nyilamum song cycles is a concert experience featuring string quartet and voice that intertwines ancient stories and a celebration of language with contemporary reflections on land, identity, and resilience showcasing music from Yorta Yorta Dja Dja Wurrung Dr Lou Bennett AM, and Paul Stanhope.

Two works composed and performed by Dr Lou Bennett AM open this concert with an exploration of the deep connections between people, music and the land. jaara nyilamum is a sacred story of life, loss, and rematriation after 99 years of separation from Country. baiyan woka, which translates from Yorta Yorta language as ‘singing for country/land’, is birthed from the understanding that we are all connected.

Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned the subject matter of this performance includes stories of the deceased.

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