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Performance by Sydney Chamber Choir, Paul Stanhope from the CD Lux Aeterna |
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Score
The land is healed : ban.garay! : for a cappella choir SATB / Paul Stanhope ; text by Steve Hawke.
Library shelf no. 782.5542/STA 3 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This movement for a cappella choir is drawn from the dramatic cantata "Jandamarra - Sing for the Country". The piece tells of a moment of triumph for the Bunuba people as Jandamarra sings the Snake Spirit Yilimbirri Unggud back to his spring. This is a sign of the country being healed through the power of song. The healing of the land, the power of song and respect for culture are all strong thematic threads explored throughout the cantata and are brought into focus in this movement. It is both reflective and celebratory in tone.
Work Details
Year: 2014
Instrumentation: SATB choir.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
First performance: by Gondwana Chorale, Brett Weymark — 16 Jul 14. Performed as part of the cantata "Jandamarra – Sing for the Country", Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Analysis
Resonate article: Works by Hsieh & Stanhope at ISCM World Music Days 2016 by Australian Music Centre
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Indigenous peoples in opera
- Has as subject/About: Indigenous Australian Culture
Performances of this work
6 Oct 2023: at Adelaide Chamber Choir Festival - Program One (Christ Church North Adelaide).
21 Jan 2021: at Sydney Chamber Choir: Cycles (York Theatre, Seymour Centre). Featuring Sydney Chamber Choir, Sam Allchurch.
26 Oct 2018: at SCM Symphony Orchestra and SCM Choirs (Verbrugghen Hall).
16 Jul 14: Performed as part of the cantata "Jandamarra – Sing for the Country", Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House. Featuring Gondwana Chorale, Brett Weymark.
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