Two very ambitious musicians take up more than 20 instruments to present Mike Oldfield's Celtic-folk-rock opus Tubular Bells in a unique musical - and often acrobatic - performance.
Oldfield's beautiful and sprawling progressive Tubular Bells shot to number one in charts around the world in 1973-74, throwing the young composer into the international spotlight and kick-starting Richard Branson's Virgin music empire as its inaugural album.
Oldfield recorded each instrument and layered them on multi-track tape. In Tubular Bells for Two, Holdsworth and Roberts juggle electric/acoustic/bass guitars, keyboards, percussion, drums, mandolin and, of course, tubular bells, to create a theatrical experience of wonder - and just a little chaos.
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Holdsworth has written music for film, theatre and dance as well as toured in many Australian bands. He is the guitarist/singer/songwriter of The Saturns, who won the 2006 BMA Award for Best Rock Band; a member of folk-psych-country outfit The Maple Trail; and plays lead guitar in the acoustic trio Ten Thumb Tom.
Aidan Roberts is a songwriter and guitarist for popular psychedelic rock band, Belles Will Ring, who have released the albums Crystal Theatre (2011), Mood Patterns (2007) and Broader Than Broadway (2008), and have toured Australia regularly, performing at festivals including Big Day Out.
Roberts is also songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for The Maple Trail. As a solo artist, he has toured Australia and the United States and released the albums Dirty Echo Spark (2007) and Radio Twilight Lost (2008).
Holdsworth and Roberts have been performing together for many years, with Holdsworth producing Roberts' first solo album Sounds of Planes (2000) as well as playing drums in The Maple Trail since 2006.
Tubular Bells for Two
Performance: Friday 15 February 2013 - 7.00pm / 9.15pm
Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre
Address: 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Bookings: (03) 9699 3333 or online at: www.melbournerecital.com.au
For more information, visit: www.melbournerecital.com.au for details.
