Ziggy & Miles

PROGRAM 1

Program 1 is a collection of works that trace Ziggy and Miles’ early love affair with the guitar, inspired by Katie Jenkins’ Sidekick, a vivid portrait of the two brothers' bickering and sparring virtuosity. Also on the program, Nigel Westlake’s Songs from the Forest, Radamés Gnattali’s Suite Retratos, and Ziggy and Miles’ own arrangement of Debussy’s timeless Suite bergamasque. Plus, hear Trin Warren Tam-boore (Bellbird Waterhole) commissioned by the brothers from Melbourne guitarist/composer Ken Murray.

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PROGRAM 2

Ziggy and Miles present a collection of suites and sonatas, all arranged or adapted for the guitar duo. Nigel Westlake’s Mosstrooper Peak was originally for solo guitar but was adapted for the Grigoryan Brothers guitar duo in 2014 and stands as the only major guitar duo sonata by an Australian composer. Similarly, Brazilian composer Radamés Gnattali’s Suite Retratos was originally written for for solo mandolin, choro ensemble, and string orchestra but has undergone numerous adaptations since. Finally, the brothers perform their own arrangements of Bach’s Italian Concerto and Debussy’s Suite bergamasque.