Queensland memory webcasts

A night in the JOL: the community music spirit in Queensland

Discuss community music making and its importance in the lives of Queenslanders from colonial times to now, at a lively evening forum with Professor Peter Roennfeldt and Dr. Brydie-Leigh Bartleet from the Queensland Conservatorium in conversation with Dr Kate Evans, ABC Radio National.

Part of the Live! exhibition events program.
 
Date: Web 12 Jun 2013
Time: 6pm
Venue: JOL Reading Room

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Bands and the 'burbs

The culture of music-making begins and develops in schools and local communities, and Queensland is leading the nation in music education.
Join high school music directors Laurinda Davidson and Stefanie Smith, and community and school band director David Jones, in conversation with Ralph Hultgren, Head of the Open Conservatorium, as they explore the relevance of band in schools and the community.

Part of Live! Queensland band culture exhibition program

Date: Wed 10 July 2013
Venue: Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery

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Live! with Tim Steward

Listen to Brisbane music stalwart Tim Steward, in conversation with Noel Mengel, as they discuss his trajectory through frontman of The Madmen, into his decades-spanning turn in Screamfeeder, the establishment of his local Stone Groove record label, more miles of touring than could be considered reasonable, and the lessons learned from a life dedicated to the pursuit of music.
Now operating as both solo artist and as singer for We All Want To, we’ll look both to the future and the past of Brisbane’s gentleman troubadour.

Part of Live! Queensland band culture exhibition program

Date: Thu 18 July 2013
Time: 6pm
Venue: SLQ Gallery

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Jazz - the ongoing revolution

From the hot sounds of New Orleans to the cool, hybrid forms of the contemporary era, discover the many facets of jazz, and how they influence our lives today.

President Queensland Jazz Archive and Lecturer in Jazz History at the Queensland Conservatorium, Neville Meyers facilitated a conversation with Lynette Irwin, Artistic Director of the inaugural Brisbane International Jazz Festival, musician and jazz time-traveller Tony Ashby, and swing era devotee Barry Ralph.

This talk was part of the Live! Second Saturday festivities in August, celebrating All That Jazz. 

When: Sat 10 Aug 2013, 4:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Venue: slq Auditorium 2, level 2

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A night in the JOL: Bittersweet Queensland

2013 marks 150 years since the arrival of South Sea Islanders in Queensland.

Today, more than 20,000 descendants identify as Australian South Sea Islanders and continue to enrich Queensland’s cultural diversity with their unique identity, spirituality and history.
 
Dr Kate Evans, together with Imelda Miller, Assistant Curator of Torres Strait Islander and Pacific Indigenous Studies at Queensland Museum, and John Waldron, Curator of The Australian South Sea Islanders exhibition and Project Coordinator of ASSI 150 SEQ, share their personal and professional experiences of telling sensitive, confronting, and powerful stories of Australian South Sea Islanders.

When: Wed 21 Aug 2013, 6:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Venue: John Oxley Library Reading Room, level 4, State Library

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Live! with Katie Noonan

Join Brisbane’s music darling, Katie Noonan, in conversation with Noel Mengel, exploring her musical influences and offerings.

Katie’s technical mastery and pure voice has made her one of Australia’s most significant and beloved vocalists.

A mother, singer, producer, songwriter, pianist and business woman, Katie is four times ARIA Award winning and six times platinum selling songstress who first came to prominence as the pure-voiced songstress of indie pop band George.

George’s diverse musical influences (opera, jazz and underground rock) heralded a new maturity in Brisbane’s sound. The bands first album, Polyserena, debuted at number 1 in the national charts, achieving double platinum status and spending 36 weeks in the Top 50 charts. George’s final show was performed on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in 2005.

Katie has gone on to success with her folk trio Elixir and continues to extend herself creatively by composing for physical theatre through Circa, and working with classical guitarist Karin Schaupp.

Part of Live! Queensland band culture exhibition program

Date: Thu 15 August
Venue: Auditorium 1

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