Enjoy Music & Tea with Sophia Rose Quartet
Head to Wollongong Art Gallery on Thursday, June 4 for a free performance by the emerging concert artists
Sophia Hunt is a proud Wiradjuri and Barkindji woman raised on Dharawal country, where her love of music was fostered at the Wollongong High School of Performing Arts and Wollongong Conservatorium.
Sophia and her quartet members – Nate Griffin on drums, Oscar Lubbock on piano and Alex Parsa on double bass – all study in the jazz program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and perform at gigs across Sydney.
Join Sophia for City Tidda (Sisters) at 4 June's Music and Tea program, which she says will share “my love for music, my roots and my identity”.
“It explores the concept of living an urban life as a First Nations woman and celebrates how the music-making processes of Blak peoples and African American musicians have changed over time.
"As an Aboriginal trumpet player, I take great pride in the way that Indigenous musicians have adopted Western instruments and used them to express their culture and identity. Both Aboriginal people and African American people have experienced horrific segregation.
"One of the reasons I love jazz music is because it represents African Americans’ rebellion against their enslavement; this music is centred around freedom and gives liberty to the performer. It is my privilege to honour the art of both Blak Australians and Black Americans in this music program."
Inspire Music Australia host the monthly Music and Tea series for emerging concert artists. The Sophia Rose Quarter will appear at 11am on Thursday, 4 June at Wollongong Art Gallery. Donations are appreciated.
The quartet will also perform at St Jude's Bowral on June 6 at 1:15pm.
Book a seat via Humanitix.
