN
Anna Meredith wants her music loud and the musicality of Dorothy Porter
from The Music Show · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Scottish composer Anna Meredith creates a meeting place between the concert platform and the rave in her music. Her piece for electronics and string quartet, Tuggemo, takes its name from an archaic English word for a swarm of bees, and demands to be heard loud. It's being given its Australian premiere by Omega Ensemble as part of their Howl concert season.Sophia Brous is an Australian composer based in the US, and she creates semi-improvised song cycles from selections by 20th century writers. Her new collaborator of sorts is the late Dorothy Porter, with her partner Andrea Goldsmith acting as a guide through the poetry Porter wrote in the last years of her life. Andrea and Sophia join Andy to talk about Porter's impact on music and music's impact on her. Sophia Brous and Paul Grabowsky are performing Life Lines: A Song Cycle of Dorothy Porter at the Melbourne Writers FestivalMusic heard in this program:Title: BlackfriarsArtist: Anna MeredithComposer: Anna MeredithAlbum: VarmintsLabel: Moshi MoshiTitle: TuggemoArtist: Ligeti QuartetComposer: Anna MeredithAlbum: NucLabel: Mercury KXTitle: Lil WaltzerArtist: Anna MeredithComposer: Anna MeredithAlbum: Bumps Per MinuteLabel: Moshi MoshiTitle: NautilusArtist: Anna MeredithComposer: Anna MeredithAlbum: VarmintsLabel: Moshi MoshiTitle: NautilusArtist: Ligeti QuartetComposer: Anna MeredithAlbum: NucLabel: Mercury KXTitle: MoonmoonsArtist: Anna MeredithComposer: Anna MeredithAlbum: FIBSLabel: Moshi MoshiTitle: If Snakes Could FlyArtist: Paul Grabowsky and Katie NoonanComposer: Dorothy Porter and Paul GrabowskyAlbum: Before Time Could Change UsLabel: SBS WeatherwatchTitle: Set PIecesArtist: Sophia Brous and Kit DownesComposer: Sophia Brous and Alejandra PizarnikAlbum: Set Pieces live at The Lincoln CenterTitle: 10 Preludes, Op. 23; No. 6 AndanteArtist: Ruth SlenczynskaComposer: Sergei RachmaninovAlbum: Complete American Decca RecordingsLabel: EloquenceThe Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country CountryTechnical production by Isabella Tropiano
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Scottish composer Anna Meredith creates a meeting place between the concert platform and the rave in her music. Her piece for electronics and string quartet, Tuggemo, takes its name from an archaic English word for a swarm of bees, and demands to be heard loud. It's being given its Australian premiere by Omega Ensemble as part of their Howl concert season. Sophia Brous is an Australian composer based in the US, and she creates semi-improvised song cycles from selections by 20th century writers. Her new collaborator of sorts is the late Dorothy Porter, with her partner Andrea Goldsmith acting as a guide through the poetry Porter wrote in the last years of her life. Andrea and Sophia join Andy to talk about Porter's impact on music and music's impact on her. Sophia Brous and Paul Grabowsky are performing Life Lines: A Song Cycle of Dorothy Porter at the Melbourne Writers Festival Music heard in this program: Title: Blackfriars Artist: Anna Meredith Composer: Anna Meredith Album: Varmints Label: Moshi Moshi Title: Tuggemo Artist: Ligeti Quartet Composer: Anna Meredith Album: Nuc Label: Mercury KX Title: Lil Waltzer Artist: Anna Meredith Composer: Anna Meredith Album: Bumps Per Minute Label: Moshi Moshi Title: Nautilus Artist: Anna Meredith Composer: Anna Meredith Album: Varmints Label: Moshi Moshi Title: Nautilus Artist: Ligeti Quartet Composer: Anna Meredith Album: Nuc Label: Mercury KX Title: Moonmoons Artist: Anna Meredith Composer: Anna Meredith Album: FIBS Label: Moshi Moshi Title: If Snakes Could Fly Artist: Paul Grabowsky and Katie Noonan Composer: Dorothy Porter and Paul Grabowsky Album: Before Time Could Change Us Label: SBS Weatherwatch Title: Set PIeces Artist: Sophia Brous and Kit Downes Composer: Sophia Brous and Alejandra Pizarnik Album: Set Pieces live at The Lincoln Center Title: 10 Preludes, Op. 23; No. 6 Andante Artist: Ruth Slenczynska Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov Album: Complete American Decca Recordings Label: Eloquence The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Country Technical production by Isabella Tropiano
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