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Bird chants

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Bird chants / Don Kay ; Vanessa Sharman: piano.

  • Published by Tall Poppies — 2010 [TP210] — 1 CD (70 min.)
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  • Library Availability: CD 2129 — Reference (not for loan) copy only

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Featured Australian works

  Work Composer PerformersDuration
Bird chants (1999) for piano
Recorded/performed at: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, on Nov 09.
Don Kay Vanessa Sharman 8 mins, 31 sec.
Different worlds (1999) — solo piano
Recorded/performed at: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, on Nov 09.
Don Kay Vanessa Sharman 10 mins, 35 sec.
In memoriam, Malcolm Williamson (2004) for piano
Recorded/performed at: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, on Nov 09.
Don Kay Vanessa Sharman
Introduction, Scherzo and Postlude (1995) for piano
Recorded/performed at: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, on Nov 09.
Don Kay Vanessa Sharman 11 mins
Sonata 1 for piano (1998) — solo piano
Recorded/performed at: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, on Nov 09.
Don Kay Vanessa Sharman 14 mins, 35 sec.
Sonata 5 for piano (2008) Full circle
Recorded/performed at: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, on Nov 09.
Don Kay Vanessa Sharman 16 mins, 7 sec.

Product details

Don Kay is an Australian composer residing in Tasmania, who has written an impressive oeuvre of piano music. This collection contains works written over ten years from 1998. Each work was written for a particular pianist whose personalities influenced the style of writing. Each of these dedicatees have, or have had, ongoing connections to Tasmania (Ian Munro, David Bollard, Michael Kieran Harvey, Vanessa Sharman). The music is always listenable and by turns challenging and charming.

Tall Poppies is proud to release this first recording dedicated to Don Kay's work. He studied composition with Malcolm Williamson in the early 60s, and has written works in most genres.

Vanessa Sharman was born in Tasmania and retains close connections with her home state whilst living and teaching in Sydney. In Australia she has studied with Eric Mitchell, Beryl Sedivka and Geoffrey Lancaster, and in Paris with Cécile Ousset and Yvonne Loriot. She has a particular interest in contemporary music and has worked closely with Don Kay. This is her debut CD.

Duration: 70 min.

LIner notes include programme notes, and biographical notes about composer and performer.


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