SUPERNOVA

friday 23RD JUNE, 4pm - SATURDAY 24TH JUNE, 6.30pm

This 24 hr Concert SUPERNOVA is a marathon endurance performance by one of Australia's leading concert pianists, composers & creative innovationists.

Featuring special guests, creative friends and supporters, this never-before-attempted concert event serves as a retrospective of Charlie's 40-year career as a virtuoso pianist and composer.

The concert will incorporate curated sections/phases which will bring together a mix of energetic and dynamic performance, classical, contemporary, jazz and experimental, along with a deeply relaxing, meditative and often wondrous experience of creativity and ingenuity, all live, all day, all night, on HOTA's Outdoor Stage

Performance TImes

CELESTIAL SOUNDS (Sunset Edition) FRI 23 June 4pm-6pm
THE COSMOS - FRI 23 June 6.30pm - 9pm
DEEP SPACE - FRI 23 June 9.30pm - SaT 24 June 6am
CELESTIAL SOUNDS (Sunrise Edition) - SaT 24 June 6.30am - 7.30am
MILKY WAY BREAKFAST FESTIVAL - SAT 24 June 8am - 10.30am
FIRST NATIONS ASTRONOMY - SAT 24 June 11am-11.45am
CAPRICORNIA - SAT 24 June 12pm - 12.45pm
SOLAR WINDS - SAT 24 June 1pm-2.30pm
AURORA AUSTRALIS - SAT 24 June 3pm-4.30pm
THE BIG BANG - SAT 24 June 5pm- 6.30pm

CELESTIAL SOUNDS (Sunset Edition)

Music, Meditation and Yoga

Friday 23rd June 4pm-6pm

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer
Stef - Yoga by Stef, Yoga Teacher

Introduced and performed by Charlie Chan, this session begins with a 45 min yoga practice led by Stef from Yoga by Stef, and is followed by a group meditation guided by Charlie and underscored by an improvised soundtrack created live. Meditators can join Charlie on stage, with Yoga participants setting up on the forecourt to stretch to Charlie’s Celestial Sounds (BYO yoga mat) Free and all welcome, including those new to yoga and meditation..

THE COSMOS

Opening Concert feat. Charlie Chan & Guests

Friday 23rd June 6.30pm - 9pm

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer
Grace King - Drums
Keely Eggmolesse - Singer/Songwriter

Bring the family, a picnic rug and a sense of wonder as Charlie takes us on a journey through the cosmos, performing music inspired by the stars above us, including works from Constellation, Charlie’s 52-album opus, which sees a new album dropping every week. 

Charlie will be accompanied by some of Australia’s most celebrated musicians, including world-renowned drummer Grace King, along with singer-songwriter Keely Eggmolesse & other special guests. 

Best of all, it’s FREE to experience on the lawns of HOTA's Outdoor Stage.

deep space

Relaxation & Neuro Compositions for Deep Sleep

Friday 23rd June 9.30pm - Saturday 24th June 6am

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer

Experience the best night’s sleep you’ve ever had! Charlie’s stunning solo piano works will calm and relax your senses, with binaural beats to lull you to sleep. Limited to 20 participants, includes a soothing cup of tea and a comfy space to sleep, BYO pillow/Sleepwear.

CELESTIAL SOUNDS (Sunrise Edition)

Music, Meditation and Yoga

Saturday 24th June 6.30am - 7.30am

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer
Stef - Yoga by Stef, Yoga Teacher

Introduced and performed once again by Charlie Chan, this session begins with a 45 min yoga practice led by Stef from Yoga by Stef, and is followed by a group meditation guided by Charlie and underscored by an improvised soundtrack created live. Meditators can join Charlie on stage, with Yoga participants setting up on the forecourt to stretch to Charlie’s Celestial Sounds (BYO yoga mat) Free and all welcome, including those new to yoga and meditation..

MILKY WAY BREAKFAST FESTIVAL

A morning festival of Music for Toddlers & Dogs

Saturday 24th June 8am - 10.30am

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer
Maree Field - Renowned Dog Trainer
Breanna Swan - Bus Stop Films Ambassador

Charlie is joined by Maree Field from the Maree Field Dog Training who will perform with her iconic border collies. Bring your own dog to walk and play in this special session featuring music specifically composed for our 4-legged friends – Music for Dogs - Melodies with frequencies silent to the human ear, but with unique canine appeal. This will be a unique listening experience for dogs AND their humans. 

This show will be a wake-up call for the whole family, including music from some of Australia’s most cherished children’s TV shows, and with readings from some of Australia’s favourite children’s stories by Breanna Swan - Bus Stop Films Ambassador @autisticswan

FIRST NATIONS ASTRONOMY

First Nations Stories of the Sky

Saturday 24th June 11am-11.45am

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer
Lann Levinge - Musician

Charlie is known for their evocative soundtracks; this section focuses on creating a soundtrack for reading First Nations stories about the sky with Kombumerri man Lann Levinge. Let Lann and Charlie inspire you with stories as old as the sky in melody and poetry, and experience a cultural journey as told by generations gone by.

CAPRICORNIA

Saturday 24th June 12pm - 12.45pm

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer
Elliott Wheeler - Screen Composer

Charlie is joined by another leading Australian screen composer - Elliott Wheeler, screen composer of Baz Luhrman’s Elvis and The Get Down, along with ABC Drama series In Our Blood. Charlie and Elliot will co-present an interactive masterclass in screen composition.

Students of music (Secondary & Tertiary levels) are welcome bring their instruments to participate in collaborative & improvised composition. Registration Required.  (For participating musicians with information music supplied and managed by the artists GO Foundation)

SOLAR WINDS

Saturday 24th June 1pm-2.30pm

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer

Charlie welcomes local indigenous didgeridoo players to join them, and leads a session focused on breathwork and contemplative compositions.  Charlie will gently guide the audience into a deeply relaxed yet conscious meditation.

Everyone is encouraged to breathe deeply and join the humming choir, in harmony with the rhythmic and subsonic didgeridoo and Charlie’s evocative solo piano improvisations.

AURORA AUSTRALIS

Saturday 24th June 3pm-4.30pm

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer
VOIIID Collective

This marks the 24hr point in SUPERNOVA. Our universe is random, like the improvised compositions of Charlie - Now is the time for experimental synths, loops and musicality to lead into the final lap. Performing alongside Charlie will be Gold Coast beatmakers VOIIID Collective.

THE BIG BANG

Saturday 24th June 5pm- 6.30pm

Performed by
Charlie Chan - Pianist, Composer

The Big Bang Big Band
Todd Hardy - Trumpet
Gary Mulholland - Saxes
Josh Hatcher - Saxes
Josh Sinclair - Trumpet
Shane Hannan - Trombone/Sousa
Mikael Strand - Trombone/Sousa
Brett Canning - Bass 
Dave Longo - Guitar
Grace King - Drums

As the winter sun sets for the second time during this marathon show, and the stars come out once more, our sky expands and the constellations explode. This closing concert BIG BANG will see the finale of SUPERNOVA.

The Big Bang Big Band is a spectacular jazz fusion orchestra, led by Charlie Chan and featuring some of Australia’s most celebrated musicians, brought together for an unforgettable concert.

Charlie’s solo piano works will be reimagined in a variety of jazz idioms, rock, R&B, world and funk and will feature many of the performers and musicians from across the SUPERNOVA event. 

This FREE music spectacular will count down and close out Charlie's epic 28hr performance.

Bring the family, a picnic blanket and witness the conclusion of Supernova,  a world recording breaking music performance.