With a number of
performances under its belt this year, including fluttering hearts //
thinking machines and Nico: Songs They Never Played on the Radio, Forest Collective have continued with their reinterpretation and reimagining of
chamber music and adapting it to suit the various themes and styles of their
concerts. For their final show for 2018, Forest Collective's Gala performance
consisted of nine pieces with a number of Australian and world premieres. Caroline Louise Miller's Reductionism Is A Dirty Word (2016) opens the night with Kim Tan (bass flute), Bec Scully (double bass) and Danae Killian (piano) taking the unique elements of their instrument and seeing how altering the way they play it changes the dynamics between musician and instrument and as a group.