Listen & tracks
4 of 14 tracks have a preview · 10 works · 76:30
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1 Alchemy Gordon Kerry 4:49
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2 Kondalilla Stephen Leek 4:40
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3 Power in Stillness Christine McCombe 7:37
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4 A Lexicon of Dreams Christine McCombe 7:11
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Fern HillLuke Speedy-Hutton 2 movements16:02
- 5 Part One 9:45
- 6 Part Two 6:17
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Gagudju ManTom Henry 3 movements10:13
- 7 i. This Earth 2:47
- 8 ii. Sacred 5:07
- 9 iii. Return to Earth 2:19
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10 I Had a Dream Brenton Broadstock 4:33
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11 Unspoken Luke Speedy-Hutton 8:48
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12 Time Passages Alan Holley 10:10
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English EccentricsMalcolm Williamson 2 movements2:27
- 13 i. A Traveller 1:24
- 14 ii. The Quacks 1:03
Australian composer Gordon Kerry sets lines in which Shakespeare describes how the morning light performs a ‘heavenly alchemy’ on the landscape. In the sonnet, Shakespeare refers to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the transformation of base metals into gold.
Following Kerry’s work are compositions by seven other Australian composers, each conjuring their own alchemy. The voices of individual singers are like base metals which, given the right circumstances, undergo a seemingly magical transformation into a choral sound of pure gold.
Reviews
one of the finest concerts in Sydney this year … The Australian Chamber Choir sings complex music fearlessly and it thrills
quite simply phenomenal: flawless intonation, superb uniformity, perfect tonal balance, astounding dynamic range
Artists
Australian Chamber Choir
choir
The Australian Chamber Choir was founded by Douglas Lawrence in July 2007.
Douglas Lawrence
director
Melbourne organist Douglas Lawrence is Director of Music at The Scots' Church and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne. He founded the Choir of Ormond College and directed it from 1982 to 2006.
Brenton Broadstock
composer
Brenton Broadstock is one of Australia’s most established, respected and successful mid-generation composers. Over several decades he has built a substantial, varied catalogue distinguished by expressive range, structural assurance and strong engagement with performers and audiences, nationally and internationally.
Tom Henry
composer
Tom Henry is an Australian composer of works for solo piano, organ, voice, choir, chamber ensemble and orchestra. His music has been performed in Australia, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Canada.
Alan Holley
composer
In recent years Sydney born composer Alan Holley (b.1954) has been a featured composer at numerous music festivals and received composer profile concerts in Croatia, Serbia, Albania and Australia.
Gordon Kerry
composer
Gordon Kerry's music ranges from the symphonic through chamber music to choral music and opera. Australian orchestras, chamber ensembles, festivals and soloists commission him regularly, as do ensembles in the USA and Europe.
Christine McCombe
composer
Christine McCombe is a Melbourne-based Australian composer whose chamber and electroacoustic works explore silence, time and space. Her music has been performed by leading ensembles and soloists in Australia and abroad.
Stephen Leek
composer
Stephen Leek writes choral music built for real voices in real rooms: liturgical settings with unexpected colour, carols, and pieces shaped by long work with youth, community and professional choirs across Australia and abroad.
Luke Speedy-Hutton
composer
Malcolm Williamson
composer
Malcolm Williamson wrote music that absorbed serial technique, Messiaen, jazz and popular song, then settled into a fundamentally tonal and lyrical language. His catalogue runs from piano sonatas and concertos to hymns, cassations and large choral scores.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Australian Chamber Choir · choir
- Douglas Lawrence · director
Technical credits
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Producer
Australian Chamber Choir
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Recording Engineer
Eric Pozza
Marcelo Ohara
Martin Wright
Tanum Shipp
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Editing Engineer
Vaughan McAlley
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Mastering Engineer
Martin Wright
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Credit
Dr Robert James Stove
George Hall
Luke Featherston
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 76 minutes 30 seconds
- Release date
- 1 Jun 2024
- Category
- Choral
- Musical work copyright
- © 2024 Australian Chamber Choir
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2024 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MCD 660
- EAN
- 9314574066029
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A Baroque Christmas
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Soul
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Bach Motets
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Magnificat
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The Way of the Cross
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