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The Concert

The following video clips are taken from a live video recording of a performance of the ‘Gaia’s Cry’ album in Sydney in August 2022.

Music composed by Harvey Washington and performed by members and soloists* of The Orchestra of Gaia, and Cantillation.**

Videos

1 The Unsettled Universe Part 3

2 Gaia’s Cry

3 The Unsettled Universe Part 3

4 The Unsettled Universe Part 1

5 Swimming with the Turtles Part 2

6 The Sweet Dreamers

7 Fathoms of Dreams

8 Gaia’s Cry

9 Gentle Touch at the Loader

Conducted by: Joanna Drimatis

Concertmaster: Véronique Serret

Producers: Clifford Bradley and Jessica Wells

Video recording: Hospital Hill Productions

*Soloists in Alphabetical Order:

Theorbo: Tommie Andersson 

Piano: Natalya Aynsley 

Guitar: Andrew Blanch 

Recorders: Alicia Crossley 

Harp: Emily Granger 

Saxophone: Mary Osborn 

**Cantillation  singers in Alphabetical Order:

Sopranos: Elli Bortolotti, Brianna Louwen, Josie Ryan, Anna Sandstrom

Mezzos: Cassandra Doyle, Jenny Duck-Chong, Natalie Shea, Nicole Smeulders

Tenors:  Marcus Bortolotti, Louis Hurley, Andrei Laptev, Ethan Taylor

Basses:  Mark Donnelly, Philip Murray, Andrew O’Connor, Jack Stephens

Comments and feedback

Some of the comments from musicians involved in the recording sessions and concert performance and from audience members:

  • “OMG! I’ve just listened to everything…and I’m in tears. Your music is so beautiful. Incredibly moving and the textures with the whole orchestra, choir and recorder are stunning. Very excited to be a part of the concert next month.”
  • “I’m still a bit lost for words. On more than a few occasions I felt tears rolling down my cheeks, yet I was so lost in the music I didn’t even realise it. I was picked up and swept along, through troughs and peaks, highs and contemplative lows. I have so much more to say…”
  • “Beautiful, evocative.”
  • “Beautiful – it touched me deeply.”
  • “Magnificent music…It was beautiful and so emotive and I cannot fathom the talent and commitment required to compose it.”
  • “…from the opening notes I realised that this was something very special . I was on the edge of my seat, hairs on the back of my neck stood up, and I was captivated for the entire performance.”
  • “Your music was in my head all day yesterday… the players really brought out the beauty of your sound world.”
  • “The music, the arrangement, the singing moved me to tears. Truly beautiful…Truly magnificent.”
  • “An absolute mind-changing masterpiece!!!”
  • “We were so moved…both compositionally and musically…it soared, it swooped, it dived, it hovered. Majestic and intimate.”
  • “Your talent is immense, and it was shown beautifully by Gaia’s Cry. The concert was spectacular and I was spellbound.”
  • “It was a privilege to conduct your music and be a part of this wonderful concert.”