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1 of 14 tracks have a preview · 6 works · 53:02
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1 be it ever so Humble Mark Pollard 6:49
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a handful of rainMark Pollard 3 movements11:03
- 2 part one 3:00
- 3 part two 3:21
- 4 part three 4:42
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5 bathing in stillness Mark Pollard 4:26
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between home and heavenMark Pollard 3 movements10:31
- 6 part one 4:12
- 7 part two 2:51
- 8 part three 3:28
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dusting off rosesMark Pollard 5 movements13:13
- 9 part one 3:23
- 10 part two 1:40
- 11 part three 3:10
- 12 part four 2:01
- 13 part five 2:59
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14 the sweet light of day Mark Pollard 7:00
Includes be it ever so Humble, with oboist Anne Gilby; dusting off roses, featuring the Z.O.O. Duo; and the title work, played by pianist Michael Kieran Harvey. Pollard's music is dreamy and ambient, spiced with an overwhelming sense of beauty – take time to have a dream or two.
The pieces date from 1995–98. They draw on the interlocking patterns of Javanese gamelan and the line and sonority of Japanese Shinto music, and invite the listener to discover a sense of place.
Reviews
[Pollard's] eclectic style embraces diverse influences such as collaboration, improvisation, jazz, pop, minimalism and the indigenous music of South-East Asia.
Each work expresses an individuality, often painting a haunting and atmospheric picture.
Artists
Mark Pollard
composer
Australian composer Mark Clement Pollard has an eclectic style that draws on improvisation, jazz, pop, minimalism and the indigenous musics of South-East Asia.
Anne Gilby
oboe
One of Australia's outstanding oboists and teachers, Anne studied with Jiri Tancibudek, Leon Goossens, Helmut Winschermann and Maurice Bourgue.
Gongworks Gamelan
gamelan
Gongworks was set up in 1997 by Mark Pollard to create new work through the fusing of cross cultural and cross media materials. Sound, theatre and ritual are essential elements in a Gongworks performance.
Graeme Shilton
alto saxophone
Graeme Shilton was one of Australia's leading classical saxophonists and a champion of new music.
Robert Schubert
clarinet
Robert Schubert is a Melbourne clarinettist and woodwind lecturer whose playing centres on chamber music and new works written for him.
Z.O.O. Duo
guitars
Z.O.O. Duo, an original, classical guitar duo, features talented guitarists Peter Constant and Marion Schaap, directors of guitar at the Victorian College of the Arts.
Michael Kieran Harvey
piano
Australian pianist and composer Dr Michael Kieran Harvey FAHA is among the foremost interpreters of contemporary piano music of his generation. A champion of Australian music, he regularly commissions new work and has performed with the country’s leading contemporary ensembles and orchestras.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Michael Kieran Harvey · piano · tracks 2–4
- Z.O.O. Duo · guitars · tracks 9–13
- Robert Schubert · clarinet · track 14
- Graeme Shilton · alto saxophone · tracks 6–8
- Gongworks Gamelan · gamelan · track 5
- Anne Gilby · oboe · track 1
- Ashley Bird · singer · track 5
- Marcie Civins · singer · track 5
- Danny Suran · singer · track 5
- Ben Dickson · singer · track 5
- Joan Skilbeck · singer · track 5
- Alison Beckett · singer · track 5
- Andrew Carcasi · singer · track 5
- Nikol Mckail · singer · track 5
- Taran Carter · singer · track 5
- Jacob Cartwright · singer · track 5
- Evan Meagher · singer · track 5
- Peter Head · singer · track 5
- John Zutic · singer · track 5
- Zoë Black · violin · track 14
- Isin Cakmakcioglu · violin · track 14
- John Lynch · viola · track 14
- Rachel Atkinson · cello · track 14
- Julie Raines · harp · tracks 6–8
- Peter Neville · vibraphone · tracks 6–8
- Peter Constant · acoustic guitar · tracks 9–13
- Marion Schaap · acoustic guitar · tracks 9–13
Technical credits
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Producer
Mark Pollard
Martin Wright
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley
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Venue
Move Records Studio
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Thanks to
Arts Victoria
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 53 minutes 2 seconds
- Release date
- 1999
- Categories
- Australian, Classical
- Musical work copyright
- © 1999 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1999 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3218
- EAN
- 9314574321821
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