Vanessa Perica
A World Lies Waiting (2022)
Timing: ~7:30
Instrumentation: violin/violin/viola/cello
Improvisation: none
Premiere Recording Personnel:
Sara Caswell (violin)
Joyce Hammann (violin)
Lois Martin (viola)
Jody Redhage Ferber (cello)
Commissioned by Ryan Truesdell and premiered in conjunction with
Synthesis: The String Quartet Sessions.
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Having spent the pandemic in my hometown of Melbourne, Australia, one of the most locked down cities in the world, I was led to reflect on the past two years, and how the emotional roller coaster ride of being an artist was heightened by the isolation and uncertainty of life in lockdown. As someone who not only loves to travel and immerse myself in other cultures, but also draws creative inspiration from these experiences, this period has created a strong yearning to rejoin the outside world.
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Vanessa Perica is a composer, arranger, conductor based in Melbourne, Australia.
Upon completion of her Bachelor degree in 2003 at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, she was awarded the prestigious Bob Wyllie Scholarship for ‘Most Outstanding Graduating Jazz Student.’ Other recipients of this honour include Linda May Han Oh, Mat Jodrell and Troy Roberts.
In 2019, Vanessa was a recipient of an Australia Council grant to record her debut album with an all-star jazz orchestra lineup. Released in February 2020, the album titled ‘Love is a Temporary Madness’ has been critically acclaimed, reaching number 1 on the AIR Independent charts, and number 3 on the ARIA Jazz & Blues charts.
The album was a nominee in the Australian Music Prize and AIR Awards, and won ‘Best Jazz Album’ at the 2020 Music Victoria Awards.
In February 2021, Vanessa was commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to write the ‘Love is a Temporary Madness’ Symphonic Suite. This was premiered by the MSO and Vanessa Perica Orchestra, and conducted by Benjamin Northey at the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
In November of the same year, the Vanessa Perica Orchestra joined forces once again with the MSO for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival’s ‘Opening Night Gala’ at Hamer Hall. They performed compositions and arrangements by Vanessa and Christopher Crenshaw (Jazz at Lincoln Center).
Most recently, she was a winner in the 2021 APRA Art Music Awards and Australian Jazz Bell Awards for Work of the Year. She was also a finalist in the Australian Women in Music Awards, and 2022 APRA Art Music Awards for ‘Jazz Performance of the Year’ for her orchestra’s collaboration with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
She has appeared at the Sydney, Melbourne & Perth International Jazz Festivals.
Vanessa is a Yamaha Artist.
“…there's "a new sheriff in town," she's packing heat, and you'd best listen carefully to what she has to say.” 4.5 stars - Jack Bowers, All About Jazz