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Performance by Elena Kats-Chernin from the CD Slow food |
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CD
The Elena Kats-Chernin collection.
Version: This product features the Solo Piano version of this work
Library shelf no. CD 2898 [Not for loan]
Score & Part
Butterflying : for viola and piano / Elena Kats-Chernin.
Library shelf no. 787.3/KAT 7 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
Originally a song for children about flying in one's dreams, this lyrical piece tries never to touch the ground. The work was used in the 2003 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony in a version for full orchestra. The origianl text by Christopher Latham refers to 'a fanciful and exhilarating flight'.
Work Details
Year: 2003, this version: 2020
Instrumentation: Viola, piano.
Analysis
Kit: Inventing Elena : the music of Elena Kats-Chernin / music resource kit by Mark Grandison
Performances of this work
2 Aug 2020: at Tamara-Anna Cislowska & Elena Kats-Chernin (Live streaming event (online only)). Featuring Tamara Anna Cislowska, Elena Kats-Chernin.
31 Mar 2019: at Streeton Trio (The Independent Theatre). Featuring Streeton Trio.
14 Jun 2018: at Sydney Children's Choir: Eternal Voices (City Recital Hall). Featuring Sally Whitwell, Sydney Children's Choir, Lyn Williams.
26 Aug 2017: at Chamber Music Gala (Flame Hill Vineyard).
1 Jul 2017: at Bilby's Bluegum Melodies (Riverside Theatres, Parramatta). Featuring Ensemble Offspring.
30 Jun 2017: at Bilby's Bluegum Melodies (Riverside Theatres, Parramatta). Featuring Ensemble Offspring.
29 Jun 2017: at Bilby's Bluegum Melodies (Riverside Theatres, Parramatta). Featuring Ensemble Offspring.
15 May 2016: at ACACIA QUARTET present Blue Silence - string miniatures by Elena Kats-Chernin (Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room). Featuring Acacia Quartet.
6 Dec 2015: at Hansel and Gretel (Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room). Featuring Victoria Jacono-Gilmovich, John Martin.
31 Aug 2014: at Between Worlds (Mosman Art Gallery and Community Centre). Featuring Acacia Quartet.
28 Aug 2014: at Between Worlds (Australian Hall). Featuring Acacia Quartet.
2 Aug 2014: at The Gypsy, The Ghost & Other Tales (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon). Featuring Streeton Trio.
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