Australian choreographer and Artistic Director of the Houston Ballet Stanton Welch explores the twelve signs of the Zodiac in a sexy, exhilarating ballet to a commissioned score by Ross Edwards.
Zodiac will receive its world premiere on Thursday 28 May alongside ballets by Mark Morris and Jiří Kylián.
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Presented by Halcyon in partnership with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Inspired by a deep love for the Australian natural environment, the music of Ross Edwards radiates both joyous exuberance and meditative reflection. A Rhythm that Dances celebrates these twin aspects of his writing. Showcasing works spanning almost 40 years, this retrospective program focuses on Edwards’ music in miniature and features solo performances by some of Australia’s leading contemporary musicians. The concert is also a rare opportunity to hear his two major song cycles, The Hermit of Green Light (1979) and Five Senses (2013), as well as Maninya I for voice and cello, which is an early example of his celebrated ‘dance-chant’ style and an inspiration for his violin concerto, Maninyas. Also on the program is his Piano Sonata (2011), commissioned by the Conservatorium for Bernadette Harvey, who recently gave the US premiere.
Artists: Jenny Duck-Chong mezzo soprano Bernadette Harvey piano Claire Edwardes percussion Geoffrey Gartner cello
DATE: 13th June 2015 at 6.30pm
VENUE: Recital Hall East, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
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This is a free event but you must register here to attend as numbers are limited.
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The brilliant Australian saxophonist Amy Dickson has released her new album Island Songs on ABC Classics. The CD features world-premiere recordings of concertos by three of Australia’s most renowned composers: Brett Dean, Ross Edwards and Peter Sculthorpe.
Full Moon Dances: Concerto for Saxophone and orchestra was composed especially for Amy Dickson in 2011, and was premiered with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, in 2012.
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Track Listing
PETER SCULTHORPE 1929–2014
Island Songs
1. I. Song of Home
2. II. Lament and Yearning
BRETT DEAN b.1961
3. The Siduri Dances
ROSS EDWARDS b.1943
Full Moon Dances – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
4. I. Mantra with Night Birds and Dark Moon Blossoms
5. II. First Ritual Dance
6. III. Water-Moon
7. IV. Sanctus
8. V. Second Ritual Dance
Amy Dickson discusses Peter Sculthorpe’s Island Songs.
© Ross Edwards 2015
