2015 War Letters – Musical Settings of Letters from WWI

Date
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ku-ring-gai Town Hall Sydney NSW
Australia
War Letters - Musical Settings of Letters from WWI
Time
7:00 pm

Halcyon

War Letters commemorates through music, the service and sacrifice of Australian servicemen and women in the First World War during the ANZAC centenary. Four Australian composers, representing four generations, have taken excerpts from original letters written during times of conflict, and set the words to music for singers and ensemble. The letters are filled with both hope and despair, offering deep insight into life for all involved in the war zone, but especially for family and friends receiving and sending them. War Letters explores this interface between letter writing and music, bringing into focus the day to day experiences of the men and women taken up by war.

Featuring four new works written especially for the concert:

Diana BLOM Triptych (war letters)
Elliott GYGER Un Poilu Australien
Nicole MURPHY ‘Dearest Mother…’
Larry SITSKY Letter from the Trenches

Artists:
Alison Morgan – soprano, Jenny Duck-Chong – mezzo soprano, Clive Birch – bass, James Wannan – viola, Kaylie Dunstan – percussion,
Jo Allan – piano, Geoffrey Gartner – conductor

For more details go to www.halcyon.org.au
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