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Although there is considerable interplay between the string orchestra and the harpsichord, the harpsichord’s solo passages are often short-lived.Ĭomposed in a neo-baroque style, Benjamin Bates’ Suite in A Minor (2017) adds flautist Emma Knight to this harpsichord and chamber orchestra combination. Beautiful overlapping ascending lines allow the intent of the strings and harpsichord to be clearly heard in this second movement.Īs the ensemble moves into the third and final moment, I can’t help but feel that the harpsichord has been under-utilised as a solo instrument. The spacing of the harmony within the string orchestra offering poised moments of reflection. Performed by the Melbourne Composers’ Chamber Orchestra with Robert Dora on the conductor’s podium and Geoff Urquhart at the harpsichord, the spirited opening develops into a more harmonically driven second movement. 1 for Harpsichord and String Orchestra (2018). Proactive string runs and explosive moments of tension characterise the opening movement of Carol Dixon’s Concerto No. Delightful chaos and moments of reflectionĬurated by composers Benjamin Bates and Carol Dixon, the second-ever Australian Composers’ Concert offers eight works, half of them world premieres, to an enthusiastic crowd inside St Stephen’s Anglican Church in Richmond.A whole bunch of new music including four world premieres.St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Richmond, 8 April Melbourne Composers’ Chamber Orchestra featuring Geoff Urquhart and Emma Knight, Melbourne Composers’ Orchestra, Nimbus Trio, Natasha Lin Works by Kitty Xiao, Natasha Lin, Julian Yu, Robert Dora, and curators Carol Dixon and Benjamin Bates
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