A Piece Of Quiet at City Recital Hall Angel Place

The Hush Foundation and founder, Dr Catherine Crock AM, bring together some of Australia’s finest artists with the express aim of encouraging environments of peace, calm and uplifted spirits for patients, families and staff in children’s hospitals. Hush 16: A Piece of Quiet, is a unique collaboration between three of Australia’s most loved musicians.

Inspired by stories of young cancer patients and other children, ARIA Award winners singer-songwriter Lior and vocal quartet The Idea of North, along with renowned composer Elena Kats-Chernin, consulted Australian children for lyrical guidance. Questions posed about their lives spawned responses filled with humour, wonder, excitement and surprising wisdom. From these conversations grew a collection of music that conveys the children’s feelings, hopes and dreams in a way that resonates equally with adult listeners....

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The Hush Foundation and founder, Dr Catherine Crock AM, bring together some of Australia’s finest artists with the express aim of encouraging environments of peace, calm and uplifted spirits for patients, families and staff in children’s hospitals. Hush 16: A Piece of Quiet, is a unique collaboration between three of Australia’s most loved musicians.

Inspired by stories of young cancer patients and other children, ARIA Award winners singer-songwriter Lior and vocal quartet The Idea of North, along with renowned composer Elena Kats-Chernin, consulted Australian children for lyrical guidance. Questions posed about their lives spawned responses filled with humour, wonder, excitement and surprising wisdom. From these conversations grew a collection of music that conveys the children’s feelings, hopes and dreams in a way that resonates equally with adult listeners.

With performances from all three artists along with some of Sydney’s finest classical and jazz musicians, this joyous album launch event will affect you deeply and positively.

Pre-concert talk, 6.15pm
Join us for a pre-concert talk by Hush Founder and Executive Producer Dr Catherine Crock AM. Dr Crock will speak about The Hush Foundation's mission to transform healthcare culture through the arts, and the making of Hush 16: A Piece of Quiet.

This performance will run for approximately 1 hour without an interval.
Times are accurate at time of publication.

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