Nature Spirit Soundscape by Corrina Bonshek & Collaborators
Kayak Experience on the Hinze Dam
“15-years ago I started listening to nature sounds differently. Sounds became luminous, vibrant. The more I listened, the more I felt compelled to “sing back” by writing instrumental music.” – Corrina Bonshek.
Take delight in sound and the spaciousness it can create inside you on this guided listening experience crafted by composer Corrina Bonshek based on her own creative journey. This soundscape includes Nature Spirit, composed by Corrina for pianist Alex Raineri, “a soloist of superb virtuosic skill and musicality” (Limelight, 2015), who has performed this work all over the world including UK, Europe, USA, and beyond.
When | Weekends | 27th – 28th April & 4th – 5th May 2024
Time | 4 sessions | 8.30AM, 9.30AM, 10.30AM, 11.30AM (45 min experience) Plus new sessions added | Saturday 4th May 7:15AM and Sunday 5th May 12:45PM
Where | Western Boat Ramp, Hinze Dam, Nerang Murwillumbah Rd, State Route 97, Advancetown, QLD 4211
Cost | $49 + booking fee
About Corrina Bonshek & Collaborators
With 20 years of composing across concert halls, and festivals to her name, composer and sound artist Corrina Bonshek (PhD Western Sydney University) has a deep passion for crafting listening experiences that provoke wonder at the beauty of nature, the cosmos and
the human. Corrina’s accolades include the 2022 Queensland Music Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition and finalist in 2018 Australian Art Music Award – Instrumental Work of the Year. In 2021, she co-founded Corrina Bonshek and Collaborators to create and tour immersive music experiences. Corrina Bonshek and Collaborators is supported by the City of Gold Coast.
Hailed as a “born communicator” (The Australian), a “brilliant young musician” (Otago Times), and a “soloist of superb virtuosic skill and musicality” (Limelight), Alex Raineri (b. 1993) is active Internationally and throughout Australia as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician, writer, producer and educator.
Alex is the Artistic Director of the annual Brisbane Music Festival. He is a passionate exponent and commissioner of contemporary music, having given 109 World Premieres + 147 Australian Premieres to date.
Major awards include the Kerikeri International Piano Competition and Australian National Piano Award. He was the recipient of the Queensland Luminary Award in the 2021 APRA/AMCOS Art Music Awards and received a Kranichsteiner Musikpries at the International Summer Courses for New Music (Darmstadt, Germany).
Additionally to a full-time performative profile, Alex is a radio-presenter on 4MBS Classic FM, a reviewer for The Music Trust’s ‘Loudmouth’, and holds associate artist positions at both the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University + University of Queensland.
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SWELL Sculpture presents Waterlines
With a strong focus on land art, Waterlines is an 11 day immersive experience with sculptural installations and eco programming. Two larger-than-life land art installations and soundscape kayak tour, long table forest feast, artist talks, permaculture, edible gardens, bushwalking, yoga and more. 26 April to 6 May 2024, Hinze Dam and surrounding Gold Coast Hinterland. There is something for everyone – come and see for yourself! Click here for more
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IMAGES: Hinze Dam Image by Leximagery, Corrina Bonshek Image by Lisa Smith