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Work Overview
Composed in 1996, Indian Pacific is my first orchestral
work - the title referring to the train journey across Australia
of the same name.
I wrote the work, ironically enough, when I was living in London
and it may have been borne from a third-party perspective of life
in Australia if not genuine homesickness.
Indian Pacific is built around an unrelenting chugging quaver
rhythm that remains constant for most of the piece. It is scored
for the usual orchestral forces but also includes piano and a
large variety of percussion instruments. Amongst these is a small
length of railway track that is played with metal beaters for
that authentic train-spotting experience!
Work Details
Year: 1996
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (both doubling piccolos), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (2 players), piano, harp, strings.
Duration: 6 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Youth orchestra.
First performance: 11 Jun 99. First performed by the Perth Modern School Senior Orchestra, conducted by Kevin Gillam, at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Perth
Analysis
Resonate article: New education resource from the AMC: Classroom Arrangements by Philip Cooney by Australian Music Centre
Book: Years 3-4 resource kit / Sydney Symphony Education Program.
Book: 2000 Years 5-6 resource kit / Sydney Symphony Orchestra Education Program.
Performances of this work
14 Mar 2020: at Darwin Symphony Orchestra (Darwin Entertainment Centre). Featuring Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Tooby.
17 Aug 2018: at QSO - A Day in the Orchestra (QSO Studio South Bank). Featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey.
25 Mar 2018: at Melbourne Youth Orchestra (Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall). Featuring Melbourne Youth Orchestra, Paul Fitzsimon.
28 May 2014: at MSO Meet the Orchestra (Melbourne Town Hall). Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey.
11 Jun 99: First performed by the Perth Modern School Senior Orchestra, conducted by Kevin Gillam, at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Perth
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