A new collaborative project between Orange Regional Museum, Orange Regional Conservatorium and Nicole Forsyth (Sydney Conservatorium of Music) shed light on newly rediscovered music composed by WW2 internee Max-Peter Meyer and performed by the ‘Dunera’ boys.
Music, like the artworks on display in ‘Enemy Aliens’, was an outlet for men interned as ‘enemy aliens’ during the Second World War to respond to the chaos of internment in a foreign country.
The performance Friday 10 February 2023 at Orange Regional Museum Talks included a performance by Orange Regional Conservatorium musicians of Meyer’s Piano Quartet, rarely heard since 1941.
Guest speaker Nicole Forsyth took the audience on a personal and emotive journey through the story of Meyer’s music and other musical ‘Dunera’ internees.
This project is supported by Create NSW’s Country Arts Support Program, a devolved funding program administered by Arts Outwest.
1) A page from the original Meyer Piano Quartet score (Nicole Forsyth). 2) Nicole Forsyth (Noni Carroll Photography).