This weekend, one of the most ambitious commissioning projects in Australian history will take over Melbourne’s Abbotsford Convent. The ANAM Set is a series of 67 works by Australian composers, who were commissioned to write a six- to eight-minute piece of music for each of the 67 musicians training at the Australian National Academy of Music in 2021.
This week, Limelight will feature the stories of five pairs of composers and performers, learning more about their work, their process of collaboration, and what they learned about themselves – and each other – through this process. Today we look at composer Andrián Pertout and his piece Mīmēsis, written for violist Henry Justo.
Composer Andrián Pertout, whose work Mīmēsis will be performed as part of The ANAM Set.
What does this project mean to you?
What initially attracted me to The ANAM Set project was the fact that this unique project represents one of those rare opportunities to connect with a young and talented performer endowed with a clearly fresh and enthusiastic perspective on the contemporary classical music world....
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