Work
Violin concerto : Australian postcards : for violin and orchestra
by Matthew Hindson (2001)
Also known as: Australian postcards
Audio Sample
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Performance by Sydney Youth Orchestra, Naoko Miyamoto, Tim Woods from the CD Violin concerto |
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CD
Violin concerto / Hindson ; Lara St. John, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Ioannides
Library shelf no. CD 1977 [Available for loan]
Score
Violin Concerto : Australian postcards / Matthew Hindson.
Library shelf no. Q 784.272186/HIN 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 2001
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 flutes, 3 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contra-bassoon, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (2 players), harp, solo violin (slightly amplified), strings.
Duration: 7 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Contents note: 1. Wind turbine at Kooragang Island -- Westaway -- 3. Grand Final day.
Commission note: Commissioned by Ars Musica Australis.. partly composed during the composer's time at the Peggy Glanville-Hicks House, Paddington NSW
First performance: by Sydney Youth Orchestra, Naoko Miyamoto, George Ellis — 27 Mar 01. Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith, NSW.
Analysis
Program note: Matthew Hindson's "Violin Concerto"
by Matthew Hindson
Source: the score of this work
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Australian Identity
- Has as subject/About: Tasmania
- In the form/style of: Concertos
- Has as subject/About: New South Wales
Performances of this work
5 Feb 2020: at Around the world with the MSO (Sidney Myer Music Bowl). Featuring Emily Sun, Tianyi Lu, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
13 Nov 11: Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School, CA USA. Featuring New West Symphony, Lara St John, Sarah Ioannides.
12 Nov 11: The Bank of America Performing Arts Center, Thosand Oaks, CA, USA . Featuring New West Symphony, Sarah Ioannides, Lara St. John.
11 Nov 11: Oxnard Performing Arts Center, CA, USA. Featuring New West Symphony, Sarah Ioannides, Lara St John.
19 Feb 2011: at Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Eastmann Theater). Featuring Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Ioannides, Lara St John.
17 Feb 2011: at Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Eastmann Theater). Featuring Lara St John, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Ioannides.
11 Jul 01: Concert Hall, Musikhuset Esbjerg, Denmark.. Featuring Sydney Youth Orchestra, Naoko Miyamoto, Tim Woods.
27 Mar 01: Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith, NSW.. Featuring Sydney Youth Orchestra, Naoko Miyamoto, George Ellis.
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