Artist bio
Annie O’Reilly is a performer and composer from the South Coast of NSW. She began playing piano at a young age and has recently shifted her focus to songwriting, predominantly centered around vocals and guitar. With experience performing in both solo and ensemble projects around Sydney and Wollongong, she uses music as a way to explore and evoke different emotional states.
Program notes
My major project River Lilies is a 3-track EP which is primarily concerned with expressing manifestations of the past, future, and the uncertainty of the in-between. I have attempted to convey these concepts using textural and dynamic contrasts and exploring melodic and harmonic relationships. Delicate melodies and intimate lyrics contrast with brighter tone colours and instrumentation, evoking an overall feeling of nostalgia: looking back, losing balance, and trying to find the way back to the present. With this EP I hope for the audience and myself to reflect on the intricacies of life within the infinite chaos of the big picture. Thanks to Gerty Balbao (piano), George Schweitzer (guitar), Ellie Thompson (drums), and Jack Robbie (bass) for their help playing and recording.