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Milerum's Basket
Becky Llewellyn
Adelaide-based Becky Llewellyn has been composing for many years and yet has not received the recognition she deserves for her beautiful works. Featuring an innovative classical music video, together with groups such as the Adelaide Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, the Adelaide Chamber Choir and soloists including marimba virtuoso Ryszard Pusz, this CD is an attempt to redress the situation and showcases a broad selection of Lewellyn's works over the past decade. The title, Milerum's Basket, refers to Llewellyn's orchestral tribute to South Australia's Ngarrindjeri people that were once based in the sand dunes of the Coorong region.
For those under pressure and feeling time poor, listening to Llewellyn's fresh acoustic music played by some of Australia's top musicians will stimulate and refresh the spirit. Press quotes:
“Becky Llewellyn ... draws on a holistic response to nature, landscape, sound and the simple materials of musical tonality ... most convincing ... a sincere Australian view of rapture.”
— Peter McCallum, Sydney Morning Herald “It looks wonderful, but more to the point, the music is ... just TERRIFIC!”— Charles Southwood, ABC Classic FM “eminently listenable”— 5MBS FM “The orchestration is complex, delicate and magical ... unreservedly recommended ... of outstanding musical quality.”— Peter Larsen, 3MBS FM Libretto “All of the works deserve praise for the high calibre of the music and their performances ... Becky Llewellyn unfortunately is not a name that we immediately think of when naming Australian female composers. This is a shame, as her under representation means Australians are not hearing music from one of the nation's finest composers.”— Christopher Wainwright, Continuo Audio previews:
Track Listing:
Berceuse (for violin, clarinet, cello and piano)
Lights Contemporary Ensemble / Grahame Dudley with a BONUS Quicktime "music video" on CD-ROM! Milerum's Basket (for oboe and chamber orchestra) Alison Stewart-Klein, oboe Adelaide Chamber Orchestra / Antony Walker O, Wonder! (for soprano and chamber orchestra) Nancy Davis Booth, soprano Catalina Chamber Orchestra / Enrique Lasansky Song Web (for bass marimba) Ryszard Pusz, bass marimba Vladimir Illych on the ladder of history (for orchestra) Adelaide Symphony Orchestra / Graham Abbott Whales Weep Not! (for chamber choir with crotales and marimba) Adelaide Chamber Singers / Carl Crossin Ryszard Pusz, marimba Catalogue Number: MD3261
Price: AU$26.00
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Directed by the South Australian composer Grahame Dudley, the Adelaide-based coontemporary music ensemble Lights has performed at many Barossa Music Festivals since the first Festival in 1990.
Born in Sydney, Antony Walker is at the forefront of a new generation of Australian musicians, having established a reputation for artistic excellence in direction and performance over the last decade.
The orchestra was founded in 1991 by Dr. Enrique Lasansky, and as a non-profit group fills an important niche in the cultural life of Tucson and surrounding Southern Arizona communities.
Dr. Enrique Lasansky is the founder of the Catalina Chamber Orchestra. He is also a professional clarinetist and has performed as a clarinetist and bass clarinetist with the Arizona Opera Company Orchestra.
Nancy Davis Booth is quickly becoming known as one of the most versatile sopranos working the American music scene today. Her vivacity and presence, off-centered interpretations and humor make her an easy favorite of pops orchestras and audiences.
Ryszard Pusz has had over fifty pieces written for him by composers here and overseas and has appeared as soloist and conductor with orchestras and major percussion ensembles throughout Australian and Europe.
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra was founded as a 17 player radio ensemble in 1936 and performed its first series of public concerts in 1937. Mr William Cade, an Adelaide born musician who had worked in London with Sir Thomas Beecham, was the orchestra's first conductor.
One of Australia's best-known orchestral and opera conductors, Graham Abbott is also a respected teacher and is often involved in educational projects such as music camps and residencies across Australia.
In 1990, Dudley formed the new music ensemble 'Lights' in Adelaide. With twenty-seven performances by fifteen Australian composers in the first year, the ensemble was presented with the 1991 Sounds Australian Composers' Award for the Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian New Music for a Group Resident in South Australia.
Formally known as the Adelaide Chamber Choir, the Adelaide Chamber Singers has pursued the path to choral excellence for over sixteen years.
Adelaide Chamber Singers' Founder and Director, Carl Crossin, is well-known and respected throughout Australia as a choral conductor.
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