MSO Chamber: Old Ideas, New Stories

In our current culture, artistic lines between different voices are increasingly blurred. We draw inspiration from one another across nations and time, but this may be a double-edged sword. New stories are difficult to tell when like begets like.

Composers today walk a fine line between old and new ideas. Innovation through rethinking old ideas creates new stories to be told. Our global interconnectivity and enmeshment of artistic ideas creates a shared consciousness of sorts; sounds that evoke certain memories, textures and soundscapes that provoke certain emotions. Tweaking just the right idea creates a new branch on the tree.

A string quartet is one of the most fundamental musical forms throughout history. Genre-defying composer Joe Chindamo synthesises his musical essence into his first quartet.