November 2009
Floreana
18/11/09 09:47
Floreana, a music piece inspired by Charles Darwin’s work on plant evolution, composed by Rosalind Page as part of The Origin Cycle.
The Origin Cycle was commissioned by Jane Sheldon and Peter Godfrey-Smith. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. The performance at Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, MA, USA (28 April 2009) was supported by a grant from Harvard University's Office of the Dean for Arts and Humanities, and was presented in conjunction with the Cambridge Science Festival. The performance at Stanford University, CA, USA (8 October 2009) was supported by the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts. The performance the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, NS, Canada (17 October 2009) was presented as part of the Halifax Darwin Workshop, and was supported by the Province of Nova Scotia through the Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage; the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; and the Situating Science Cluster.
The performance at ANU School of Music, Canberra (13 November 2009) is supported by the Australian National University Research School of Social Sciences and College of Arts and Social Sciences, and the event at Australian Museum, Sydney (19 November 2009) is presented by the New Music Network and the Australian Museum.
Rosalind Page (http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/page-rosalind)