Articles Tagged with Australia

Equatorial, op. 149 #18

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setting of poem by Ian McBryde (3’15”),

#18 (finale) from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002

Woman’s Song, op. 149 #17

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setting of poem by Judith Wright (2’30”) –

quotes (Schubert’s) “Death and the Maiden,”

as the poem does; #17 from An Australian Odyssey,

op. 149; premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002

Portrait, op. 149 #16

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setting of poem by Judith Wright (1’40”),

#16 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002

fairytale, op. 149 #15

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setting of unpunctuated, uncapitalized prose poem

by Ania Walwicz (8’25”),

#15 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002;

also performed at Hakoah Club, Bondi, Sydney, 1/9/02,

and at Jan Hus Playhouse, NYC, 4/27/08,

co-sponsored by Vox Novus & Remarkable Theatre Brigade

Erstwhile, op. 149 #14

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setting of poem by Chris Wallace-Crabbe,

#14 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002

Crosstalk, op. 149 #13

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setting of poem by John Tranter (2’10”),

#13 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002;

also performed at Hakoah Club, Bondi, Sydney, Jan. 9, 2002

Antipodean Heads, op. 149 #11

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setting of poem by John Forbes (1’50”),

#11 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002;

also performed at Hakoah Club, Bondi, Sydney, Jan. 9, 2002

After Babel, op. 149 #8

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setting of poem by Peter Goldsworthy,

#8 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002

Missing Him, op. 149 #7

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setting of poem by Jordie Albiston (1’30”),

#7 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002

Fugue, op. 149 #5

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setting of eponymous poem by Alison Croggon (2’05”),

#5 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002

No More Boomerang, op. 149 #3

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setting of poem by aboriginal Australian poet,

Oodgeroo Noonuccal (2’20”);

#3 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002;

also performed at Sydney Naturally, Jan. 19, 2002,

on 2 Melbourne radio broadcasts,

Dec. 30, 2001 & Jan. 5, 2002;

and at Jan Hus Playhouse, NYC, Apr. 27, 2008,

co-sponsored by Vox Novus & Remarkable Theatre Brigade

I Remember, [Sonnetina #12], op. 149 #2

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setting of sonnet by Jacob Rosenberg,

premiered by Effie Apelast-Weinberg & composer,

CAMI Hall, Oct. 23, 2001;

also performed by Helene Williams & composer,

Theodor Herzl Club, N. Caulfield, Melbourne 12/31/01,

and at Hakoah Club, Bondi, Sydney, Jan. 9, 2002;

#2 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149 –

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002

Love Sonnet #9 [Sonnetina #11], op. 149 #1

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setting of sonnet by Edith Speers, for soprano & piano;

#1 from An Australian Odyssey, op. 149;

premiered by Helene Williams & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY Dec. 2, 2001,

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002;

also performed by them at Hakoah Club, Bondi, Sydney,

Jan. 9, 2002; Sydney Naturally, Jan. 19, 2002;

and on 2 Melbourne radio broadcasts, Dec. 30, 2001

Australian Odyssey, An, op. 149

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18-song cycle on poems by Australian poets (42’30”):

Edith Speers (#1), Jacob Rosenberg (#2),

Oodgeroo Noonuccal (#3), Alex Skovron (#4 & 6),

Alison Croggon (#5), Jordie Albiston (#7),

Peter Goldsworthy (#8), Judith Wright (#9, 16 & 17),

Michael Dransfield (#10), John Forbes (#11 & 12),

John Tranter (#13), Chris Wallace-Crabbe (#14),

Ania Walwicz (#15), Ian McBryde (#18);

for Helene [Williams], to Alex Skovron;

premiered by her & composer,

Bryant Library, Roslyn NY, Dec. 2, 2001

Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Jan. 5, 2002