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The Ballad of Sydney Hospital : SATB choir with orchestra

by Colin Brumby and Thomas Shapcott (1988)

Audio Sample

Performance by Elizabethan Trust Orchestra, Choir of St James' Church, Roxane Hislop, Michael Leighton Jones, Henryk Pisarek from the CD ballad of Sydney Hospital.

ballad of Sydney Hospital.

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CD

The ballad of Sydney Hospital.

Library shelf no. CD 33 [Available for loan]

Work Details

Year: 1988

Duration: 33 min.

Contents note: Fanfare -- 1. Ritornello I -- 2. Solo -- 3. Song of the convict in the hospital tent -- 4. Chorus for the Governor -- 5. Round: The rum hospital -- 6. Ritornello II -- 7. Vermin -- 8. Interlude, burning the infected hospital -- 10. Miss Osborne and Miss Nightingale -- 11. Finale.

Commission note: Commissioned by the Sydney Hospitallers

First performance: by Elizabethan Trust Orchestra, Choir of St James' Church, Roxane Hislop, Michael Leighton Jones, Henryk Pisarek — 15 Nov 88. Great Hall, University of Sydney

Performances of this work

15 Nov 88: Great Hall, University of Sydney. Featuring Elizabethan Trust Orchestra, Choir of St James' Church, Roxane Hislop, Michael Leighton Jones, Henryk Pisarek.

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