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CDMusic of the Commonwealth : new music for saxophone and piano / HD Duo.
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| Work | Composer | Performers | Duration | |
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| Hammerblow for saxophone with piano Recorded/performed at: Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, NSW, on Dec 18. |
Brenton Broadstock | HD Duo | 11 mins, 5 sec. |
Product details
The Commonwealth consists of fifty-four countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific. With 2.4 billion people in the Commonwealth, what is it that ties so many together as members of this association? In 2018 through a generous grant from the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, HD Duo embarked on an ambitious cross-cultural project that focused upon composers of the Commonwealth. The ultimate aim of this venture is to commission, perform and record one composition from each of the countries represented. This initial project focuses on the collaboration with six premiere composers from six different Commonwealth countries. Each composer was commissioned to contribute a chamber work for saxophone and piano that was then workshopped, premiered, toured and recorded for this CD. The principal aims of this project are to enhance and strengthen links between countries of the Commonwealth, greatly increasing cultural awareness and understanding. Through the music on this recording listeners are invited to immerse in the incredible diversity of culture, enjoying points of common experience as focussed through the lens of chamber music.
Contents note: Six Preludes : for alto saxophone and piano / Stephen Chatman -- The Man in the Wind and the West Moon : for alto saxophone and piano / Stephen McNeff -- Boiling Clouds : for soprano saxophone and piano / Ruben Zahra -- Nostos : for alto/soprano saxophone and piano / Aris Antoniades -- Airs of Lanka : for tenor saxophone and piano / Pradeep Ratnayake.
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