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Ngapa William Cooper : a song cycle for 2 voices and symphony orchestra
by Lou Bennett, Lior and Nigel Westlake (2023)
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Ngapa William Cooper : a song cycle for 2 voices and symphony orchestra A4 STUDY SCORE / Nigel Westlake, Lior Attar and Lou Bennett.
Library shelf no. 784.2/WES 9 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
Ngapa William Cooper explores the strength and compassion of Yorta Yorta activist Uncle William Cooper. In 1938, Cooper led the Australian Aborigines' League through the streets of Melbourne in the only non-Jewish protest worldwide against the events of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany. Using English and Yorta Yorta language, it is a celebration of a man who left behind a 'legacy of resistance, solidarity and empathy'.
Work Details
Year: 2023
Instrumentation: Alto voice, tenor voice, flute (doubling piccolo), flute (doubling piccolo and alto flute), 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets in B flat (2nd doubling bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet), 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon), 2 horns in F, 3 trumpets in B flat, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, 5 percussion, harp, piano, strings.
Duration: 40 min.
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- In the form/style of: Australian Indigenous Languages
- Has as subject/About: Indigenous music
Performances of this work
12 Sep 2024: at Camerata, Lou Bennett & Lior: Ngapa William Cooper (Toowoomba) (Empire Theatre (Toowoomba)). Featuring Lou Bennett, Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra, Lior.
7 Sep 2024: at Camerata, Lou Bennett & Lior: Ngapa William Cooper (Brisbane)) (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra, Lou Bennett, Lior.
5 Mar 23: UKARIA Cultural Centre, Peramangk Country, SA. Featuring Lou Bennett, Australian String Quartet, Lior.
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