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THE SOUND OF 84 PIANOS

Venue: Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU)
Location: QCGU foyer all corridors, practice rooms, teaching studios
Date: Sunday 26th March 2017
Time: 11.15 – 11.45am
Cost: Free

Can you imagine the sound of 84 pianos, performing simultaneously?
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Crashing tone clusters, droning arpeggios, fragments of familiar tunes fill the halls, hallways, practice rooms, nooks and crannies of Queensland Conservatorium in a never-before attempted mass piano performance. Using all of the pianos at the Queensland Conservatorium in-situ, this work will literally sound the building, and provide audiences with a chance to explore and compare acoustic spaces at the conservatorium. A choose-your-own adventure entry inside a piece of new music, conceived by Vanessa Tomlinson and composed specially for this event by Erik Griswold.
As an audience member please feel free to explore all three level of the conservatorium building, “listening” your way through the hallways. The maps show location of pianos throughout the building.

84 Pianos by Erik Griswold
for all of the pianos in the Queensland Conservatorium played at once
Pt 1 - Bang
Pt 2 - Out of heart of light
Pt 3 - Low rumbling
Pt 4 - Blue Nancarrow
Pt 5 - Crashing Waves
Pt 6 - Giant’s Steps
Pt 7 - Sun Showers
Pt 8 - Buzzing
Pt 9 - Ripples
Erik Griswold is a composer and pianist working in contemporary classical, improvised, and experimental forms.  Particular interests include prepared piano, percussion, environmental music, and music of Sichuan province. Originally from San Diego, and now residing in Brisbane, he composes for adventurous musicians, performs as a soloist and in Clocked Out, and collaborates with musicians, artists, dancers, and poets. His music can be heard on the labels Cold Blue, Mode Records, Innova, Room40, Move, Clocked Out and Immediata. Griswold is currently adjunct research fellow at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, and holds a PhD from University of California, San Diego.
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84 Pianos Features the Following Performers: 
Aaron Liu
Alex Ranieri
Alexandra Bartetzko
Andrew Mai
Anthony Lau 
Ayeesha Gough
Brenna Lee Cooney
Cameron Bower
Campbell Kelly
Catherine Grant
Charlotte Fung
Chloe Beer
Colin Noble
Crystal Smith
Disklavier
Eden Armstrong
Ellen Dalton
Elli Welsh
Eunice Goh
Finn Gilfedder-Cooney
Francis Atkins
Gabi Mills
Gemma Scott
Graeme Jennings
Hannah Pike
Heidi Chan

Imogen Scott-Parker
Isabella Gerometta
Jack Jones  
Jenni Fleming
Jing He
Jocelyn Wolfe
Johan Kuyler
Joseph Durcau
Josephine Nguyen
Joyce To 
Kassidy-Rose McMahon
Kaywyn Lim
Khoa Tu-Nguyen   
Liam Barr
Liam Estares
Liam Kerr
Lily Colmer
Louise Denson
Maggie Chen
Matthew Garvie
Maxwell Hinton
Meg Burstow     
Natasha Vlassenko
Nathaniel Smorti
Nic Reynolds     
Nick O'Loughlan     
  
Oleg Stepanov
Pauline Park
Rachael Shipard
Reuben Johnson 
Ruby Luck
Ryan Weymouth
Sabrina Setiawan
Salvatore Leo
Sarah Hooton
Serene Yu 
Shelli Hulcombe
Stephen Emmerson
Stephen Newcomb
Tim Kim
Toki Onada
Tom Macintosh
Vivienne Smith
Yitzhak Yedid
Zane Neal  ​
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  • 84 Pianos
  • ABOUT
  • BLOG
  • PROJECTS
    • Sound Walks
    • On Listening
    • World Science Festival
    • Time Crystals
    • Sonic Environments Performance
    • Sonic Playground
    • Sonic Environments Installations
    • 84 Pianos
    • Hidden Sounds
  • CONTACT