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Performance by Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge from the CD Selected works by AMC represented artists |
Non-Commercial
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CD
Selected works by AMC represented artists : vol. 17.
Library shelf no. CD 2281 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This piece sets a text by Palestinian poet, Jabra-Ibrahim Jabra about the contemporary experience of disposession and exile along with fragments of the Old Testament Lamentations of Jeremiah. It is a virtuosic movement for chamber choir which features a variety of choral textures and devices.
Work Details
Year: 2007
Instrumentation: SSATTBB choir.
Duration: 8 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — High level chamber choir
Commission note: Commissioned by Elysian Singers, Sydney Chamber Choir, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
First performance: by Elysian Singers — May 08. St Marys Church, Kings Cross, London
Winner of the Vocal/Choral Work of the Year, APRA/AMC Art Music Awards, 2011
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
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| 2011 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Vocal/Choral | Winner | Paul Stanhope |
Videos
Deserts of Exile |
Performances of this work
31 Aug 2019: at Extended Play (City Recital Hall). Featuring Gordon Hamilton, Australian Virtuosi.
4 Aug 2018: at Dance | Chant : Celebrating Ross Edwards (City Recital Hall). Featuring Sydney Chamber Choir.
21 Sep 2013: at Cross Sections (The Concourse, Chatswood). Featuring Sydney Chamber Choir, Paul Stanhope.
14 Oct 2012: at Sacred and profane (St John's Church (Port Fairy)). Featuring Carl Crossin, Adelaide Chamber Singers.
12 Aug 10: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney. Featuring Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge.
May 08: St Marys Church, Kings Cross, London. Featuring Elysian Singers.
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