Forever, and No Time At All
- Family Fiesta
- David Li Sound Gallery
The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts
Monash University Clayton Campus
$15
Past Event
Pre-schoolers and their grown ups will be transported by Nat Bartsch’s performance of Forever, and No Time At All, where her lullabies will swirl around like a starry sky.
Melbourne pianist and composer Nat Bartsch has long been known for creating meditative, beautiful music that deftly walks a spectrum from classical to jazz. In 2017, Nat became a mother and recorded her acclaimed album of lullabies, Forever, and No Time At All. This peaceful solo piano album, with celeste and ambient electronic effects, is inspired by Max Richter’s Sleep album and the children’s genre-crossing of the Teeny Tiny Stevies.
Her compositions are influenced by music therapy research and her son’s stages of development, and designed to encourage babies to sleep. However, equally importantly, the music is intended to be soothing for adults — for if the whole family is calm, the baby is more likely to be calm. The album has far exceeded its aim: not only soothing many young children (and their parents), but played across the lifespan, and across the world, often in deeply personal moments – from childbirth to the final hours of life.
Nat shared her lullabies with young families at Family Fiesta in 2021. This time, Nat’s performance for piano and electronics is designed specifically for the immersive Meyer Constellation system in the David Li Sound Gallery.
This event is part of Family Fiesta – MPAC’s annual kids’ takeover of the Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts, 3 – 6 July 2024.
