The exciting new jazz piece inspired by the history of wine – PLONK! - will be performed again after its successful premiere performance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in October last year.
PLONK!, a major commissioned work by WA composer Mace Francis, will be performed by the Mace Francis Orchestra with woodwind quartet and tuned percussion at The Midland Town Hall Saturday 4th July at 7.30pm as part of The City of Swan Winter Arts Festival.
For PLONK! Francis has composed a jazz suite inspired by the history of the imperial vine and the delights of wine. Each of the musical piece's three movements incorporates one of the colours of wine - red, white and rose - and explores a significant period in the hypnotic brew's history. From the Sumerians of Mesopotamia (some of the earliest producers of wine) right up to WA's Swan Valley and Margaret River wine regions, PLONK! takes audiences on a sensory ride through wine culture.
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