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If not in this world : a scene for soprano, baritone and chamber orchestra
by Andrew Harrison (2018)
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Performance by Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, Justine Anderson, Robert Latham from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 127. |
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Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 127.
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Work Overview
If not in this world takes its inspiration from a letter to my great-great grandmother, Emma Robins, by my great-great uncle, Leslie Robins. He wrote it whilst recuperating from gun-shot wounds sustained at the Battle of Pozieres in August, 1916. It was to be his final letter home; he was killed in February 1917. The piece also features correspondence between Emma and the Australian War Office, as she vainly tries to find a special keep-sake she gave her son before he left Australia.
Work Details
Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Soprano, tenor, flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, bassoon, horn in F, trumpet in B flat, trombone, tuba, drum kit, percussion (2 players), electric guitar, piano, strings (2.2.2.2.1).
Duration: 22 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: Dedicated to my wife, Linda Harrison and my father, Barry Harrison
Commission note: Commissioned by Timothy Phillips, Arcko Symphonic Ensemble.. Commissioned by Timothy Phillips and the Arcko Symphonic Ensemble for the centennial anniversary of the World War I Armistice
First performance: by Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, Justine Anderson, Robert Latham at Arcko Symphonic Ensemble: If not in this world (St Paul's Cathedral (Bendigo)) on 10 Nov 2018
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Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Centenary of World War I
- Has as subject/About: Commemoration of war
Performances of this work
11 Nov 2018: at Arcko Symphonic Ensemble: If not in this world (Church of All Nations). Featuring Arcko Symphonic Ensemble.
10 Nov 2018: at Arcko Symphonic Ensemble: If not in this world (St Paul's Cathedral (Bendigo)). Featuring Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, Justine Anderson, Robert Latham.
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