Tasmanian Musician Dean Stevenson To Create And Perform Musical Work Daily At Mona
Tasmanian musician Dean Stevenson has been commissioned by Mona to create a musical work daily and perform it at 4pm each day.
Stevenson will start his residency on 16 July. It will be an ungoing project called 4pm, and able for watching between 10am and 5pm.
Every morning Dean will begin work on a new musical performance. He will compose and test the music throughout the day and play it live at 4pm each day. Stevenson will be assisted by members of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Mona Ensemble and other talented freelance artists, to bring the daily compositions to life.
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Last modified on Wed 30 Dec 2020 23.18 EST
As the old saying goes, or perhaps it was Belinda Carlisle, âHoney, leave a light on for me.â
During Hobartâs lockdown, the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) did just that with âspectraâ â Ryoji Ikedaâs 15km tower of white light. A semi-regular fixture at the museum, now it loyally pierced the sky every Saturday night. Hobartians could see it from their windows, the weekly transmission of a message that might be pitched somewhere between âwe come in peaceâ and that of the âhang on in thereâ kitten.
Writing in the Mercury newspaper in April â after a Covid outbreak in Tasmania that forced 5,000 people into 14-day quarantine â Mona owner David Walsh explained âhope needs a beaconâ.