Basil Hawkins
Basil Hawkins is an arranger and performer associated with Melbourne’s Concordia Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble, contributing to its recorded mandolin and guitar repertoire.
His arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumble Bee appears on Concordia’s Flight (MCD 298), a programme of lively and virtuosic works. He is also credited as a performer on After the Fire (MCD 492), Ringing the Strings (MCD 557), and the retrospective compilation Peter Sculthorpe (MD 3378).
Compositions by Basil Hawkins appear on
Flight
Concordia Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble gathers its more virtuosic, lively and passionate repertoire under the idea of flight. Flight of the Bumble Bee and Le Streghe (The Witches) lead the way; the remaining works answer with energy and vitality that suggest flights of fancy.
Basil Hawkins also appears on
Peter Sculthorpe
A retrospective compilation of favourite chamber works by the late Peter Sculthorpe, drawn from Move’s own catalogue. Torres Strait song, Kakadu landscapes and intimate string writing are heard in performances by leading Australian musicians.
Ringing the Strings
Melbourne’s Concordia Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra present a programme of original works and arrangements for plucked strings, including music by Sculthorpe and Fauré alongside pieces by the ensemble’s own Michelle Nelson.
After the Fire
Australian composer and guitarist Michelle Nelson presents After the Fire, a programme of her own chamber works. Melodic and contemporary, the music draws on Australian places and histories while remaining rooted in traditional craft.