Musica Viva Australia
This is a stub entry only — it provides links to other resources by and about Musica Viva Australia held in our catalogue.
Articles by and about Musica Viva Australia
Interview with Ian Munro by Musica Viva Australia
'Once, I used to think in terms of absolute music, and notes came from the ether, and other ethereal notes would gather around them, as it were. Too hard for me now! I like to start these days by thinking of an artistic concept, often related to a literary piece or a work of art in another form', admits composer and pianist Ian Munro. This interview with Munro was first published in Musica Viva's Strung Out newsletter and is reproduced on Resonate with permission.
More than Music - extracts from the new Kenneth Tribe biography by Gwen Bennett
Ken Tribe (1914-2010) spent 40 years at the artistic helm of Musica Viva, had a pivotal role in the formation of policies for the first Australia Council, and was unfailing in his support of living composers and performers. Gwen Bennett's new biography More than Music gives a full account of Tribe's life, his many professional roles, his personal passion for the arts and his important legacy for music in Australia.
The following two extracts from More than Music come from the 2nd and the 16th chapters of the book: Tribe's early years in Hobart and Sydney, and his time with Musica Viva.
Works commissioned by Musica Viva Australia
Landscape II by Peter Sculthorpe
Port Essington by Peter Sculthorpe
An Australian entertainment by Don Banks
String quartet No. 9 by Peter Sculthorpe
How the stars were made by Peter Sculthorpe
Requiem : for cello alone by Peter Sculthorpe
Phoenix and the turtle by Colin Brumby
The dreaming by Moya Henderson
Cello concerto by Barry Conyngham
For desire of the sky by Gordon Kerry
A fringe of leaves by Brian Howard
Veni creator spiritus by Ross Edwards
String quartet no. 11 : (Jabiru dreaming) by Peter Sculthorpe
Hemispheres by Elena Kats-Chernin
Little Chrissietina's magic fantasy by Matthew Hindson
My song is love unknown by Paul Stanhope
Always on time by Matthew Hindson
Jovian moons by Nigel Westlake
Third string quartet by Graeme Koehne
For Rosa by Elena Kats-Chernin
Industrial night music by Matthew Hindson
Variations for string quartet by Gordon Kerry
Piano trio: Dolcissimo Uscignolo by Paul Stanhope
Works commissioned and written for Musica Viva Australia
String quartet no. 5 by Carl Vine
String quartet no. 4 by Carl Vine
String quartet no. 16 by Peter Sculthorpe
String quartet No. 2 by Paul Stanhope