27 January 2010
Australian Music on ABC Classic FM in February
February on ABC Classic FM sees the live broadcast of Jon Rose's new Talking Back To Media project on New Music Up Late, while the pre-recorded competition includes the eight new Australian works comprising the Origin Cycle. And on the web, the AMU podcast presents Australian music highlights from the Canberra International Music Festival.
New Music up Late
With Julian Day
Sat 6 February - Talking Back To Media
New Music Up Late kicks off the new season with a
cross-media performance live from the ABC's Sydney studios. This
wild sonic ride is courtesy of Jon Rose, who here pursues a
dynamic relationship between improvising musicians and live radio
signals ranging from sports commentary and news to talkback. The
live ensemble features Jon Rose, violins; Peter Farrar,
saxophone; Scott Tinkler, trumpet; James Greening, trombone;
Chris Abrahams, piano and keyboards; James Waples, drums; Mike
Majkowski, double bass; Amanda Stewart, voice and philosophy;
Martin Ng, radios, televisions, Australiana.
Sat 13 February - The Origin Cycle
On the weekend of Charles Darwin's 201st birthday we present a
program of new Australian chamber works set to words from his
epic On The Origin Of Species, performed by soprano Jane
Sheldon, Ensemble Offspring and directed by Roland Peelman. The
program was first presented in Boston, where Sheldon is now
based, and recorded in the ABC studios the day after its local
premiere at the Australian Museum in Sydney.
Program: Elliott Gyger - The Face of Nature; Kate Neal -
Hourly Scrutinising; Elena Kats-Chernin - Tree of
Life; Barry Conyngham - Comparing the Eye to a
Telescope; Nicholas Vines - Economy of Wax; Dan
Walker - A History Imperfectly Kept; Paul Stanhope -
Entangled Bank; Rosalind Page - Floreana
In Performance
Wednesday 3 February 8.00pm - Sydney Festival 2010: Diotima
String Quartet
Paul Dean, clarinet; Dimity Hall, violin; Piers Lane, piano; Sayo
Lipman, harp; Sebastian Lipman, harp; Irina Morozova, viola; Dene
Olding, violin; Julian Smiles, cello.
Incl. Matthew Shlomowitz - Theme Street Parade
(Australian premiere)
Saturday 6 February 8.00pm - Australian National Academy of
Music: Academy Celebration
Incl. Andrew Ford - Symphony (ANAM Orchestra, conducted by Brett
Dean); Ross Edwards - Tyalgum Mantras; Rachmaninov arr.
Stefan Cassomenos - Suite No. 2 for two pianos, Op 17: 'Romance'
(arrangement for 4 pianos and 8 pianists)
Monday 22 February 8.00pm - Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Incl. Peter Sculthorpe - Earth Cry
Saturday Session
Saturday 6 February 3.00pm - Roy Howat, piano; Rosalind Martin,
soprano, Stephanie Wake Dyster, clarinet.
Incl. Wendy Hiscocks - Mother and Child;
Capriccio
Saturday 27 February 3.00pm - The Power of Three: Leah Lock,
flute; Deborah de Graaff, clarinet; John Martin, piano.
Incl. George Pikler - Trio for flute, clarinet and piano;
Kristofer Spike - Elegy for a dying planet
Best of Sunday Live
Repeat broadcasts of selected 2009 Sunday Lives from around the country.
Sunday 28 February - Endeavour Trio (Paul Dean, clarinet; Stephen
Emmerson, piano; Louise King, cello).
Incl. Andrew Schultz - After Nina
Afternoons
Monday 1 February 1.05pm - Adelaide Symphony Orchestra,
Australian String Quartet, Arvo Volmer, conductor.
Incl. Carl Vine - Symphony No 7; Matthew Hindson - The Rave
and the Nightingale
Monday 16 February 1.05pm - Sydney Symphony Fellowship Ensemble;
Roger Benedict, conductor.
Incl. Roger Smalley - Toccata for flute, oboe and string quartet
Thursday 18 February 1.05pm - Australian Youth Orchestra National
Music Camp 2010: Barry Tuckwell Chamber Orchestra with Howard
Penny, cello/director
Ross Edwards - Veni Creator Spiritus
At Home
Australian music from disc with Julian Day, Saturdays at 7.05pm.
6 February
John Antill - Corroboree: 'Welcome Ceremony'; Graeme
Koehne - Rainforest; Michael Leighton Jones - Jesus
Christ the Apple Tree; That Lord that Lay in Asse
Stall; Peter Sculthorpe - Djilile; John Carmichael
- From the Dark Side
13 February
Peter Sculthorpe - An Australian Anthem; Ross Edwards -
Guitar Concerto: First Maninya; Gerard Brophy -
Maracatu; George Palmer - Three Psalms; Graham
Ashton - Fantasy On Catherine's Song; Michael Smetanin -
Minimalism isn't dead…it just smells
20 February
Nigel Sabin - An Australian Holiday; Gerard Brophy -
Mantras; Philip Houghton - Guinevere's Dream;
Procession of the Golden Spirits; Puck's Galumphing,
Again!; Richard Meale - Cantilena Pacifica; Peggy
Glanville-Hicks - Tragic Celebration
27 February
Graeme Koehne - Tivoli Dances: 'Santa Ana Freeway'; Ross
Edwards - Symphony No 1 Da pacem Domine; Graeme Koehne -
Tivoli Dances: 'Galop'; Paul Stanhope - Songs of
Innocence and Joy
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Stephen Adams is a composer of concert music, music theatre and digital music. Since 2004, he has been working full-time at ABC Classic FM in the development of Australian music programming, recording and commissioning projects, and online Australian music presentation. Since 2006, he has been co-producer of CFM’s New Music Up Late program. Recent online projects include the AMU podcast, Orpheus Remix Awards, Lute Project and classic/amp.
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