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Score
Port Essington : for strings / Peter Sculthorpe
Library shelf no. 784.7/SCU 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 1977
Instrumentation: String orchestra.
Duration: 15 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Contents note: In 6 movements.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Ken Tribe, Joan Tribe
Commission note: Commissioned by Musica Viva Australia for performance by Australian Chamber Orchestra.
First performance: by Australian Chamber Orchestra — 1977. Australian Chamber Orchestra's 1977 Musica Viva Concert Series.
Analysis
Article: Scored in black and white
by Gordon Kalton Williams — © News Limited
Source: Source: The Australian, 14 April 2005, pp.14
Book: SACE music : teaching kit, 1993 / Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Education Program.
Book: The soundscapes of Australia : music, place and spirituality / edited by Fiona Richards.
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Northern Territory
- Has as subject/About: Indigenous Australian Culture
Performances of this work
21 May 2022: at Earth Connections (Wollongong Town Hall). Featuring Steel City Strings.
22 Aug 21: featuring Steel City Strings, Leonard Weiss.
1 Dec 19: Pee Wee's at the Point, East Point, NT. Featuring Arafura Ensemble.
28 Nov 2019: at Camerata – When the World Was Wide (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra.
26 Nov 19: Armitage Centre, Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD. Featuring Camerata Australia.
27 Aug 2019: at Maps and Music (Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum ). Featuring Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra.
29 Jun 2019: at Camerata Live! (Moncrieff Entertainment Centre). Featuring Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra.
27 Jun 2019: at Maps and Music (Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum ). Featuring Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra.
26 Jun 2019: at Camerata Live! (Gladstone Entertainment Centre). Featuring Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra.
21 Jun 2019: at Camerata Live! (The Events Centre, Caloundra). Featuring Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra.
7 Oct 2017: at TSO: Ashkar + Beethoven, Sculthorpe (Albert Hall (Launceston)). Featuring Douglas Boyd, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
6 Oct 2017: at TSO: Ashkar + Beethoven, Sculthorpe (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Boyd.
7 Aug 14: Darlington International Summer School, UK
13 Apr 2014: at ACO2 Tour WA (Government House Ballroom, Perth). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Helena Rathbone.
11 Apr 2014: at ACO2 Tour WA (Mandurah Performing Arts Centre). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Helena Rathbone.
9 Apr 2014: at ACO2 Tour WA (Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre). Featuring Helena Rathbone, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
8 Apr 2014: at ACO2 Tour WA (Margaret River Cultural Centre). Featuring Helena Rathbone, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
5 Apr 2014: at ACO2 Tour WA (Albany Entertainment Centre). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Helena Rathbone.
4 Apr 2014: at ACO2 Tour WA (Katanning Town Hall). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Helena Rathbone.
3 Apr 2014: at ACO2 Tour WA (Narrogin Town Hall). Featuring Helena Rathbone, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
23 Mar 14: St Peter's Church, Westleton, Suffolk UK. Featuring Tallis Chamber Orchestra, Kenneth Sillito.
17 Oct 13: Great Hall, Blackheath Halls, London. Featuring Trinity Laban String Orchestra, Andrew Sherwood.
28 Oct 2012: at The Bourbaki Ensemble: concertante music for strings (Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church). Featuring David Angell, Bourbaki Ensemble.
14 Apr 12: featuring Camerata of St John's.
27 Jul 2011: at Snapshots (Biloela Civic Centre). Featuring Camerata of St John's.
26 Jul 2011: at Snapshots (Pilbeam Theatre). Featuring Camerata of St John's.
14 Jul 11.
14 Jul 2011: at ACO Baroque Virtuosi tour (Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC)). Featuring Helena Rathbone, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
13 Jul 11.
12 Jul 11.
12 Jul 2011: at ACO Baroque Virtuosi tour (City Recital Hall). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Helena Rathbone.
11 Jul 11.
11 Jul 2011: at ACO Baroque Virtuosi tour (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Helena Rathbone.
10 Jul 11.
10 Jul 2011: at ACO Baroque Virtuosi tour (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Helena Rathbone, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
9 Jul 11.
9 Jul 2011: at ACO Baroque Virtuosi tour (City Recital Hall). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Helena Rathbone.
9 Jul 11.
5 Jul 2011: at ACO Baroque Virtuosi tour (Adelaide Town Hall). Featuring Helena Rathbone, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
5 Jul 11: Adelaide Town Hall, SA
4 Jul 11.
3 Jul 2011: at ACO Baroque Virtuosi tour (Melbourne Town Hall). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Helena Rathbone.
3 Jul 11.
26 Apr 2011: at Camerata of St John's (St John's Cathedral, Brisbane). Featuring Camerata of St John's.
22 Oct 2009: at Canberra Symphony Orchestra (Llewellyn Hall ANU School of Music). Featuring Nicholas Milton, Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
21 Oct 2009: at Canberra Symphony Orchestra (Llewellyn Hall ANU School of Music). Featuring Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Milton.
1977: Australian Chamber Orchestra's 1977 Musica Viva Concert Series.. Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra.
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