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Performance by Sydney Symphony, Stuart Challender from the CD Earth cry ; Irkanda IV ; Small town ; Kakadu ; Mangrove |
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Work Details
Year: 1986
Instrumentation: 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, 4 horns in F, 4 trumpets in B flat, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (3 players), strings, didjeridu (opt.).
Duration: 12 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by ABC.
Analysis
Program note: Peter Sculthorpe's "Earth Cry"
by Peter Sculthorpe
Source: the score of this work
Article: Cry of the earth
by Vincent Plush — © News Limited
Source: Source: Courier-Mail, 9 April 2005, M05
Resonate article: Kalkadungu - William Barton wins 2012 ARIA for Best Classical Album by Australian Music Centre
Book: 1997 Meet the Music 5 : resource kit / Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Book: Meet the music : Australian composition resource kit, 1997.
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Australian Identity
Performances of this work
3 Sep 23: Cairns Performing Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD. Featuring William Barton, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Umberto Clerici.
6 May 22: Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Featuring Jessica Cottis.
5 May 22: Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Featuring Jessica Cottis.
26 Oct 21: Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Featuring Gordon Hamilton.
1 Mar 2020: at Australian Bushfire Benefit (Royal Academy of Music).
11 Jan 2020: at AYO Summer Concert Series (Elder Hall). Featuring Australian Youth Orchestra, Matthew Coorey.
11 Jan 20: Elder Hall, Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide, SA. Featuring Australian Youth Orchestra, Matthew Coorey.
8 Nov 2019: at QSO: COMPOSE - Symphony for Tomorrow (QSO Studio South Bank). Featuring Gordon Hamilton, Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
17 Oct 19: Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC. Featuring Andrew Davis, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
2019: Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC. Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis.
31 May 19: Teatro Degollado, Guadalajara, Mexico
9 Aug 2018: at (Not) The Last Night of the Proms (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Alondra de la Parra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
24 Sep 2017: at Maestro 3 - Sculthorpe, Don Banks, Holst (Adelaide Town Hall). Featuring William Barton, Adelaide Youth Orchestra, Keith Crellin.
22 Sep 2017: at Together Live (The Concourse, Chatswood). Featuring Sydney Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
8 Aug 2015: at AFCM: Concert Crawl 2 (various venues in Townsville). Featuring William Barton, Goldner String Quartet.
17 Oct 2014: at Qld Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra (Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane). Featuring Queensland Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra, Michael Morgan.
28 Sep 14: Fresno CA. Featuring Theodore Kuchar, Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra, William Barton.
21 Mar 14: Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Featuring Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Steven Osborne, Fort Worth Symphony.
2 Mar 14: Grosses Haus des Theaters, Oldenburg, Germany. Featuring Ulrich Windfuhr, Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester.
19 Oct 13: Uluru. Featuring Matthew Wood, Darwin Symphony Orchestra, William Barton.
5 Aug 2013: at AYO with Christoph Eschenbach & Joshua Bell (Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne). Featuring Cristoph Eschenbach, Australian Youth Orchestra.
3 Aug 2013: at AYO with Christoph Eschenbach & Joshua Bell (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Cristoph Eschenbach, Australian Youth Orchestra.
22 Aug 2012: at Canberra Symphony (Llewellyn Hall ANU School of Music). Featuring Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Milton, William Barton.
28 Jul 12: The Cultural Centre, Townsville, QLD. Featuring William Barton, Goldner String Quartet.
28 Jul 12: AFCM, The Cultural Centre, Townsville. Featuring Goldner String Quartet, William Barton.
4 Apr 12: St Joseph's Church, Beirut. Featuring Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, Harout Fazlian.
27 Nov 11: Lake Kawana Community Cenre. Featuring Antoni Bonetti, Brisbane Symphony Orchestra.
20 Nov 2011: at Brisbane Symphony Orchestra (Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University). Featuring Brisbane Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Bonetti.
27 Nov 2011: at Brisbane Symphony Orchestra (Venue 114 (previously Lake Kawana Community Centre)). Featuring Brisbane Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Bonetti.
20 Nov 11: Queensland Conservatorium. Featuring Antoni Bonetti, Brisbane Symphony Orchestra.
28 Aug 2011: at Australian World Orchestra - children's concert (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Australian World Orchestra.
28 Jul 2012: at William Barton and Friends (The Cultural Centre, Townsville). Featuring Goldner String Quartet, William Barton.
6 Jul 2011: at Goldner String Quartet (Goldsmiths' Hall). Featuring Goldner String Quartet.
9 Oct 2010: at Darwin Symphony Orchestra (Darwin Entertainment Centre). Featuring William Barton, Benjamin Northey, Darwin Symphony Orchestra.
28 Nov 2009: at The Queensland Orchestra (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Queensland Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch.
27 Nov 2009: at The Queensland Orchestra (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Queensland Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch.
17 Oct 2009: at Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (Adelaide Town Hall). Featuring Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Judd.
16 Oct 2009: at Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (Adelaide Town Hall). Featuring Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Judd.
1 May 09: featuring Goldner String Quartet.
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