A Musical Odyssey With The ACO and The Presets

By Benjamen Judd

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It’s that time of year again when art, music and lights fuse together to create the wonderful experience that is Sydney’s Vivid LIVE festival. One of the more cross-cultural and fascinating event taking place is at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday, May 25 and then again on Thursday May 29, when the Australian Chamber Orchestra and electro due The Presets meet to take you on a journey through music’s diverse and wonderful history.

This will be the chance to experience the greatest that music has to offer across time and the globe – the exhilaration that is the work of Vivaldi, Mozart and Bach becomes remixed with the work of Miles Davis, Bob Dylan and Nirvana into a joyous finale of contemporary music assembled by the ARIA Award-winning duo.

Australian Chamber Orchestra director Richard Tognetti leads this kaleidoscopic voyage featuring a vocal sextet, percussion and carefully curated recordings augmenting the strings of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. This extravaganza is performed to eye-popping visual effects from the mind of Ignatius Jones. Beginning from c.40,000 BC, the program walks with you through time, through the virtuosic outpourings of the 14th Century, the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods and finally exploding into our modern age.

Obviously this is not just for the classical buffs or the MMOs (modern music only). This is for anyone who has been touched by music, and experienced the way rhythm and sound can have a profound effect on the human condition. And come on – any time you get to see the Australian Chamber Orchestra jam with the Presets is actually kind of cool.

The ACO featuring The Presets will perform at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday, May 25 and Thursday May 29 as part of the Vivid LIVE festival.