THE NINTH TONE

Sunday, 1 December 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Museum of Chinese Australian History

Presented within the oldest continuous Chinese settlement outside of Asia, the Ninth Tone speculates the legacy of Chinese Music outside of China since the 1800s. First conceived by Leung in 2022, this iterative project uses intonation, materiality, memory, and echo to reimagine a Chinese Australian sonic history.

This project is a manifestation of a practice that problematizes simplistic understandings of ‘east meets west’ cultural collaboration that has been present within the arts and broader culture over the past 30 years - a position that ignores significant historic lineages. Chinese culture and music has been present in Australia for almost 200 years, and cross cultural collaboration is almost as old. Following Chinese Australian musical lineages that lead from traditional practice up to experimental practices today, The Ninth Tone offers an alternative answer to the question of what Chinese Australian music is and can be. 

Concept / Composer / Performer: Jasmin Wing-Yin Leung

Artistic Collaborator / Sound Artist / Performer: Sally Ann McIntyre

Performer: Mindy Meng Wang

Performer: Kaylie Melville

Producer: Chelsea Byrne

Produced by Speak Percussion

Image credit: Campbell Walker

Venue Accessibility: 

• Accessible public transport
• Accessible toilets
• Doors wide enough to cater to people in wheelchairs (1100mm+)
• Lift with audio announcements
• Quiet areas or spaces
• Well-lit at night
• Wheelchair access (full space)

Supported by the City of Melbourne. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.