Kate Ceberano Live with the WASO
| Live with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra | ||||
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| Live album by Kate Ceberano | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
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The Perth Concert Hall November 4 & 6, 2005. |
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| Genre | Jazz music, Soul, Blues, Pop. | |||
| Label | Thompson Music, ABC | |||
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On 4 & 6 of November 2005, Kate Ceberano performed two concerts at The Perth Concert Hall with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. The concerts were orchestrated by conductor Sean O'Boyle. Ceberano performed an eclectic collection of songs, featuring Kate's own works as well as covers including Unchained Melody, The Drugs Don't Work, and Joe Cocker's classic Song for You. The tour was touted as a "unique musical collaboration combining musical theatre, opera and pop music." The concert was recorded and released on CD and DVD in 2006.
In November 2005. Ceberano was asked to sing with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. She lists this and the 19 Days in New York album as two of the greatest highlights of her 40-year career. “I don’t think many artists of my generation get an opportunity to sing with the orchestra and to have original works performed by them. That was truly an honour,” she says. “It all started when I performed with the WASO back in 2001 at the Sandleford winery; it was such a special show, competing with over-flying jets and ominous storm clouds, we proceeded to create something that was special for all of us, on many different levels.” She continued; “For me it was an opportunity to experience the grandeur of sound and the ebb and flow of an orchestra. Being that I’m a contemporary-styled singer I was unaccustomed to the lack of drum and bass and felt pulled back and forth like taffy. Needless to say, once sorted, we really started to rock ‘n’ roll! “When asked to repeat the performance again in November 2005. I was determined to have a witness, by that, I mean some recorded evidence that 'the show actually happened'. I basically begged both WASO and the ABC to let me record sound and visuals. I know, indulgent perhaps, but heh, it’s not every day or just any contemporary artist that ever gets the invitation and, like I said, I wanted a witness. So maybe I’ve finally reached that age in my life where people are actually doing what I say, or perhaps the threat of a hissy fit was just too unbearable to contemplate for the few loyal associates I work with… All I know is that the WASO created for me a special place for me to sing my heart out, singing songs of my life and to feel like a diva.”
The two shows were recorded and released as an album, Kate Ceberano: Live with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
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