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Performance by Amy Dickson, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya from the CD Island songs |
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Island songs : works by Brett Dean, Ross Edwards, Peter Sculthorpe / Amy Dickson, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Library shelf no. CD 2641 [Not for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 2011
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2 doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets (2 doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (2 doubling contrabassoon), 2 horns in F, timpani, percussion (2 players), harp, solo alto saxophone, strings.
Duration: 30 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. Mantra with night birds and dark moon blossoms -- 2. First Ritual Dance -- 3. Water-Moon -- 4. Sanctus -- 5. Second Ritual Dance.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Amy Dickson
Commission note: Commissioned by Renata Kaldor, Andrew Kaldor for performance by Sydney Symphony, Amy Dickson.
First performance: by Amy Dickson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Baldur Bronniman at TSO: The Gentle Sax (Princess Theatre, Launceston) on 21 Jun 2012
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
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| 2013 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Orchestral | Finalist | Ross Edwards |
Analysis
Resonate article: Insight: The Moon and I by Ross Edwards
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Concertos
Performances of this work
15 Jul 2021: at Songs from The Box and Swamp (fortyfivedownstairs). Featuring Peter Neville, Coady Green, Justin Kenealy.
20 Feb 2013: at Full Moon Dances (Ngargee Centre for Contemporary Art, Sidney Myer Courtyard). Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Amy Dickson, Benjamin Northey.
8 Oct 2012: at Sydney Symphony: Dancing with the saxophone (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Sydney Symphony, Amy Dickson.
6 Oct 2012: at Sydney Symphony: Dancing with the saxophone (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Sydney Symphony, Amy Dickson.
5 Oct 2012: at Sydney Symphony: Dancing with the saxophone (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Amy Dickson, Sydney Symphony, Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Oct 12: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House. Featuring Amy Dickson, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
23 Jun 2012: at TSO: The Gentle Sax (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Amy Dickson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Baldur Bronniman.
21 Jun 2012: at TSO: The Gentle Sax (Princess Theatre, Launceston). Featuring Baldur Bronniman, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Amy Dickson.
16 Jun 2012: at West Australian Symphony Orchestra (Perth Concert Hall). Featuring Baldur Bronniman, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Amy Dickson.
15 Jun 2012: at West Australian Symphony Orchestra (Perth Concert Hall). Featuring Amy Dickson, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Baldur Bronniman.
7 Jun 2012: at ASO: Ross Edwards - Full Moon Dances (Adelaide Town Hall). Featuring Andrew Grams, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Amy Dickson.
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