Drone Refractions

In Drone Refractions, Charles Hazlewood and Paraorchestra turn the orchestra inside-out, charting an immersive drone odyssey via some of Minimalism’s forebears and its greatest composers. 

Featuring works by Pauline Oliveros, Arvo Pärt, and a new commission by Paraorchestra member Rylan Gleave entitled Straylight, this meditative sonic experience combines with heady lighting design to explore the majesty of drones and conjure a hazy, transcendental atmosphere.

This unique performance is presented in our trademark Anatomy of the Orchestra format, in which musicians are dispersed throughout the performance space on small risers, with the audience invited to walk, wheel or sit amongst them and be enveloped by the sound. 

Part-sound bath, part-ritual, part-installation, Drone Refractions compels audience members to inhabit new musical worlds, to experience the meditative magic of drone and witness these transportive sounds up close as never before. A unique opportunity to be on the inside looking out, rather than the outside looking in.