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The north ship : for three part female choir & small orchestra
by Richard Charlton (2000, this version: 2001)
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Performance by Ascham School Choir, Stephanie Mormanis from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 64. |
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Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 64.
Library shelf no. CD 2712 [Available for loan]
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The north ship : for three part female choir & small orchestra / music by Richard Charlton ; words by Philip Larkin.
Library shelf no. 783.1354/CHA 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 2000, this version: 2001
Instrumentation: 2 soprano voices, alto voice, harpsichord (or piano), clarinet in B flat, strings.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Dedication note: In memory of the sailors aboard the “Kursk”, lost deep in the Barents Sea. Their long journey is ended . . . . .
Commission note: Commissioned by Chris Shepard for performance by Sydney Grammar School.
First performance: by Sydney Grammar School — 16 Nov 01. The Big Schoolroom, Sydney Grammar School
Words by Philip Larkin, from the poem of the same name. Used with kind permission of Faber & Faber.
Performances of this work
16 May 14: Packer Theatre, Ascham School, Sydney. Featuring Ascham School Choir, Stephanie Mormanis.
16 Nov 01: The Big Schoolroom, Sydney Grammar School. Featuring Sydney Grammar School.
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