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Performance by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey from the CD Magic island |
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The Magic island : Hush collection, volume 13 / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra ; Benjamin Northey, conductor.
Library shelf no. CD 2495 [Not for loan]
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Work Overview
Arriving on a clear night by plane often provides beautiful views of a city's lights mapping out the electric architecture of human civilisation. It's a welcoming image - the guiding lights for travellers arriving at a new destination or returning home. This piece was written for Ben Northey and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra as part of the Hush Foundation's TSO recording project.
Work Details
Year: 2013
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, strings.
Duration: 7 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by HUSH Music Foundation for performance by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey.
First performance: by Benjamin Northey, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra — 7 Dec 13. Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Analysis
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Performances of this work
25 Jul 2021: at QSO: Great Inventions (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Bayl.
20 Nov 2017: at Peter MacCallum Proms Concert (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre). Featuring Pat Miller, Percy Grainger Youth Orchestra.
20 Nov 17: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC. Featuring Pat Miller, Percy Grainger Youth Orchestra.
7 Dec 13: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart. Featuring Benjamin Northey, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
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