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Zalankara : a multicultural symphony (studio produced music (pre-recorded sound))
by Jeff Pressing
Audio Sample
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Performance by Jeff Pressing, Kim Uyen, Vanetta Fields, Glenn Davey, Simone De Haan, John Barrett, Lê Tuân Hùng from the CD Zalankara |
CD
Zalankara : a multicultural symphony / Jeff Pressing.
Library shelf no. CD 1017 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Zalankara is dedicated to all refugees and involuntary displaced peoples in this world, may peace and justice come into their lives; and also to the idea that one day soon Australia's treatment of refugees may change to better accord with its professed ideals of decency and fair play.
Work Details
Instrumentation: Synthesised orchestral instruments, 7 instrumentalists/vocalists.
Duration: 65 min.
Contents note: Point of reference -- The great and the small -- Doors and portals -- The universal dance -- Sun and sky -- Exotica -- Mirrors and beams of light.
Commission note: Commissioned by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Texts used are I come and stand at every door and The Dinner Table of the Sun by Nakim Hikmet (translator unknown).
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Multiculturalism
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