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Performance by Adelaide Chamber Singers, Christie Anderson from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 123. |
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CD
Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 123.
Library shelf no. CD 3151 [Available for loan]
Score
On Earth as in Heaven : for SATB choir / music by Anne Cawrse ; text by Sara Teasdale and Michael Leunig.
Library shelf no. 782.55547/CAW 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
1. When The Heart (Michael Leunig)
2. I Am Not Yours (Sara Teasdale)
3. God Help Us/There Will Be Rest (Leunig/Teasdale)
The title, On Earth As In Heaven, connects this set of songs with the notion of immanence - the divine manifest in the material, human world. Leunig goes as far as to call some of his poems 'Prayers', potentially offering words which sit more in 'heaven' than on 'earth'. But Leunig's stray dogs and singing birds (not to mention his 'direction finding duck') sit comfortably alongside Teasdale's snow-covered rooftops, shining stars and wind-blown candles. In both worlds and in all three songs, there is a sense of humanity moving forward in spite of the pain that inevitably comes with living. As the composer, charged with bringing these words to life with music, it is my hope that I have done justice to the honesty, vulnerability and intimate beauty of these texts.
Composed as a set of three songs, each song may also sit independently from the others. When The Heart is a (predominantly) 4-part SATB setting. I Am Not Yours requires SSAATTBB with mulitple divisi throughout. God Help Us/There Will Be Rest is predominantly SSATBarB with some further divisi.
Work Details
Year: 2017
Instrumentation: SATB choir.
Duration: 18 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. When The Heart (text by Michael Leunig) -- 2. I Am Not Yours (text by Sara Teasdale) -- 3. God Help Us/There Will Be Rest (text by Leunig/Teasdale).
Commission note: Commissioned by Adelaide Chamber Singers with funds provided by Adelaide Chamber Singers Supporters' Fund.
First performance: by Adelaide Chamber Singers, Christie Anderson — 26 Aug 17. Pilgrim Uniting Church, Flinders Street, Adelaide
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Vocal/Choral | Finalist | Anne Cawrse |
| 2018 | Art Music Awards: State Awards | Winner: SA State Award | Anne Cawrse |
Analysis
Resonate article: 2018 Art Music Awards - comments by judging panels by Australian Music Centre
Subjects
- Inspired by: Literature & Poetry
- In the form/style of: Song Cycles
Performances of this work
26 Aug 17: Pilgrim Uniting Church, Flinders Street, Adelaide. Featuring Adelaide Chamber Singers, Christie Anderson.
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