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One Song: The Music of Archie Roach
We have teamed up with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and others for an event not to be missed this NAIDOC. Under the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martín, One Song: The Music of Archie Roach will feature a stellar line-up of artists who draw on their connections to the Australian legend to bring new life to his iconic songs, 5 and 6 July at Hamer Hall.
An evening of powerful song and sublime storytelling, One Song will celebrate the enormous legacy of Gunditjamara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung), Bundjalung Senior Elder, song man and storyteller, the enormous legacy of Archie Roach AC AM, as part of the MSO’s NAIDOC Week program.
Our very own Rachael Maza AM, directs the live concert featuring Dan Sultan, Emma Donovan, William Barton, Jess Hitchcock, and more, while Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO will conduct the Dhungala Children’s Choir.
Dates
Wednesday 05 July 2023
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Thursday 06 July 2023
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Tickets on sale now, with Mob Tix from $25
Creative Credits
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín Conductor
Paul Grabowsky AO Music Director
Rachael Maza AM Stage Director
Featuring
Dan Sultan
Emma Donovan
William Barton
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO
Jess Hitchcock
Radical Son
Sally Dastey
Kee’ahn
Tamala Shelton
Dhungala Children’s Choir
Presented by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Arts Centre Melbourne and the Archie Roach Foundation in association with Short Black Opera Company and Melbourne International Film Festival.
