Curated by David Harris and David Kotlowy, earin is an ambitious festival of three concerts on consecutive weeks in November & December, 2013. Each concert has a theme that is highlighted in the music and the work of participating visual artists.


Concert 1: Born Of Cultural Dislocation

The opening concert performed solely by clarinets explored the refugee journey through music of disassociation, dispersion and dialect. Nina Rupena filled the concert hall with 3,000 folded paper boats and the concert finishes with an exhilarating performance by eleven clarinets of NewYork Counterpoint.

Visual Artist: Nina Rupena (Sarajevo / Adelaide).

Performers: Chalumeau Quartet (Amanda Lovelock, Anna Coleman, Charise Altman, Peter Handsworth, clarinets); Eclectica Trio (Lovelock, Coleman, Altman, clarinets); New York Counterpoint Ensemble (Handsworth, Lovelock, Coleman, Altman, Jessica Berney, Stephen Jarman, Sam Miles, Nicole Bates, Daniel Burgess, Samantha Webber, clarinets).


Concert 2: Ryoan-ji
Ryoan-ji is the name of a Zen temple in Kyoto, Japan. Concert 2 featured works by Japanese composers and others inspired by the circumscribed, Zen aesthetic, while the foyer overflowed with calligraphy, sushi, saki, kimono and obi. In the theatre, the luminous sculpture of Pamela Rataj drew parallels to the lanterns of the Japanese O-bon festival.

Visual Artist: Pamela Rataj (Bremen / Melbourne).

Performers: Natsuko Yoshimoto (violin), Michael Kieran Harvey (piano).


Concert 3: Whaam!

This concert featured composers exploring pop and rock music with a classical sensibility. The foyer overflowed with '70's memorabilia, pac man, ping pong, and a meat raffle.

Visual Artist: Ken Baker (Sydney / Adelaide).

Performers: Melanie Walters (flute), Peter Handsworth (clarinet), Elizabeth Layton (violin), Imants Larsens (viola), Ewen Bramble (cello) Dylan Woolcock (electric guitar), Amanda Grigg (percussion), Michael Kieran Harvey (piano).