SHOP | CDs & Digital sessions
Vivaldi - Four Seasons
The Complete Four Seasons. Soloist Dan Russell
At The Movies
Film scores: ‘Inception’, ‘Lord of the Rings’, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’, ‘Moana’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, ‘Skyfall’, ‘Interstellar’ and more.
PCQ - Live In Concert
Classical album, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Barber, Shostakovich, Beethoven.
Tribute
Contemporary album, Studio Ghibli, Taylor Swift, Queen and Daft Punk.
Here & There
World music album, Nordic Folk, Tango, Irish Fiddle, Chinese Erhu, Fusion.
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PC | Digital sessions
PC | Digital Session #4 - Nordic Folk Music, trailer
PC | Digital Session #4 - Nordic Folk Music
This music celebrates the human spirit, the music of the people. Composers have always incorporated folk music into their work. What is it that makes it folk music? Simplicity, purity or a unique style? Perhaps time, for it to be passed down through the generations. Whatever it is, one thing is for sure, it brings us together, inspires you to dance and love life itself. This collection of Nordic folk music has been arranged by the Danish String Quartet, from their acclaimed album, Wood Works and then presented along side stunning imagery of Scandinavia. Music recorded by Phoenix Collective Quartet.
‘Still today the Bride & Groom at Danish weddings have 3 shots of Alcohol, Sweet, Sour & Bitter, representing the trials and tribulations of married life.’
PC | Digital Session #3 - Maîtres de la Composition
“This was an enjoyable concert of many musical emotions presented by two fine musicians, who certainly seemed to relish the opportunity to return to the concert stage. As a fellow audience member remarked, “it’s all well and good to listen to fantastic recordings but nothing beats the experience of live music”. ”
PC | Digital Session #3 - Maîtres de la Composition
Phoenix Collective presents a recital of French masters. Pianist Dr Edward Neeman (Juilliard School/ ANU) teams up with Violinist, Dan Russell (Artistic Director, Phoenix Collective) Academic, impressionistic, subtle and refined, hear the exquisite, colourful and almost Jazzy soundscapes of French composition. Maurice Ravel’s exquisite Sonata in G and the crowning jewel of the violin and piano repertoire, César Franck’s Sonata in A . Recorded LIVE at PC’s first concert since lockdown started 7 months ago.
“When both combined the music sparkled and whispered”
- Rob Kennedy, City News
“...Russell achieved an exquisite translucence in his violin’s upper register...”
- John Shand, Limelight Magazine
“The version performed by Russell and Neeman was an exquisite experience...a grand conclusion, with the two musicians uniting in a triumphant finale”
- Jennifer Gall, The Canberra Times
PC | Digital Session #2 - The Music of Studio Ghibli
““The wonderful lush sound coming from the Phoenix Collective made it an even richer experience” ”
PC | Digital Session #2
- The Music of Studio Ghibli
Phoenix Collective & Video Symptoms present: The music of Japanese cult animation giant, Studio Ghibli. Eight tracks from six different movies arranged for string quartet. A filmed and animated Phoenix Collective Quartet performs alongside clips from the movies with music composed by Joe Hisaishi and arranged by Yukihiro Matsubara and Hiro Tsurunori.
The growing trend of film screenings accompanied by live music performance foregrounds the score, highlighting the drama of the music, enabling listeners to hear detail not audible during the movie. Edits require split-second timing, which means instrumentation demands a lot from players. These combine to provide a more intense audience experience.
The Ghibli movies blend of fantasy and reality highlight growth and the importance of nature. Renowned for their empathy for human frailty, they provide a re-energising reminder of our need for imaginative, uplifting journeys. These acclaimed music scores that accompany each movie have the added potential to attract younger audiences who come to hear the film scores.
PCQ
Launched by Charmain Gadd at her Crossroads Festival. The Phoenix Collective Quartet (PCQ) is a premier string quartet performing concerts in Sydney, Canberra, Central Coast and regional NSW. Its members come from the ranks of national and international orchestras such as Opera Australia Orchestra, Canberra Symphony, Sydney Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Kammer Philharmonie Köln, Boston Symphony, and Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
““This is not simply an audio recording, it is as much about the visuals as the music. As a video artwork this works excellently and the imagery certainly adds to the understanding of the work.”
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PC | Digital Session #1 - Different Trains, trailer
““They brought this music alive through a dynamic performance...The audience loved it and it showed the individual talents of the group.””
PC | Digital Session #1
- Different Trains, Reich
‘The Crack Train to New York’
Phoenix Collective announces the release of the first of its Digital Sessions: Different Trains, Reich.
This screening of Phoenix Collective Quartet (PCQ) uses an ISO filmed and recorded performance of Steve Reich’s innovative Different Trains and pre-recorded tape by Kronos String Quartet. This work reflects on train travel during the 1940s in America and Europe. Making use of prerecorded train sounds, warning signals and actual voice recordings of train conductors and Holocaust survivors. This will then soundtrack the World Premiere of a film created for PCQ by renowned Sydney videographer Sina S of VDO SYMPTOMS (official selection in Short and Sweet Film Festival and Sydney Indie Film Festival 2017/ Filmagination 2019/ Elements Fundraiser for Bushfires Relief 2020) .
Reich’s ‘Holocaust Opus’ …unfathomable… all encompassing and tinged with timelessness
(Pitchfork - Matthew Schnippe)
astonishing originality ... harrowing emotional impact (New York Times on Reich’s Different Trains)
PCQ
Launched by Charmain Gadd at her Crossroads Festival. The Phoenix Collective Quartet (PCQ) is a premier string quartet performing concerts in Sydney, Canberra, Central Coast and regional NSW. Its members come from the ranks of national and international orchestras such as Opera Australia Orchestra, Canberra Symphony, Sydney Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Kammer Philharmonie Köln, Boston Symphony, and Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
We at Phoenix Collective are excited, thankful and honoured to be recipients of Australia Council for the Arts’ Resilience Create grant for PC | Digital Sessions.