Sounds Alive!
Sound Day 2009
Sounds of Australia 2009
The National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia is a public registry of recordings that celebrates the unique and diverse recorded sound culture and history of Australia.
It was launched in February 2007 with a foundation list of 10. Each year, public nominations are called and 10 recordings added to the Registry, selected from the nominations by a panel of experts from the recorded sound industry and cultural institutions.
Robyn Archer: Radio and Me
Where: Arc, NFSA
When: Tuesday 18 August, 8.15pm
Tickets: Available Monday 3 August - $20, $15 concession
Robyn Archer, the 2009 patron of the Sounds of Australia, presents a brand new show, Radio and Me.
As an artistic director, performer, writer and singer, Robyn has a deep appreciation of the power and importance of sound.
Radio and Me will feature the songs and memories that Robyn associates with radio and sound, from her childhood through her years as a performer.
Robyn has recently been announced as the Centenary of Canberra Creative Director and is about the renew her already close relationship with the city.
We welcome Robyn and her co-artist and accompanist Michael Morley with this program especially created for the NFSA.
For bookings or more information please call the Box Office on 02 6248 2000
Sounds Alive! Events
Topology presents Australians
Where: Arc, NFSA
When: 7.30pm, Friday 21 August
Tickets: Available Monday 3 August - $20, $15 concession
Moments in history become moments of extraordinary music in Australians.
Australians features the incomparable sounds of indie-classical ensemble, Topology, alongside the familiar voices of eminent Australians, including Charles Kingsford-Smith, Percy Grainger, Fred Hollows, Nancy Bird, Don Bradman, Mary Gilmore, Peter Singer, Germaine Greer and many more.
Topology founder Robert Davidson was a Scholar in Residence at the NFSA in January 2008. It was during this period that Robert researched and sourced the audio clips which are now used in Australians from the collection of the NFSA.
Beautiful Beautiful Queensland
Where: Arc, NFSA
When: 7pm, Friday 23 October
Tickets: Available Soon - $20, $15 concession
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Queensland Statehood, the NFSA presents Beautiful Beautiful Queensland, a celebration of the state in song.
This lively show features songs with Queensland towns as names. Hear songs as diverse as Life is Great in the Sunshine State, I Met her Monday on Thursday Island, The Indooroopilly Waltz Song, It's Hot in Brisbane but it’s Coolangatta, and I’ve Set Sail for Innisfail.
For bookings or more information please call the Box Office on 02 6248 2000
