About the event
Life on Land’s Edge | A cinematic concert celebrating migratory shorebirds
The Bowerbird Collective | Simone Slattery, violin & Anthony Albrecht, cello
Sunday April 28th, 4pm,
Tickets: Adults $30, Concession $25, U18 $5 | BOOK NOW
Come and celebrate Toondah with a magnificent concert tribute to migratory shorebirds by The Bowerbird Collective.
From the creators of Where Song Began (***** Limelight Magazine) & Songs of Disappearance (#2 on the ARIA Charts), this performance will take you on an epic journey alongside migratory birds as they connect continents and cultures. A cinematic concert experience, Life on Land’s Edge draws on art, science, and music from across the ages. Spectacular footage and soundscapes set the scene for two of Australia’s most adventurous musicians. Be immersed in one of nature’s greatest stories.
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“Spectacular… There isn’t enough space to provide adequate praise” – Limelight Magazine
“It moved me to tears… I left feeling I had been sung to by the country” – Audience member
“…a work of art… a transfixing soundscape” – Sounds Like Sydney
Winner: 2022 Independent Arts Foundation Award for Innovation
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About the performers: Simone Slattery (violin/vocals, PhD, Churchill Fellow) and Anthony Albrecht (cello, The Juilliard School) are internationally renowned musicians, specializing on both period and modern instruments, and founded the Bowerbird Collective in 2017 to make art for nature.
The 60-minute performance is followed by a Q&A.