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Performance by The Song Company, Roland Peelman from the CD Kalkadunga yurdu |
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Score
Southern Cross chants : for 6 or more voices / Ross Edwards.
Library shelf no. 783.16554/EDW 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
Southern Cross Chants is a further exploration of the
astronomical text provided by Fred Watson for my choral Fourth
Symphony, Star Chant (2001). It consists of a series of
modules, each of which may be detached for separate
performance.
The text celebrates stars and constellations of the southern
skies by juxtaposing their classical, scientific and Australian
Aboriginal names. The first module, for example, pairs the words
for the constellation Hydra with Unwala: Hydra being the
water-snake of ancient Greek legend, whose head is Unwala the
Crab to the people of Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The work thus attempts a musical fusion of art and science whilst
recognizing that Australia's indigenous cultures were possibly
the world's first astronomers.
Southern Cross Chants was commissioned by the Ian Potter
Cultural Trust for The Song Company. It was first performed in
Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney, on 2 December 2004. The Song Company
was conducted by Roland Peelman, to whom the work is
dedicated.
Composed for 6 solo voices, it can be performed by larger groups
with some solo singers for particular sections such as the
Antares solo chants. Occasional drones can be added by an
instrument such as the didgeridoo.
Work Details
Year: 2004
Instrumentation: 6 voices: 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass.Singers and conductor also play limited percussion.Can be performed by larger groups with some solo singers for particular sections such as the Antares solo chants.
Duration: 20 min.
Contents note: Hydra-sirius-formalhaut -- Antares -- Scorpius -- Proxima Centauri -- Crux Australis.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Roland Peelman
Commission note: Commissioned by Ian Potter Cultural Trust for performance by The Song Company.
Performances of this work
1 Dec 2018: at The Song Company: Fauré + Edwards (Verbrugghen Hall). Featuring The Song Company.
29 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (The Independent Theatre). Featuring The Song Company.
28 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre). Featuring The Song Company.
23 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (Griffith Regional Theatre). Featuring The Song Company.
20 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music). Featuring The Song Company.
18 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (Darling Quarter Theatre). Featuring The Song Company.
15 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (Nexus Arts). Featuring The Song Company.
14 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (Ballarat Fine Art Gallery). Featuring The Song Company.
13 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (The Edge, Federation Square). Featuring The Song Company.
8 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (Wollongong Art Gallery). Featuring The Song Company.
7 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (The Street Theatre, Canberra). Featuring The Song Company.
4 Sep 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (Spring Hill Reservoir, Brisbane). Featuring The Song Company.
30 Aug 2018: at Song Company: Four-Colour-Season (Yellow House Gallery). Featuring The Song Company.
5 Aug 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Pinctada Cable Beach Resort Broome). Featuring The Song Company.
3 Aug 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (One Arm Point School WA). Featuring The Song Company.
2 Aug 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Djarindjin/Lombadina School WA). Featuring The Song Company.
1 Aug 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Sacred Heart Church Beagle Bay). Featuring The Song Company.
30 Jul 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Pinctada Kimberley Grande Kununurra). Featuring The Song Company.
27 Jul 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Darwin Entertainment Centre). Featuring The Song Company.
25 Jul 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Batchelor Institute WA). Featuring The Song Company.
23 Jul 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Ningaloo Resort). Featuring The Song Company.
20 Jul 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Gwoonwardu Mia - Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage Cultural Centre). Featuring The Song Company.
18 Jul 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Queens Park Theatre Geraldton). Featuring The Song Company.
17 Jul 2011: at Kalkadunga Man (Perth Concert Hall). Featuring The Song Company.
7 Mar 2009: at Kalkadunga Man (Frensham School). Featuring Roland Peelman, The Song Company.
4 Mar 2009: at Kalkadunga Man (Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall). Featuring The Song Company, Roland Peelman.
28 Feb 2009: at Kalkadunga Man (Orange Civic Theatre). Featuring Roland Peelman, The Song Company.
25 Feb 2009: at Kalkadunga Man (City Recital Hall). Featuring Roland Peelman, The Song Company.
23 Feb 2009: at Kalkadunga Man (National Museum of Australia). Featuring Roland Peelman, The Song Company.
21 Feb 2009: at Kalkadunga Man (Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre). Featuring The Song Company, Roland Peelman.
19 Feb 2009: at Kalkadunga Man (Newcastle Conservatorium Concert Hall). Featuring Roland Peelman, The Song Company.
18 Feb 2009: at Kalkadunga Man (Casula Powerhouse). Featuring The Song Company, Roland Peelman.
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