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'When
Music Plays...' 
Mara
Kiek's expressive and compelling voice evolved in tandem with the discovery and
inspiration offered by the many cross-cultural connections and collaborations
in her career. For over 40 years, Kiek's ARIA winning band MARA! has been a
platform for presenting music of many cultures—particularly those of the
Balkans—layered with its members' international credentials in the worlds of
jazz, classical, improvised and original music.
Long-term
MARA! member and composer Paul Cutlan has composed a cycle of songs, to poems
in some of the languages which have helped shape this cross-cultural journey.
'When Music Plays...' traces a narrative of love, the emotive potency of music,
fallibility, and the healing power of reflection. The language of
each poem offers a different lens through which to appreciate life and the
world—a unique idiom with its own imagery and 'music'.
For this project, the
MARA! quintet is joined by the emotive beauty of a string quartet, creating a
transportive and expressive palette of sound.
Mara Kiek - vocal and percussion
Llew Kiek - guitar and bouzouki
Sandy Evans - soprano and tenor
saxophones
Paul Cutlan - composer, clarinets,
alto flute
Lloyd Swanton - double bass
Liisa Pallandi - violin
Riikka Sintonen - violin
Beth Condon - viola
Oliver Miller - cello
'When Music Plays' - MARA! + String Quartet
WHERE & WHEN...
Thursday 2 October 2025, 7pm
Esme Timbery Creative Practice Studio, UNSW, Kensington Book Here
Sunday 5 October 2025, 4pm
The Church, Alexandria - Ticktets by Ballot Book HereBoth Concerts FREE to the public but BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL
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