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Performance by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marko Letonja from the CD Blitz |
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Work Details
Year: 2011
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (both doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (2nd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (3 players), celesta, harp, SATB chorus (optional), strings.
Duration: 28 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with funds provided by Sidney Myer Foundation.
First performance: by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marko Letonja at TSO: Blitz (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart) on 18 Aug 2012
Awards & Prizes
Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
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2013 | Paul Lowin Orchestral Prize | Highly Commended | Andrew Ford |
2013 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Orchestral | Finalist | Andrew Ford |
Analysis
Resonate article: Insight: Blitz for orchestra, chorus and pre-recorded voices by Andrew Ford
Resonate article: Paul Lowin Prizes 2013 - finalists announced by Australian Music Centre
Resonate article: 2013 Lowin Prize winners: Elliott Gyger and Nigel Westlake by Australian Music Centre
Performances of this work
18 Aug 2012: at TSO: Blitz (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marko Letonja.
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