TRANSLUCENT Duo

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Bernard Lagana: Saxophone David Lockeridge: Marimba/Percussion

Program: William Penn - Diversions

Paule Bonneau Caprice en Forme de Valse Gerard Brophy - Trance Ripples Jeanine Rueff Sonate (mvt. 1) John Psathas One Summary Barry Cockroft Rock Me! John Psathas Happy Tachyons Ned McGowan Urban Turban

Translucent Duo has humble beginnings - 2 friends who wanted to make great music together, choosing the medium of contemporary classical music. The pair put in a lot of time and energy separately and together to create and develop what is their evolving, unique brand of musical and performance art. From this innocent collaboration, the duo has just returned from performances in Hong Kong, and has performed in Newcastle, Sydney and across Regional NSW. The pair are now gearing up for a new piece they have commissioned for Australian Composer Matthew Orlovich, which they will premiere at the Australian Clarinet and Saxophone Conference to be held in July this year. This piece will be part of their regional NSW tour, In Sync, commencing at the end of July. On this tour David and Bernard are looking to promote new Australian music through their highly engaging performance style and great energy that is becoming a firmly rooted part of this duo's interaction on stage and off.

Translucent Duo Are:

Bernard Lagana Saxophone
Originally from Wagga Wagga, NSW, Bernard completed his HSC in 2009 in which he topped the state in the Music 1 Course. In 2010, he was offered a place at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to study saxophone under Dr. Michael Duke. Bernard performs with numerous ensembles both in and out of the Conservatorium including Catalyst Saxophone Quartet who toured the North Coast of NSW in 2011 as part of the Sydney Conservatorium's Regional Tours program with David Miller, and the Hot Potato Band a roving, New Age New Orleans style band that Bernard performs regularly around Sydney and surrounding areas. Bernard also enjoys the educational side of music, tutoring Regional and State Music camps across NSW since 2010 and teaching privately at Darlinghurst Public School. In August 2012, Bernard went on exchange to Boulder, Colorado to study both Classical and Jazz saxophone under Prof. Tom Myer. Now in the final year of his undergraduate degree, he is excited to learn as much as he can while still at the Conservatoirum and to continue working towards a career in music.

David Lockeridge Percussion

David is a Newcastle and Sydney based freelance Percussionist. He commenced his Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance at the University of Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, studying under Steven Morton. In 2010, David graduated his Bachelor of Music with first class honours. David has just completed his Masters thesis in The Techniques Percussionists Use in Preparing Virtuosic Music with Dr. Ian Cook and Timothy Constable as his supervisors. In 2011, David started collaborating with internationally acclaimed New Zealand composer John Psathas. David has done the Australian premiere of Psathas' One Study, One Summary, his marimba Concerto Djinn and in 2012 Happy Tachyons for Marimba, Vibraphone and Piano. In the same year David was awarded a grant though the Australia Council Music Board to commission a new Concerto for Marimba and Wind Orchestra by Australian Gerard Brophy which will premiere later this year.